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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15/09/2025
A3ES Edições Nº 5- Educação Doutoral em Transição

A3ES has just released the fifth volume of A3ES Editions, entitled Doctoral Education in Transition: Facing Challenges to Generate Change. The book brings together the contributions presented at the international conference organized by A3ES in November 2024, at Teatro Thalia in Lisbon, which focused on reflecting on doctoral education models and the emerging challenges in […]

29/08/2025
Unavailability of SIAES

On 30 August, starting at 9 a.m., maintenance work will be carried out on the A3ES information system, which will render it unavailable for the rest of the day. Although the A3ES website will not be affected during this time, it will not be possible to view details of accreditation processes on the site.

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.