Current events

On June 8, 2026, the ceremony for the 10th edition of the National Philosophical Short Story Prize, an initiative promoted by APEFP, took place at Colégio Nossa Senhora das Graças, in Real, Braga.

For the purposes of the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Organic Law of EduQA, IP, approved by Decree-Law No. 105/2025, of September 12, and under the provisions of subparagraph a) of Article 13, the General Council invited individuals whose profile complies with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the same decree to express their interest in performing functions on the Board of Directors of EduQA, IP.

We are making available the promotional video for the PESSOAS-FSE+-0047460 project – Learning Recovery – Curriculum and Inclusion, developed by the Directorate-General for Education between September 2023 and December 2025, in conjunction with all its Organic Units.

The second edition of the training course Roma Culture, History and Education in the Portuguese Context took place in 17-18 April and 8-9 May 2026, in Figueira da Foz, and was funded by the project RomaMemory. This training course was a partnership between the Council of Europe/Roma and Travellers Division and the joint European Union and Council of Europe project Equality and Freedom from Discrimination for Roma: Roma Holocaust Remembrance and Education (RomaMemory), the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation/Institute of Education, Quality and Assessment, I.P. (EduQA, I.P.) and the University of Minho. Roma Culture, History and Education in the Portuguese Context is a trainers training course, which aims to prepare trainers at Teacher Training Centres (CFAE) to facilitate the training in their regions (mainland Portugal).

EduQA is hosting a national seminar on PISA for Schools on July 8th at the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center, bringing together experts, schools, and decision-makers to discuss the use of data in improving educational practices.

Last Friday, May 29th, the Lisbon Book Fair hosted a round table discussion entitled "Young readers, young writers?", dedicated to reflecting on the relationship between the pleasure of reading and the pleasure of writing.

The ModA tests for Portuguese (61), Portuguese as a Second Language (62), Portuguese as a Non-Native Language A2 (63) and Portuguese as a Non-Native Language B1 (64), which were not held on June 3, have been rescheduled for June 9.

The ebook "Voices that Protect" was recently presented at the VII International Congress on Risks, held at the University of Coimbra, and is available for free download.

On May 28th, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation hosted the closing ceremony of the 2025-2026 edition of "Kids Vote," an initiative promoted by the School Libraries Network that, for the tenth consecutive year, challenged children and young people from all over the country to choose their favorite books.