Research Projects
2023
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This project draws on the analysis of how supranational trends are influencing HE autonomy in Europe and on how they are being translated at the national and institutional levels focusing on how its political grammar impinges on HEIs articulation of education, research, and innov...
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The ideas of knowledge society and knowledge-based economy became popular as a policy idea at the end of the 20th century being assumed as a political toolto promote European integration. Although these concepts can be merely a rhetorical device, metaphor or narrative, they were...
2022
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The global goal of the study is to establish a reference framework for the development and consolidation of quality assurance systems for higher education in CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) member-States by 2030 and a set of recommendations for the future work o...
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This study aims to focus on the two largest population centres in Portugal to contribute to the definition of policies – from the central State, the municipalities and the HEIs – that promote the improvement of the lives of higher education students in Grande Porto (GP) and Grand...
2021
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This project consists of a research-based consultancy that aims to support the transition of the University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) from a teaching-oriented to a research-led institution. The project brings together an international and multi-disciplinary team of seven researcher...
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Recent decades have seen a massive expansion in the access to higher education (HE). One of the major developments in dealing with mass HE has been a tendency to de-regulate higher education systems (HES), allowing them to follow the interplay of the supply and demand forces. How...
2020
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Doctoral education is currently at a crossroads, characterised by the coexistence of two paradigms, one associated with a more traditional view, the other associated with a more instrumental view of what this education is, or should be. The project aims to understand the notion...
2018
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This project intends to take an innovative approach in the study of the impact that higher education institutions (HEI) have on quality of life (QoL) of the regions where they are located, both qualitatively and quantitatively, as well as their efficiency in the transformation of...
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This project aims to develop novel empirical estimates of the prevalence and value of transferable competencies among university graduates in Portugal. It will look at how that value has been changing as a result of the transformation of the world of work. The project findings wi...
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The project Know-BEST aims to evaluate the impact of European Union policies on Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) in Portugal. Assuming that national policies are not only a result of isomorphic mechanisms, but also the result of complex interactions between practice,...
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