Students from Portuguese Speaking African Countries in Portuguese Higher Education

Joyce Aguiar, Cristina Sin
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Recently, African countries have been making efforts to expand their higher education systems. However, neither capacity nor quality have kept pace with demand, leading to a steady increase in students studying abroad. In this paper, we aim to analyse the development of enrolments in Portugal, one of the main destinations for students from Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP). Descriptive analyses were performed, disaggregating enrolments according to degree level, disciplinary area of study, and institution type. The results show that the choices of students from PALOP countries have followed different trajectories, in some cases with similarities. The public sector has the largest presence of these students, and polytechnic institutions have been the most frequent choice. Most of the students were enrolled in first degrees, except for those from Mozambique. Enrolments in Health, Services and "hard" sciences have increased, which may reflect the growing demand for highly qualified labour force in these countries. This paper highlights the continued importance of PALOP students for the internationalisation of Portuguese higher education and the need to avoid considering them as a homogeneous group of students.
来自非洲葡语国家接受葡萄牙高等教育的学生
最近,非洲国家一直在努力扩大其高等教育体系。然而,无论是容量还是质量都跟不上需求,导致出国留学人数稳步增长。在本文中,我们旨在分析葡萄牙的招生发展,葡萄牙是葡语非洲国家(PALOP)学生的主要目的地之一。进行描述性分析,根据学位水平、研究学科领域和机构类型对入学人数进行分类。结果表明,来自PALOP国家的学生的选择遵循了不同的轨迹,在某些情况下有相似之处。公共部门是这些学生中最多的,而理工学院是最常见的选择。除了来自莫桑比克的学生外,大多数学生都获得了学士学位。保健、服务和"硬"科学专业的注册人数有所增加,这可能反映出这些国家对高素质劳动力的需求日益增长。本文强调了PALOP学生对葡萄牙高等教育国际化的持续重要性,以及避免将他们视为同质学生群体的必要性。
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