Angola. Access Policies. University education.

This work aims to understand the policies of access to higher education in Angola, between 2009 and 2019, visualizing the advances and setbacks in relation to the realization of the right of access to higher education. The main question is to discuss how the right to higher education is being guaranteed from the policies of access to higher education in Angola, between 2009 and 2019, trying to reflect on whether it is pertinent to affirm that the notion of right permeates the policies of access to higher education. in Angola. The theoretical framework is based on a documentary study, based on national development plans, documents prepared by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as works by authors that address the research construct of this dissertation. The methodology consists of a qualitative approach, having as procedures bibliographic and documental analysis. The main results point to a growth regarding the expansion of HEIs in Angola, however, in terms of qualitative and quantitative access to higher education, there are few perceptions of progress, opening up questions regarding effective policies to guarantee the right to education. access to higher education, as well as the quality of performance, structure and functioning of the national higher education system.