Here you can consult a selection of the main regulations of the Higher Education system
Main structuring diplomas of the Higher Education system
| Basic Law of the Educational System Law No. 46/86 of October 14, in its current wording |
| Basic Law on Higher Education Financing Law No. 37/2003, of August 22, in its current wording |
| Regulatory principles for instruments of the European higher education area Decree-Law No. 42/2005, of February 22, in its current wording |
| Legal Regime for Higher Education Institutions Law No. 62/2007, of September 10, in its current wording |
| Legal Regime for Higher Education Degrees and Diplomas Decree-Law No. 74/2006, of March 24, in its current wording |
| Legal Regime for the Assessment of Higher Education Law No. 38/2007, of August 16, in its current wording |
| Legal Regime for Recognition of Foreign Academic Degrees and Diplomas Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, in its current wording |
Main diplomas that regulate access and admission to Higher Education
| Access and Admission Regime for Higher Education Decree-Law No. 296-A/98 of September 25, in its current wording |
| Special Competitions for Access and Admission to Higher Education Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of July 16, in its current wording |
| Regulation of the Capacity Assessment Tests for People Over 23 Years of Age Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of March 21, in its current wording |
| International Student Status Decree-Law No. 36/2014, of March 10, in its current wording |
| Re-entry and Change of Institution/Course Regimes in Higher Education Executive Order No. 181-D/2015 of June 19, in its current wording |
| Special Access and Entry Regimes Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023, of July 31, in its current wording |
For further details, we suggest consulting the information available on the DGES pages, the Deliberations of the CNAES and other legislation in force in Diário da República.