In recent years, the number of Colombian students who make the decision to study undergraduate or graduate has increased. in Portugal, Brazil, USA, Spain, Mexico, ArgentinaGermany, among others.
Among the decision-making reasons are the possibility of learning another language, the costs, the level of the universities, the academic offer and acquiring great professional projections in the future.
Economic growth and rapid population expansion that Latin America has has led first world countries to present different educational opportunities for Colombians.
This is the case of Portugal which is in the top 5 of the preferred countries to study and that has come to the country to present its academic offer through Universities Portugalan international promotion initiative of 16 Portuguese universities that aims to strengthen the visibility of the institutions, the training offer, increase the recruitment of students and contribute to the growth of exports of services in education.
“We want to increase the number of Colombian students in the coming years in Portuguese universities, for this we will invest in communication tools that allow us to publicize the quality offer that Portugal has”, said Filomena Soares, professor at Universities Portugal.
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Higher education in Portugal has 99 institutions, 5167 courses, it has several universities that are located in the main world rankings of higher education and its qualifications are valid in almost all the world.
In addition, Portugal is the sixth safest country in the world, it has an affordable cost of living, welcoming people and nine centuries of culture and tradition.
Arriving in Colombia to present the offer, has as main objective to inform the opening that will be given of 30% of vacancies for international students, who will be able to access programs in the areas of Business Sciences, Administration, Law, Engineering, Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Social Sciences, Journalism and Information.
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Los Colombians who want to study at a university of Portugal must meet the following requirements:
- Have international student status.
- Have a Colombian degree that allows you to enter higher education.
- Note of the exam requested for the application OR exam in Portugal.
- bachelor’s degree
Applications are made at two times of the year, for the first semester students must submit between September and January; For the second semester, the process will begin in February and end in July.
Colombians who make the decision to study in the European country have the opportunity to work while pursuing their careers. Foreigners or Portuguese emigrants who decide to live in Portugal can benefit from a special tax regime for 10 consecutive years, the work regime in Portugal defines 40 hours of work per week, that is, eight hours per day.