MOST PORTUGUESE STUDENTS WANT TO EMIGRATE TO FIND BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS
April 8th, 2024
Portuguese academic associations are warning that a majority of students are considering emigration after they complete their courses, because job opportunities on offer are to scant and poorly paid to secure a good living.
Surveys by the Coimbra Academic Association of the University of Coimbra (founded in 1290) and the Porto Academic Federation (Federação Académica do Porto - FAP), a platform for all HE student associations in Portugal's second city, released worrying data before the country’s March parliamentary elections.
Among 1,272 students polled ...
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