65th ERSA Congress

Between 25 and 28 August 2026, the 65th ERSA Congress: Global Challenges and Regional Responses in a Transition Era is taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the participation of researchers from CIPES.

CIPES researcher Ricardo Biscaia presented two papers at the congress, both focusing on the mobility of higher education graduates.
The first, co-authored with Diogo Ribeiro, was entitled: “The whether and where of graduate migration: Higher education graduates’ mobility determinants and the role of higher education as a retention factor”.

The second paper, co-authored with Ana Beatriz Rocha, was entitled: “Is it worth coming back? Wage returns of higher education graduates' mobility patterns”.

CIPES researcher Carla Sá also took part in the congress, presenting, together with Carlos Moreira, the paper: “Family, school, and place: Explaining regional differences in student achievement in Portugal before and after COVID-19”.