CLOSURE FOR HOLIDAYS

CLOSURE FOR HOLIDAYS

A3ES will be closed between 11 and 22 August, resuming its activities on 25 August.
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ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

A3ES regularly assesses and accredits Portuguese higher education institutions and their study programs and audits their internal quality assurance systems.
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STUDY PROGRAMMES

STUDY PROGRAMMES

Here you can find information regarding the Study programmes processes.
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RESULTS OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION PROCESSES

RESULTS OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION PROCESSES

A3ES makes available the results of assessment and accreditation processes of higher education institutions and their study programmes.
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

A3ES develops international co-operation with the twofold aim of improving the convergence of the Agency's procedures with international best practices and of participating in an interested way in the consolidation of international networks, partnerships and consortia.
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01/08/2025
A3ES and the Order of Engineers sign Institutional Protocol

On 30 July, A3ES and the Order of Engineers signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of strengthening coordination between the two institutions in the field of engineering programme assessment and accreditation and reinforcing their shared commitment of promoting Portuguese engineering at national and international level. The protocol establishes a set of mechanisms that strengthen […]

30/07/2025
Closure for holidays

The Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) will be closed for staff holidays between 11 and 22 August this year. On 25 August, A3ES will resume normal activities. We also inform that regarding the counting of deadlines for ongoing assessment processes, Article 87(f) of the Code of Administrative Procedure applies. Happy holidays.

25/07/2025
A3ES Readings 18 – O projeto Educação Doutoral em Portugal: Que Futuro?

A3ES has published another volume of A3ES Readings. The study “O projeto Educação Doutoral em Portugal: Que Futuro?” by Maria Teresa Patrício, Susana da Cruz Martins, João Mineiro, João M. Santos, Leonor Duarte Castro and Patricia Silva Santos, sought to analyse the main changes, challenges and opportunities facing Portuguese higher education institutions in the development […]

17/07/2025
A3ES Newsletter nº14 is now available

It is now available Newsletter N 14, with thewith the activities carried out by A3ES in the period from October 2024 to June 2025. You can read the newsletter here