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- ↑ [despacho de 19 de Maio de 2009, publicado na 2.ª série do Diário da República de 27 de Maio de 2009 com o número 12 557/2009 Pedro Sousa Tavares - Governo desencadeia saneamento das privadas], in Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Comunicado sobre a Universidade Internacional, a Universidade Internacional da Figueira da Foz e o Instituto Superior Politécnico Internacional
- ↑ (in Portuguese) Ministério alerta que Universidade Internacional não pode iniciar aulas Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine , Público (September 30, 2009)
