Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio, 263, 265–267

foreign students. See international students

gender ratios, 7, 65, 98, 119, 158, 160, 178, 198, 210, 213, 246

General Certificate of Education. See A-Levels

grade inflation. See mark inflation

Grade Point Average, 60, 62–64, 80, 139, 180–181, 287

Higher Education Entrance Examination, 192

Higher School Certificate, 275

Higher Secondary School Certificate, 120, 245

Honours degrees, 80, 121, 129, 137

Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination, 245

International Baccalaureate, 8, 58, 81, 130, 289

international students, 6, 10, 20–21, 28, 39, 65, 67, 76, 95, 113, 203, 247

interviews. See supplementary selection procedures

Joint First Stage Achievement Test, 199–200

Konkur, 173–178, 180–181

lawSee also competitive-entry programmes, 9–10, 16, 27, 30, 48, 62, 79, 81, 96, 108, 129, 179–180, 189, 211, 215, 231, 247, 258, 260, 264, 295

mark inflation, 18, 110–111, 213

Mathematics Placement Test, 114

matriculation, 7, 58–59, 63–65, 68, 122, 274

Matura, 49–53

mature-age entry. See adult admission/entry

Maturità, 32, 34–35, 37–38

Medical Entry Test, 123–124

medicineSee also competitive-entry programmes, 9–10, 15–16, 21, 30, 34, 36, 48, 51, 57, 62–63, 78–81, 96, 108, 118, 129, 149, 153, 161–162, 172, 178, 180, 189, 191, 198, 231, 245, 258, 260, 264, 277, 282, 289, 294–295

Modern and Medieval Languages Test, 10

National Assessment Test, 121–124, 297

National Center Test for University Admissions, 199–202

National Certificate of Educational Achievement, 130–135, 137–139

numerus clausus, 46–47, 259–260

Örenci Seçme Snav, 187–192

online programmes. See distance-learning programmes

open universities. See distance-learning programmes

oral examinations, 32–33, 36–37, 50, 213