Study in Portugal
Portuguese higher education is well regarded internationally, and Lisbon, the countries gleaming capital, has a tradition of higher studies in both engineering and social sciences – and is considered amongst the best in the world for courses in law, sociology and philosophy.
BASIC INFORMATION
Located at the far south-west of Europe, Portugal spreads out into the Atlantic Ocean. It borders territorially with Spain for 1214 kms and its oceanic coast is 943 kms. Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores (667 kms) and Madeira (250 kms). In total, the country occupies an area of 92,090 square kilometres of which 91,470 square kilometres is land and 620 square kilometres water. Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, is a white gleaming jewel of a city and a treasure house of architecture, museums and restaurants built on seven hills which allow for many great river and city views. A modern nation, Portugal leads the world in areas such as the production and use of clean energies, the development of technologies for critical information systems and the invention of innovative fabrics.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Grants for Master and Doctorate degrees as well as postdoctoral grants, sabbatical grants, grants for scientific career development, enterprise doctorate grants and training grants at international organizations – including for Indian students – are provided by Foundation for Science and Technology under the Ministry of Education and Science. Meanwhile, The Camoes Institute (CICL) is responsible for promoting Portuguese language and culture outside of Portugal. It is signatory to a variety of cooperation agreements with foreign higher educational institutions offering a range of scholarship programmes for Portuguese and foreign students.
THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
The higher education sector in Portugal is divided into two subsystems: university education and polytechnic education. University institutions award Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees while polytechnics award only Bachelor and Master degrees. Bachelor degrees in Portugal for international students are available at top global ranking universities.Even if somebody is not fluent in portuguese, then it is to study in Portugal in english in some courses. The two systems of higher education are linked and it is possible to transfer from one to the other, as it is from a Portuguese university to another university in Europe and vice-versa given the common European grading system. Portugal has one of the oldest universities in the world, the Universidade de Coimbra, and its law, sociology and philosophy courses are still considered amongst the best in the world. Meanwhile, Lisbon has a tradition of higher education in both engineering and social sciences, and the Centre for Social Studies (CES) in Lisbon and Coimbra well known for the quality of its postgraduate research and PhDs.
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