António Sousa Pereira
António Sousa Pereira is the Rector of the University of Porto, known for his firm stance on maintaining academic integrity and adherence to admission regulations. He recently made headlines by publicly denouncing external pressures from influential individuals to allow the admission of 30 candidates to the Faculty of Medicine who did not meet the minimum score required for entry, emphasizing his commitment to upholding the law.
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António Sousa Pereira is the current rector of the University of Porto.
Reitores assinam declaração de apoio a Seguro: “Este é um tempo de escolhas” | Presidenciais 2026
Portugal· 2026-02-06
António Sousa Pereira is the rector of the University of Porto who received a complaint regarding the falsification of documents in the Faculty of Medicine.
Reitor da UP recebeu denúncia que aponta para falsificação de actas em Medicina | Ensino SuperiorPortugal· 2025-09-23
António Sousa Pereira is the rector of the University of Porto involved in a conflict with the Minister of Education.
A aceitação da demissão de um reitor depende do ministro da Educação? Não | FalsoPortugal· 2025-09-13
António Sousa Pereira was accused by Luís Marques Mendes of lying regarding the admission process.
Mendes diz que director de Medicina do Porto deve “meter mão na consciência” | Presidenciais 2026Portugal· 2025-09-09
António Sousa Pereira, the rector of the University of Porto, exceptionally approved the admission of candidates with scores below 14 in 2019.
Reitor aceitou “excepcionalmente” entradas em Medicina abaixo dos 14 valores em 2019 | Ensino SuperiorPortugal· 2025-09-08António Sousa Pereira, the rector of the University of Porto, claimed he received pressures from influential people to admit candidates who did not meet the minimum requirements.
“Não faço a mínima ideia quem são os alunos”, garante ministro | EducaçãoPortugal· 2025-09-05
António Sousa Pereira, the rector of the University of Porto, reported receiving pressures to allow illegal admissions into the Faculty of Medicine.
Reitor do Porto denuncia “pressões” para aceitar entradas ilegais em Medicina | Ensino SuperiorPortugal· 2025-09-05