CIPES - Centre For Research In Higher Education Policies

The Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES) was created in 1998, and is the only entity of its kind in Portugal. Its mission then and now has always been to engage in scholarly research in order to advance critical thought and promote informed understanding about the vital policy issues confronting higher education in both the national and international arenas. The breadth and depth of projects and publications encompasses the full tapestry of higher education policy issues and reflects the wide diversity of academic backgrounds of the researchers at the Centre.

The Centre is one of the founding members of HEDDA , the Higher Education Development Association , and is an active partner with numerous other higher education research centres throughout the world. CIPES collaborates and contributes to a number of masters and doctoral programs (Porto, Aveiro and Oslo) at member universities in Europe with the goal of promoting an increase in the community of scholars dedicated to the empirical inquiry into policy issues surrounding higher education. In further support of the advancement of knowledge about higher education policy, the Centre organizes and actively participates in many national and international conferences, seminars, symposia and related events dealing with key issues within the realm of higher education policy.