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Azores with the highest ever number of students in higher education

jornalacores9.pt28 August 2026 at 14:27

Azores with the highest ever number of students in higher education. The regional secretary for Education, Culture and Sports of the Azores, Sofia Ribeiro, said today that the number of Azorean students who entered higher education this year is the "highest ever". According to a press release from the Regional Government (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), of the 1,346 students who submitted their application this year, 1,256 entered in the first phase. The content first appeared in jornalacores9.pt.

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