Higher education students to protest again on November 18 against tuition fee increases

Student associations have organized a national protest in Lisbon for 14:30 on Wednesday 18 November to oppose a government proposal to unfreeze tuition fees for the 2027/2028 academic year. The demonstration will march from Largo do Carmo to the Assembly of the Republic, coinciding with the start of the State Budget 2027 voting sessions. The government's plan would adjust the current 697-euro tuition ceiling by the 2026 average Consumer Price Index (excluding housing).