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computer with broadband internet connection (going from a ratio of 16pupils per computer in 2005, to 5 pupils per computer this year and to 2pupils per computer in 2010), to guarantee one video projector perclassroomandaninteractiveboardforevery3classrooms.• ICTAcademies.Thecreationoftechnologicalcompanytrainingcentreswiththe aim of boosting student skills and employability is a measure thatenriches students’ CVs with skills and is associated to the training andcertification of industry. This project, entitled ICT Academies, creates animportant link to the private sector, with the participation of 7 referencecompanies.Aprotocolhasalreadybeensignedforthesettingupofthefirst30 ICT Academies in schools that will enable training in technologies,equipment and applications for students, teachers, non‐teaching staff andthewholeschoolingcommunity.• ICTPlacements.TheICTPlacementprojectwhichpromotestraininginarealworking context for students in ICT vocational courses in national andinternational companies of reference has attracted the interest of 30companies of the knowledge economy. These companies have offered 300work placements in Portugal and abroad for the 2008/2009 school year tothe best students in the ICT area. The aim of this project is to extend theprogrammetomorecompaniesandpromotemoreworkplacements.• e.schoolande‐primaryschool.Mentionisalsomadeofthelaunchoftheeprimaryschool programme for access to the “Magalhães” computer forpupils in the 1st cycle free of charge or at reduced prices and the recentextension of the e.school programme to pupils of the 3rd cycle for thepurchase of a laptop with a broadband internet connection in veryadvantageous conditions. This measure aims to reach 500,000 1st cyclepupils(freeofchargeforpupilsinthe1stscaleofschoolsocialsupportandatreduced prices for the remaining pupils) and 500,000 students of the 3rdcycleandsecondaryschool(inadditionto150,000forteachersand200,000forworkersdoingtraining).5.1.6–Reformofhighereducationanditsarticulationwiththelabourmarket• ContinuationofthereformofHighereducation.Continuitywillbegiventothe support for higher education institutions in the implementation of thelegislativereformmadeinrecentyears;thisaimstoconcludetheadaptationof the degree and diploma systems to the Bologna Process (currently 90%complete)withaviewtoguaranteeingthequalificationofthePortugueseinEuropeandpromotingequalopportunityintheaccesstohighereducation,improving levels of attendance and the conclusion of courses, as well asattracting new publics using a life long learning approach and improvingschoolsocialservices.58