The aim of the Science and Technology Week is to publicize Portuguese scientists, what they investigate and their contributions to the advancement of knowledge, promotion of scientific culture, progress and welfare of society.

Among the various actions for the dissemination of science and technology organised by scientific institutions, universities, schools, museums and science centres throughout the country, OP. Edu, in its activity of sharing knowledge about the policies and practices of education and training with the general public, associated itself to this Week with the promotion of an online Colloquium, held in collaboration with the CDCC – Citizen Science Doctoral College – CeiED, integrated in the 25th of April 50 Years Cycle: Looking at the Past, Thinking of the Future and under the theme Education system and the fulfilment of April: contributions to mitigate socio-educational inequalities.

In this Colloquium, which took place on the 24th of November, National Day of Scientific Culture, with Teresa Teixeira Lopo (Op.Edu/CeiED) opening and Rui Gomes (Op. Edu/CES), the researchers Gil Nata, Tiago Neves, Hélder Ferraz and Andreia Correia from CIIE – Centre for Educational Research and Intervention of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto, presented and debated with the public the results of their research on inequalities and ways to make the education system more fair and equitable, focusing on three main themes:  1) access to higher education and equity, with emphasis on issues related to grade inflation (deviations) between public and public schools (with and without association contract) and the mechanisms of seriation and comparability in the access to higher education; 2) the Portuguese compensatory education policy (TEIP) and the tracking/forwarding to professional paths; 3) and the consequences for equity of different monitoring and accountability instruments of the education system.

The video recording of the Colloquium will soon be available on CeiED and OP.Edu.