In the morass that makes up the usual discussions on Portugal and Goa I finally see one that could hold some utility for the young Goans of today. Constantino who wears his avatars of Portuguese, Goan and Indian with great maturity and respect brings a whiff of fresh air. His email details several research collaborations that Goa University now has with universities in Portugal. They are all very interesting and exciting and will lead to plenty of future opportunities for researchers. The National Institute of Oceanography, Goa also has a few in the field of underwater robotics. These research collaborations are a consequence of the interests of the concerned researchers and although they do involve a lot of bureaucracy like signing of MOUs, rules concerning sampling in the EEZ of India and intellectual property rights for dissemination of data they do not lay down rules for recognition and equivalency of degrees and to some degree these are not necessary. These rules I think are laid by the educational bodies of individual governments and are important when one applies for a job or wants to further his studies but as far as I know very little is known about how an Indian degree holder can obtain equivalency of his degree or diploma in Portugal. This information assumes greater importance now that many young Goans armed with Portuguese citizenship are moving to Portugal. The Canadian government has an excellent website for the same. Is there a government accredited body that converts educational credentials from any country in the world into their Portuguese equivalents and states its academic equivalency in Portugal?. These evaluations are specifically requested by academic institutions, regulatory bodies, employers and government agencies. I think its information like this that José Falcão and many others are looking for. If its available and in Portuguese it would be of great utility if someone translated it without getting into the usual semantics of course! Other useful importance would be tuition fees for Portuguese citizens vis a vis non citizens, what examinations an Indian doctor would need to be able to practice medicine in Portugal or even how an engineer could get a license to say set up a consultancy business. I know of a young journalist from India who came to Portugal, liked it a lot, wanted to stay and assessed her options as a non Portuguese speaker. She got certification as an ESL teacher from an institute in London, found a job teaching English in a Portuguese university and lived happily ever after! So even examples like these would be helpful with more details than I supplied our course!!!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Constantino Xavier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:55 AM Subject: [Goanet]Portugal: how to get studies accepted by major universities? > > Caro José Falcão, > > It is an interesting question you raise. Unfortunately the research and > university cooperation between India (Goa) and Portugal are far from > explored. This is an essential domain in Lisbon-Goa relations, and only > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################