Pupilos do Exército
Instituto dos Pupilos do Exército | |
Benfica | |
Nickname | Pilões |
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Website | Official website |
The Pupilos do Exército (Portuguese for "pupils of the Army") is military vocational education school of Portugal. Presently, its complete official name is Instituto dos Pupilos do Exército (IPE, Institute of the Pupils of the Army).
Pupilos do Exército offers
Until 2009, Pupilos do Exército used to have also a
History
The Pupilos do Exército were created on 25 May 1911 by decree of the
At that time, it was designed mainly to provide vocational education to children of soldiers of enlisted rank. By contrast, the Colégio Militar (Military College) was reserved for the children of commissioned officers.
In 1959, it was renamed Instituto Técnico Militar dos Pupilos do Exército (Military Technical Institute of the Pupils of the Army). In 1976, it was renamed again, becoming the Instituto Militar dos Pupilos do Exército (Military Institute of the Pupils of the Army). Finally, in 2009, it became the Instituto dos Pupilos do Exército.[1]
References
- ^ História dos Pupilos do Exército Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine