38th CHER Annual Conference

CIPES researchers are taking part in the 38th CHER Annual Conference, which began yesterday, 31 August 2026, in Catania, Italy.

During the conference, CIPES researchers are presenting work on quality, equity, student pathways, transitions into the labour market, and mobility in Higher Education.

CIPES members´ presentations yesterday were:
- Quality for Societal Engagement: How Portuguese Universities Manage the Quality of Third Mission - Ana I. Melo, Maria João Pires da Rosa, Nathan Carvalho

- Vocational Education, Access to Higher Education, and Early Labour Market Transitions: Causal Evidence from Upper Secondary Track Choice in Portugal - Pedro Luís Silva, Pedro Martins, Ana Pinho, Maria Madalena Temudo

- Higher-Education Data for Non-Linear Student Pathways: Limits, Gaps, and a Student-Support Evidence Agenda - Cláudia Figueiredo

- Is it Worth Coming Back? Wage Returns of Higher Education Graduates' Mobility Patterns - Ana Beatriz Rocha, Ricardo Biscaia

- Strengthening Equity in Portuguese Higher Education: Policy Recommendations for Student Living and Study Conditions - Maria José Sá, Joyce Aguiar, Carlos Azevedo, António Magalhães