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338: 459:. During his tenure, mandatory schooling was increased from 9th to 12th grade, dropout rates were substantially reduced (from 23-27% to 13.7%), English was introduced as a mandatory subject, retention decreased to historical low levels, and academic results improved. International evaluations TIMSS and PISA showed a significant improvement: from 2011/2012 to 2015, Portuguese students results raised to above OECD and IEA averages, attaining the best results ever for Portugal. 42: 462:
A few analysts explain these advances by some of the educational measures put in place during his tenure: the development of more demanding curricula, the external evaluation of students, teachers and schools, and the creation of vocational paths. He also stressed the need for improvement of
253:, while pursuing his research in stochastic models and time series. He also published many articles and participated in events of science popularization and for the history of science. In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the 480:, he has published extensively in the fields of science popularization and education. Some of his books have been published in a few languages and countries, such as Portugal, Brazil, the U.S., the U.K., and Italy. His recent books include: 375:
He has several general works published in the fields of science popularization and history of science, and myriad academic works and papers in mathematics-related subfields. He has been elected three times president of the
886: 337: 702: 662: 1057: 1052: 1037: 756: 611: 810: 1047: 419: 325:(ISEG/UTL). In addition, he received a master's degree in mathematical methods from ISEG/UTL. He completed his doctorate in applied mathematics at the 1042: 738: 940: 720: 278: 241:, researcher, applied mathematician, economist, and writer. For many years, Crato was a researcher and professor in the United States. Back in 233: 32: 261:, serving through the end of Coelho's government in 2015. He was three times awarded a national medal from the President of the Republic, as 655: 397: 976: 922: 357: 958: 868: 53: 648: 377: 353: 850: 832: 828: 792: 774: 369: 322: 246: 182: 904: 416: 385: 342: 930: 710: 679: 994: 513: 818: 423: 1002: 800: 349: 984: 894: 570: 1032: 840: 746: 671: 451:
In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the
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Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation: How Access to Microdata is Transforming Policy Design
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Portuguese professor, researcher, applied mathematician, economist and writer
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After his tenure in government he returned to the University of Lisbon.
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Improving a Country's Education: Pisa 2018 Results in 10 Countries
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Currently a full professor of mathematics and statistics at the
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before changing his mind and graduating in economics at the
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Figuring It Out: Entertaining Encounters with Everyday Math
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Austrian and Portuguese Ministers for Science visit the
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In addition to his scientific research contributions
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Tirapicos, CTT 2019 279:Order of Public Instruction (Portugal) 1038:Technical University of Lisbon alumni 563: 561: 559: 420:Public Awareness of Mathematics prize 7: 237:(born 9 March 1952) is a Portuguese 271:Order of Prince Henry the Navigator 1048:20th-century Portuguese economists 358:New Jersey Institute of Technology 14: 869:Education, Science and Innovation 504:, N. Crato and P. Paruolo (eds.) 223:Nuno Paulo de Sousa Arrobas Crato 54:Minister of Education and Science 1043:Education ministers of Portugal 378:Portuguese Mathematical Society 354:Stevens Institute of Technology 370:Technical University of Lisbon 323:Technical University of Lisbon 247:Technical University of Lisbon 183:Technical University of Lisbon 109:(Higher Education and Science) 1: 466:He has no party affiliation. 417:European Mathematical Society 343:European Southern Observatory 463:teacher's initial training. 364:. He was also appointed pro- 1074: 941:Infrastructure and Housing 216: 126: 59: 48: 39: 1003:Margarida Balseiro Lopes 895:Maria do Rosário Ramalho 801:Joaquim Miranda Sarmento 350:University of the Azores 995:Youth and Modernization 931:Maria da Graça Carvalho 757:Internal Administration 305:Nuno Crato was born in 923:Environment and Energy 672:Government of Portugal 425:European Science Award 345: 327:University of Delaware 187:University of Delaware 985:José Manuel Fernandes 967:Manuel Castro Almeida 811:Parliamentary Affairs 453:Portuguese Government 340: 311:Faculdade de Ciências 255:Portuguese Government 977:Agriculture and Food 959:Territorial Cohesion 711:António Leitão Amaro 618:. 10 December 2016. 437:time series analysis 348:Crato taught at the 315:University of Lisbon 265:(2008) and with the 251:University of Lisbon 239:university professor 211:http://nunocrato.org 197:University professor 490:, N. 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Minister of Education and Science
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Pedro Passos Coelho
Isabel Alçada
Mariano Gago
Margarida Mano
Lisbon
Independent
Alma mater
Technical University of Lisbon
University of Delaware
University professor
Mathematician
http://nunocrato.org
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university professor
Portugal
Technical University of Lisbon
University of Lisbon
Portuguese Government
Pedro Passos Coelho
Order of Prince Henry the Navigator
Order of Public Instruction (Portugal)
Lisbon
Azores
the United States

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