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The future of education under discussion
Seminar "40 years of the Basic Law of the Education System: Between legacy and possible futures" celebrates the anniversary of the law through a nationwide programme
Lisbon, Funchal, Porto and Évora will host, in October 2026, a cycle of critical reflections on the legacy and challenges of the Portuguese education system.
In 2026, the Basic Law of the Education System (LBSE) marks four decades. To celebrate this decisive milestone in the democratisation of education in Portugal, the seminar "40 years of the Basic Law of the Education System: Between legacy and possible futures" will travel across the country with a programme combining historical analysis and debate on contemporary challenges.
The event benefits from the High Patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic.
The event proposes discussion forums on the evolution of educational policies since 1986, addressing the following themes:
- The Basic Law as a democratic project: purposes, citizenship and the common good
- Reconfiguration of the education system and territorial equity
- Curriculum, knowledge and assessment: regulation and autonomy
- Inclusion, diversity and changing educational justice
- The teaching profession and governance of educational work
- Digital transformation: rights, learning and democracy
Dates and locations
The seminar aims to be a plural forum directed at researchers, including students and early-career researchers, teachers from all levels of education, education professionals and school managers, institutional representatives and policy makers.
For the Lisbon seminar (14–15 October), all interested participants are invited to submit paper proposals within the themes mentioned above by 10 July 2026. More informations Call for Papers - Lisbon.
Participation in the seminar in Lisbon (October 14-15), which includes a call for papers (now closed), requires registration at:
The organisation is led by a partnership between CeiED (Lusófona University), CIE (University of Madeira) and CIEP (University of Évora), with the support of the main scientific and professional associations in the field of education in Portugal.
Organizing Committee
- Adriana Amador
- Alcina de Oliveira Martins
- Ana Kot-Kotecki
- Ana Maria Cristóvão
- Ana Orvalho Dias
- António Teodoro
- Cristina Sin
- Elsa Estrela
- Filipa Lourenço
- Filomena Parada
- Gorete Pereira
- Hugo Rebelo
- Inês Vieira
- Liliana Rodrigues
- Luís Sebastião
- Maria Conceição Leal da Costa
- Nuno Fraga
- Sofia Silva
- Sónia Cardoso
- Teresa Gonçalves
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