Fewer jobs in Lisbon and Porto in access to higher education – No

Compared to 2017, Coimbra is the vaguest district, followed by Braga and Aveiro.

Marta Pacheco – Antena 1

For the third year in a row, competition has led to an increase in the number of vacant positions, albeit tenuous. Data from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education indicate 50,852 places in universities and polytechnic institutes of the state, representing an increase of 0.2% over 2017

These 50,852 vacancies totaled 708 special programs and local competitions, for a final total of 51,560 seats. In view of the number of guardianships, 55% of the seats are reserved for universities and 45% for polytechnics

. "Correction of territorial imbalances in the recent evolution of public higher education in the United States. In Portugal, the distribution of vacant posts includes an increase of 1080 places in institutions outside Lisbon and Porto and the reduction of 1066 vacancies in these institutions of Lisbon and Porto. "

" Between 2001 and 2017, the number of initial holidays allocated to public higher education institutions based in the district of Lisbon and Oporto in the (19659005) Candidates now have 1068 courses, from undergraduate to postgraduate, and the number of students enrolled in the National Access Program increased by 31% (an increase of 5266 vacancies), while nine% were reduced in other institutions in the country. and integrated masters.

Nominations for the first phase of the national access competition can be submitted starting Wednesday via the portal of the Directorate General of Higher Education. The deadline expires on August 7th.

The results will be known on September 10, also on the site of the Directorate General of Higher Education. Then there will be a second and a third phase.
Cortes in Lisbon and Porto

Thanks to the five percent reduction in the supply, the polytechnic schools and the universities of Lisbon and Porto present this year, for most courses, reductions of less from a dozen places. However, as observed Lusa agency, the law course of the University of Lisbon suffered a reduction of more than 100 seats
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number of places – minus 383. New University has 135 places and
the University of Porto minus 209.
The law course of the University of Lisbon, which last year provided 560 seats, now has 445, or at least 115 seats.

Of the 316 courts of the country 's two largest cities, which in the first phase of the national access competition, had a According to the government announcement, 41 of them are only not able to reduce vacancies.

From the beginning, medicine and other areas are considered priorities, namely technologies. "Of the 275 courses that may have a reduction in vacancies, 85 do not have similar offers in private education in the same city, which limits the dreaded massive displacement for private education ", emphasizes the tutelage.

Coimbra, Braga, Aveiro and Castelo Branco are among the districts that see vacations increase by hundreds. However, according to government data, the University of Évora is, in percentage terms, the institution that is experiencing the most pronounced growth in job offers, or 8%. It follows the Polytechnic School of Coimbra

In accordance with the purpose of promoting the fields related to communication and electronics of information technologies, whose tutela is part of the national initiative on digital skills, there is an increase in this area. 4.5% of the total number of seats. In the interior of the country, the increase is 11.6%.

The number of physics classes also increases by 3.3%. Another increase that is gaining relevance occurs in engineering: more than two hundred places in 2018, compared to last year.