Legislation
Structuring laws of higher education
 | International Student Decree-Law no. 62/2018, of 6th August – amends and republishes the Statute of International Student, previously published by the Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10th March and amended by Decree-Law no. 113/2014, of 16th July. |
| Degrees and Diplomas of Higher Education: Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25th
June |
| Basic Law of the Educational System: Law no. 115/97, of 19th September, Law no. 49/2005, of 30th August, Law no. 16/2023, of 10th April. |
| Legal System of Higher Education Institutions: Law no. 36/2021, of 14th June; Law no. 16/2023, of 10th April. |
| Regulatory principles of the mechanisms for the
creation of the European Higher Education Area (ECTS): Decree-Law no. 42/2005, of 22nd February, including the amendments that were introduced by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25th June. |
| Assessment of Higher Education: Law no. 38/2007, of 16th August. |
| Higher Education Funding: Law no. 49/2005, of 30th August Law no. 62/2007, of 10th September Law no. 68/2017, of 9th August Law no. 42/2019, of 21st June Law no. 75/2019, of 2nd September |
| | Legislation concerning Tuition Fee Debt Settlement Law no. 32/2020 of 12th August (Revoked by Law no. 31/2023, of 4th July) |
| Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of
Higher Education: Decree-Law no. 369/2007, of 5th November. |
| Coordinating Council
of Higher Education: Regulatory Decree no. 15/2009, of 31st August. |
| Recognition of Academic Degrees and Diplomas awarded by Foreign Higher Education Institutions Ordinance no. 33/2019, of 25th January, amended by: Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16th August, amended by: Decree-Law no. 86/2023, of 10th October |
| Diploma Supplement: Ordinance no. 30/2008, of 10th January |
| Legal System of the Tenure Academic Qualification: Decree-Law no. 239/2007, 19th de June. |
| Self-Determination of Gender Identity and Protection of Sexual Characteristics Law no. 38/2018 of 7th August Recommendation to Higher Education institutions within the scope of Law nº38/2018, of 7th August |
 | Approves the Regulation on the Systems of Readmission and Change of Institution/Course Pair in Higher Education Ordinance no. 181-D/2015, of 19th June - It revokes, with effect from the end of the application to enrolment and registration in the 2015-2016 academic year, the Ordinance no. 401/2007, of 5th April, amended by Ordinance no. 232-A/2013, of 22nd July and Decree-Law no. 113/2014, of 16th July. |
| Governs the Special Contests for Access and Admission to Higher Education Decree-Law no. 113/2014, of 16th July |
 | Training of Teachers: Decree-Law no. 43/2007, of 22nd February, Decree-Law no. 220/2009, of 8th September, Decree-Law no. 255/98, of 11th August. |
| Professional Qualifications governed by the
European Union: Directive 2005/36/EC, Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
This webpage is an extract of the webpage of the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES) at http://www.dges.gov.pt » , appropriate to the context of National Higher Education in which the University of Coimbra is included.
