Carlos Ceia wrote an opinion piece criticizing legislation from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MECI) regarding Portuguese higher education. The author argues that recent decrees demonstrate a lack of clear vision and predictability in the governance of the sector.
The article denounces a set of measures that, according to Ceia, function as arbitraries regarding the structuring of courses and the awarding of diplomas. The author suggests that these decisions are imposed without adequate justification and affect the autonomy of higher education institutions.
Ceia warns of the existence of "many other" previous decrees that have already caused problems, and anticipates new restrictive measures that will continue to harm the system. The expressed opinion is that the legislation in question does not serve the interests of higher education in Portugal.
