One of the main results is the conjoint work with Latin American partners, establishing an international academic network beyond the European scope.The COPHELA project will improve the courses offered by the newly created post-graduation school by the University of Lisbon.Contribution to the continuous education portfolio offered by the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (Ordem dos Farmacêuticos), serving enhancement of professionals’ competencies.

A gap was diagnosed in Portuguese higher education and recurrently reported in OECD reports. This gap includes promoting lifelong learning aimed at the population already inserted in the labour market, which seeks to update itself and acquire new skills. Besides the vocational offer needed to keep the pharmacy professional and practice licence (Creditos de DesenvolvimentoProfissionalContínuo), the University of Lisbon post-graduate school aims to address all those pharmacists and others who wish to acquire or deepen their knowledge in one or more scientific areas. Participation can also contribute to the adoption or extent of MOOCs at other Portuguese higher education institutions, including the PALOPs (Community of countries speaking Portuguese, particularly the African community).