4.12.2020-The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education wants universities and polytechnics to diversify their offer with short-term courses and postgraduate courses in the summer period and more. 

Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education pointed out the need of universities and polytechnic institutes to create shorter degrees and postgraduate training offers with "diversified forms of learning in the evening or at the weekend", with small courses or opening other possibilities, such as a "student taking a subject in another college or in another school".  

The "Summer with Science" programme, supplied by the Foundation for Science and Technology, has supported numerous research and higher education initiatives, and Coimbra was the institution that created most "schools".