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Portugal: Students Demand Social Action in Higher Education

Categories: Western Europe, Portugal, Education, Protest, Youth

Clube dos Pensadores [1] [Thinkers Club, pt] blog comments on the opening ceremony of the Portuguese school year today, with the Prime Minister Sócrates [2] and Minister Gago [3], when a group of students stormed the stage and read a statement against the 400% increase of tuition fees in higher education, in the last 15 years. The video [4] is on youtube [pt].