Placed at the University of the Algarve had the biggest increase in the last 20 years

There are only 177 vacancies for the next stages of placement

The University of Algarve (UAlg) reached the highest number of candidates placed in the 1st phase of the National Competition for Access to Higher Education in the last 20 years. According to the figures, which have just been released, the Algarve academy recorded growth almost twice as high as the national average.

UAlg once again registered a growth in demand, with 1592 placed, 361 more (+29%) compared to 2019/20. At national level, the increase in the number of placements is 15%.

The growth in the number of candidates in 1st option is also higher than the national registration, since the UAlg reached 38% and the national average was 22%.

For the first time since 2000, the rate of placement of vacancies in competition at national level exceeds 90%, increasing from 87,5% in 2019/20 to 90,8% in 2020/21.

The evolution in UAlg is even more favorable, with the rate of placement of vacancies in competition increasing by 9,1 percentage points, from 83,5% in 2019/20 to 92,6% in 2020/21.

For the following phases of the National Access Competition, only 177 places are available, 100 less than in 2019/20 and the lowest value since 2000.
 

Paulo Waters

 
For Paulo Águas, rector of the University of Algarve, these results «are explained by the exceptional increase in the number of candidates in 2020 (+22) compared to the previous year, by an adequate increase in vacancies at UAlg (+245) to respond to the growth of the demand and for the work that we have been developing and that is increasingly recognized by candidates for higher education, through the significant increase in applications for 1st option».

The Enrollment and Enrollment process for students placed at the University of Algarve will take place between this Monday, September 28th, and October 2nd. exclusively online.

This year, the University of Algarve reinforced its support for new students, providing a helpline through +351 289 244 457 (from 9:30 am to 12:30 am and from 14 pm to 00 pm), «which will have more than two dozen employees, including students, to clarify doubts in the online registration process, accommodation, social action scholarships and student card», concludes UAlg.

Classes start on October 6th.

 



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