The A3ES Strategic Plan 2025-2028 proposal is in public consultation until 21 April 2025. Send your comments and suggestions to a3es@a3es.pt Access the document here

The Scientific Council of A3ES met in Lisbon, on May 9th. Its activity focuses on the analysis of the agency’s initiatives, the suggestion of relevant lines of analysis and study for the development of the evaluation lines and the monitoring of the international insertion of A3ES. The Scientific Council is composed of 6 personalities (3 […]

The period for submitting applications for prior accreditation of New Study programmes to the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) ran from 1 February to 17 March 2025. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) submitted 305 requests for prior accreditation of New Study programmes (NCE/25), of which 89 Bachelor’s Degrees, 168 Master’s Degrees and […]

A3ES has just been recognised by the World Federation for Medical Education for a period of ten years, until 31 March 2035. The World Federation for Medical Education is an international organisation that promotes the recognition of medical programmes, covering undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional medical education, as well as distance learning. The application submitted […]

During the month of January, A3ES was in the administrative region of Macau to evaluate two study programmes at the University of Macau. The Master’s and Doctoral programmes in Design in Visual Communication Design were assessed by an assessment team that included Vasco lança, A3ES procedure manager, Eduardo Corte Real from the European University, Luísa […]

Today A3ES organised a virtual information session for Portuguese higher education institutions on submitting applications for Prior Accreditation of New Study Programmes (NCE). The session was attended by 169 participants from 70 higher education institutions and is part of a series of initiatives aimed at helping to establish an environment of proximity and trust in […]

On 29 January, A3ES Decision no. 141/2025 was published in the Republic Diary on “Establishment of the fees to be charged for assessment and accreditation procedures for joint study programmes carried out under the European Approach”. You can see the decision here

The deadline for submitting ACEF/PERA processes has been extended until16 January 2025.

The A3ES Board of Trustees has renewed the mandate of the members of the Management Board for another four years. João Guerreiro (Chairman), João Queiroz, Helena Avelino, Anália Torres, Teresa Restivo and Miguel Faria took office today for the period 2025-2028.

Last Friday, A3ES organised the international conference ‘Doctoral Education in Transition: Addressing Challenges for Inspiring Change’, which included addresses by various national and international guests with diverse experiences in this field, as well as the presence of the Secretary of State for Science, Ana Paiva, who closed the session. You can consult the programme here […]

A3ES is organising an International Conference on ‘Doctoral Education in transition: addressing challenges for inspiring change’ on 29 November at the Thalia Theatre (Lisbon). The programme can be consulted here. Participation is free, subject to room capacity, and registrations can be made here.

A3ES Decision no. 1342/2024 was published today in the Republic Diary on “simplification of assessment procedures in study programmes in operation”. You can see the decision here

The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education – ENQA as renewed its A3ES membership for five years, until September 2029. Following the targeted external review coordinated by ENQA from August 2023 to April 2024, ENQA renewed its A3ES membership for a period of five years. In pursuit of its quality policy, A3ES carries […]

Following the targeted external review coordinated by ENQA: European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, A3ES has renewed its registry in EQAR until 2029. EQAR – European Quality Assurance Register was founded in 2008 as an independent organisation in charge of establishing and managing a register of QA agencies (both from inside and outside […]

It was published in the Republic Diary, the Decision nº 873/2024 of 8th of July 2024 that sets the deadlines for submitting requests for prior accreditation of new study programmes (NCE) and self-evaluation reports for study programmes in operation (ACEF). You can consult the Decision here