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Save the date: 1st International Conference on Peace Engineering – online event on July 30, 2026.

CIPES researcher, Maria José Sá, would like to invite everyone interested in this topic to register for the Conference and to share this opportunity with colleagues and students.

Registration is available via the QR code or through the conference website: https://events.cardiff.ac.uk/.../1st-global-conference.../

Looking forward to seeing you online!

Na quarta-feira, dia 29 de julho, pelas 11h00, na sala de seminários do DCSPT (12.1.25), da Universidade de Aveiro, irá ocorrer a segunda edição de julho dos Seminários do CIPES.

Nesta edição, contaremos com três apresentações dos nossos alunos do Programa Doutoral de Políticas Públicas, da Universidade de Aveiro.

Programa – 29/07/2026
11h00 – Seminários do CIPES

“O papel dos conselhos gerais na governação universitária portuguesa: percepções dos seus membros”, Nicolas Oliveira;

“A institucionalização dos planos de igualdade de género nas instituições de ensino superior pertencentes aos CRUP”, Gonçalo Damas;

“A inovação pedagógica nos sistemas de avaliação de desempenho docente: uma análise dos regulamentos das instituições de ensino superior público em Portugal (projeto Eval4Inov)”, Victoria Alich.
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On Wednesday, 29th July, at 11:00 a.m., in the seminar room of the DCSPT (12.1.25), at the University of Aveiro, the second July edition of the CIPES Seminars will take place.

In this edition, we will have three presentations by our students from the Doctorate in Public Policies at the University of Aveiro.

Programme – 29/07/2026
11:00 a.m. – CIPES Seminars

“The role of general councils in Portuguese university governance: perceptions of their members", Nicolas Oliveira;

"The institutionalisation of gender equality plans in higher education institutions belonging to the CRUP", Gonçalo Damas;

"Pedagogical innovation in teaching performance evaluation systems: an analysis of the regulations of public higher education institutions in Portugal (Eval4Inov project)", Victoria Alich.

A investigadora do CIPES, Ana I. Melo, apresentou a comunicação "Evidence Driven Higher Education Policy: The CIPES Contribution to Institutional and Political Decision Making", no Research Summit 2026, que está a decorrer na Universidade de Aveiro entre 15 e 17 de julho de 2026.
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CIPES researcher Ana I. Melo presented the paper "Evidence Driven Higher Education Policy: The CIPES Contribution to Institutional and Political Decision Making" at the Research Summit 2026, held at the University of Aveiro from 15 to 17 July 2026.

Os estudantes de doutoramento do CIPES, Estela Cunha e Jorge Pereira, participaram no 2nd European Universities Initiative Research and Practice Symposium, que decorreu nos dias 2 e 3 de julho de 2026, na WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, em Viena, Áustria.

Estela Cunha apresentou o artigo intitulado The Talk-Action Inconsistency of European University Alliances: The Case of Public Portuguese Universities, em coautoria com Margarida Pereira e Teresa Carvalho, e um póster, em coautoria com Nathan Carvalho e Maria João Pires da Rosa, intitulado Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes in European University Alliances: An Exploratory Analysis.

Jorge Pereira apresentou a sua proposta de doutoramento, a desenvolver no Centro de Investigação de Políticas do Ensino Superior (CIPES), intitulada Student Participation in European University Alliances' Governance.
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CIPES PhD students Estela Cunha and Jorge Pereira participated in the 2nd European Universities Initiative Research and Practice Symposium, held on 2-3 July 2026 at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, in Vienna, Austria.

Estela Cunha presented the paper The Talk-Action Inconsistency of European University Alliances: The Case of Public Portuguese Universities, co-authored with Margarida Pereira and Teresa Carvalho, as well as a poster, co-authored with Nathan Carvalho and Maria João Pires da Rosa, entitled Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes in European University Alliances: An Exploratory Analysis.

Jorge Pereira presented his PhD research proposal, to be developed at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), entitled Student Participation in European University Alliances' Governance.

Na quinta-feira, dia 09 de julho, pelas 17h00, na sala de seminários do DCSPT (12.1.25), da Universidade de Aveiro, irá ocorrer a edição de julho dos Seminários do CIPES.

Nesta edição, contaremos com a apresentação “Pathways to Quality and Sustainability: Institutional Management Archetypes in European HEIs” realizada por Juan Francisco Carías, da School of Applied Management, University of Navarra.

Programa – 09/07/2026
17h00 – Seminários do CIPES – “Pathways to Quality and Sustainability: Institutional Management Archetypes in European HEIs”, Juan Francisco Carías.

Juan Francisco Carías, PhD is an assistant professor at the School of Applied Management, University of Navarra. He studied industrial management engineering at TECNUN, School of Engineering of the same university (2017) and obtained his PhD cm laude in applied engineering (2021) at the same school. The researcher conducted his doctoral thesis on the topic of cyber resilience management systems (forecasting, detection, response and evolution in the digital environment) in SMEs. After the PhD his main research interests focus on studying process improvements and management systems in service companies with a special focus on Higher Education Institutions.
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On Thursday, July 9th, at 5:00 PM, in the seminar room of DCSPT (12.1.25), University of Aveiro, the July edition of the CIPES Seminars will take place.
In this edition, we will have the presentation "Pathways to Quality and Sustainability: Institutional Management Archetypes in European HEIs" given by Juan Francisco Carías, from the School of Applied Management, University of Navarra.

Program – 09/07/2026
5:00 PM – CIPES Seminars – "Pathways to Quality and Sustainability: Institutional Management Archetypes in European HEIs," Juan Francisco Carías.

Juan Francisco Carías, PhD is an assistant professor at the School of Applied Management, University of Navarra. He studied industrial management engineering at TECNUN, School of Engineering of the same university (2017) and obtained his PhD cm laude in applied engineering (2021) at the same school. The researcher conducted his doctoral thesis on the topic of cyber resilience management systems (forecasting, detection, response and evolution in the digital environment) in SMEs. After the PhD his main research interests focus on studying process improvements and management systems in service companies with a special focus on Higher Education Institutions.

Os investigadores do CIPES Carlos Azevedo, Joyce Aguiar e Maria José Sá participaram no EDULEARN26, que decorreu entre os dias 29/06 e 01/07 em Palma de Maiorca, Espanha.
No âmbito da conferência, os investigadores apresentaram as seguintes comunicações:

"Graduate Employability in Marketised Higher Education: UK Undergraduates' Aspirations and Strategies" (Carlos Azevedo)

"Between Attraction and Control: Internationalisation, Student Mobility and Fundamental Values in Portuguese Higher Education" (Joyce Aguiar)

Reimagining Higher Education for 2050: Preparing for Futures that Do Not Yet Exist" (Maria José Sá e Venkat Bakthavatchaalam)
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CIPES researchers Carlos Azevedo, Joyce Aguiar and Maria José Sá participated in EDULEARN26, which took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 29 June to 1 July.
During the conference, the researchers presented the following papers:

"Graduate Employability in Marketised Higher Education: UK Undergraduates' Aspirations and Strategies" (Carlos Azevedo)

"Between Attraction and Control: Internationalisation, Student Mobility and Fundamental Values in Portuguese Higher Education" (Joyce Aguiar)

"Reimagining Higher Education for 2050: Preparing for Futures that Do Not Yet Exist" (Maria José Sá and Bakthavatchaalam)

O CIPES anuncia a publicação do Balanço Anual da Educação 2026, elaborado para a EDULOG, o think tank da Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo.

O estudo foi desenvolvido por uma equipa de investigação coordenada por Hugo Figueiredo e Carla Sá, contando ainda com a participação de Orlanda Tavares e Pedro Luís Silva, todos investigadores do CIPES.

Apresentado no passado dia 15 de junho, o relatório oferece uma análise aprofundada do sistema educativo português, destacando temas de grande relevância, como o aumento do número de alunos de nacionalidade estrangeira no ensino obrigatório e a quebra histórica de candidatos ao ensino superior registada em 2025/26.

A sessão de apresentação incluiu também um painel de debate dedicado à diminuição da procura no ensino superior, que contou com a participação de Pedro Teixeira, investigador do CIPES, da Professora Ana Balcão Reis e da deputada Ana Gabriela Cabilhas.

A publicação deste estudo representa mais um relevante contributo para o debate sobre as políticas educativas em Portugal.

Link para o relatório: https://lnkd.in/ej_kxwVP

Fotos: EDULOG e Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo
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CIPES announces the publication of the "Balanço Anual da Educação 2026", prepared for EDULOG, the think tank of the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation.

The study was carried out by a research team coordinated by Hugo Figueiredo and Carla Sá, with the participation of Orlanda Tavares and Pedro Luís Silva, all researchers at CIPES.

Presented on 15 June, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the Portuguese education system, highlighting key issues such as the growing number of foreign-national students in compulsory education and the historic decline in applications to higher education recorded in the 2025/26 academic year.

The presentation session also included a panel discussion on the decline in demand for Higher Education, with the participation of Pedro Teixeira, CIPES researcher, Professor Ana Balcão Reis, and Member of Parliament Ana Gabriela Cabilhas.
The publication of this study represents another valuable contribution to the debate on education policies in Portugal.

Report available at:
https://lnkd.in/ej_kxwVP
Photos: EDULOG and the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation

CIPES researcher Ana Francisca Monteiro participated in the conference PaTHES 2026 – Imagining Collective Agency in Higher Education: Higher Education Futures for All, held at Aarhus University, Denmark, from 2–4 June.

At the conference, she presented the paper “Digital Governance and the Educational Mission of Higher Education: A New Research Paradigm, a New Identity?”, contributing to ongoing discussions on how digital governance technologies may reshape our understanding of higher education and the identity of the university itself.

The PaTHES – Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society brings together scholars across generations to reflect on the values of the university as an institution and on higher education as educational practice.
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A investigadora do CIPES, Ana Francisca Monteiro, participou na conferência PaTHES 2026 – Imagining Collective Agency in Higher Education: Higher Education Futures for All, realizada na Universidade de Aarhus, Dinamarca, entre os dias 2 e 4 de junho, onde apresentou a comunicação “Digital Governance and the Educational Mission of Higher Education: A New Research Paradigm, a New Identity?”. Este trabalho pretendeu contribuir para uma reflexão em torno do impacto que as tecnologias de governação digital poderão ter na forma como compreendemos a Educação Superior e a própria identidade da universidade.

A PaTHES – Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society reúne académicos de diferentes gerações para refletir sobre os valores da universidade enquanto instituição e sobre a Educação Superior enquanto prática educativa.

Os investigadores do CIPES Joyce Aguiar, Maria José Sampaio Sá e António Magalhães acabam de publicar, na revista Higher Education Quarterly, o artigo "Housing Experiences and Inequalities Among Higher Education Students in Portugal: Study-Related Housing Adequacy in Lisbon and Porto".

Housing Experiences and Inequalities Among Higher Education Students in Portugal: Study‐Related Housing Adequacy in Lisbon and Porto In Europe, rising rental costs and spatial inequalities in urban areas increasingly shape student housing conditions, with implications for student well-being and access to higher education. This stu...

The Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES) invites PhD students and early career researchers (PhD completion in 2026) to share and discuss their research on higher education (HE) and HE policies. This workshop is free of charge and open to PhD students and early career researchers from any institution or nationality working on relevant topics.

This fifth edition focuses on HE in challenging times and on our agency and responsibilities as students, researchers, and academics. It provides an opportunity for students and early career researchers from a wide range of disciplines — including Educational Sciences, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Public Policy, Political Science, and Management — to engage in discussions with peers and senior researchers, while also expanding their academic networks.

Detailed information may be found below.