Well, I'm not really sure the effect of the Bologna process in Portugal, because I finished my degree still in the "old" model. But I do know that it is a sourc

Well, I'm not really sure the effect of the Bologna process in Portugal, because I finished my degree still in the "old" model. But I do know that it is a source of confusion. In the old model there were four degrees: Bachelor (3 years), Licenciado (5 years), Master (6+ years) and Doctorate. Now we have Licenciado (3 years), Master (5 years) and Doctorate (6+ years). This means "Licenciados" and "Masters" from the old model must disambiguate by adding "(n years)" as not to be confused with the new (shorter) versions. Madness.