MECI
Published 5 November 2026, 23:09
MECI — Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação (Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation)
The ministry in charge of schools, universities and science. The rules for school enrolment, the school calendar, exams and the recognition of foreign qualifications come from here, while the actual allocation of children to schools is handled by its agency AGSE.
Where you come across it. A dispute with a school, a question about the school year, recognition of a foreign school-leaving certificate.
The ministry used to be called simply Ministério da Educação, and both names still appear in documents and on websites.
Official website: portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc25/area-de-governo/educacao-ciencia-e-inovacao