Minister of Education and Rector of the University of Porto set to address Parliament, as requested by both Free and BE political parties.

The University of Porto's Medicine course has been at the centre of a controversy, following a report by Expresso that suggests the Rector received pressures to allow 30 students with insufficient scores to enter the course.

The Left Bloc, Chega, and several other political parties have expressed concern over the issue and have requested parliamentary hearings for Minister Fernando Alexandre and António Sousa Pereira, the Rector of the University of Porto. The Left Bloc has also requested urgent hearings, emphasising the need for both the Minister of Education and the Rector to clarify the situation before the Assembly of the Republic.

The Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, has been accused of expressing a willingness to create extraordinary vacancies for these students, a claim he has not denied. He has also stated that he would accept the Rector's resignation if it were offered, following his accusations that the Rector lied about the alleged pressures.

The report, published by Expresso, claims that these pressures originated from "influential people," but no names were revealed. The Left Bloc questions how the University and its oversight ensure conditions to address the issue and prevent future occurrences, expressing more doubts about the situation, seeking clarification on how decisions on student placement were made without the Rector's homologation.

The allegations involve students being admitted to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Porto without meeting the minimum score requirements, a matter that has raised concerns about the integrity of the admissions process. The issue concerns the special access course for graduates in other areas.

The Minister of Education has previously accused the Rector of lying about the alleged pressures. The Left Bloc maintains that the problem was created by the University itself, through the Faculty of Medicine, with the Rector allegedly contacting the Minister.

The Left Bloc believes that making access to the Medicine course difficult is a grave error, but resolving the lack of doctors in the National Health Service cannot be done through exceptions, favors, or irregularities. PSD, PS, and IL have also requested parliamentary hearings on this case, indicating a growing concern among political parties.

As the situation unfolds, both the Minister of Education and the Rector of the University of Porto are under scrutiny, with calls for transparency and accountability growing louder. The public awaits the outcomes of the requested parliamentary hearings, hoping for a resolution that upholds the integrity of the educational system and the principles of fairness and merit.

Minister of Education and Rector of the University of Porto set to address Parliament, as requested by both Free and BE political parties.