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Education: The challenge of higher education in Portugal

19 July 2022

52 min

Portugal has the most qualified generation ever, but the job market is constantly changing.The massive investment in education has not generally resulted in increased productivity or national economic growth.

How can scientific and higher education institutions help the country grow in the face of the challenges of climate transition and an ageing population? Don't miss this documentary, co-produced by RTP/Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.

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Narrator

Carlos Daniel

Journalist

interviewees

Pedro Teixeira

Professor of Economics at the University of Porto

Francisco

Mechanical Engineering student at Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Mariana

Biomedical Engineering student at Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Rodrigo

Computer Engineering student at Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues

Dean of ISCTE

Raquel

Sociology student at the University of Algarve

Diogo

Management student at ISEG

Patrícia

Nursing student at the University of Évora

Cláudia Sarrico

Professor of Management at the University of Minho

André Silva

Business consultant

Jennifer

International Management student at ISCTE

Kingsley

Marketing and Strategy student

Matteo

Management student at ISCTE

Emmanuel

Economics student

Zahra

Marketing and Strategy student

Tiago Neves Sequeira

Professor of Economics at the University of Coimbra

Clara Raposo

President of ISEG

Inês Pereira

Final year student in Chemical and Biological Engineering at ISEL

António Feijó

Pro-Rector of the University of Lisbon

Pedro Martins

Professor of Economics at Nova SBE

João Vilaça

Coordinator of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

António Lucas Nunes

Director of Research and Innovation at Bluepharma

Ana Catarina Pinto

Head of Scientific Affairs at Bluepharma

Rita Pires

Researcher at the Center for Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials (IST)

Rita

Law student at the University of Coimbra

Alexandra

Nursing student at the University of Évora

Duarte

Chemical Engineering student at Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Afonso

Economics student at the University of Porto

Clara

International Relations student at the University of Minho

Inês

Commercial Management student at the University of Porto

Luís Raiado

PhD in Biotechnology

César Martins

Founder and CEO of Chemitek

César Barbosa

Vice-president of Tuga Innovations

John Hagie

CEO of Tuga Innovations

Mariana Caleiras

PhD student in a company (Bluepharma)

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