Holders of a Especialização Tecnológica diploma - 2023/2024

• Programmes/Cycle of Studies
• Applicants
• Numerus Clausus
• Applications
• Deadlines
• Previous Qualifications
• Ranking Criteria
• Documents Required
• Fees
• Procedures
• Legislation

There is no definition of competitions open for this type of admission scheme.

Applicants

Holders of a technological specialization certificate issued by the school where the Technological Specialization Course (CET) is taught, and which must have a protocol with FEUP, may apply.

Note: Applicants covered by the international student status, in accordance with Article 3 of Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of 6^th August (only available in Portuguese), and Article 1 of Regulation 664/2018, of 16^th October - Implementing regulation of the international student status at the University of Porto, cannot apply under this regime.


Tuition fees:

Information on tuition fees for 2023/2024 available soon.

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Bachelor in Electrical and Computer Engineering	1	2
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering	1	4
Bachelor in Materials Engineering	1	1
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering	1	5

Cycle of Studies	Places
Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering (L.EMG)	0
Bachelor in Bioengineering (L.BIO)	0
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (L.EC)	0
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering (L.EA)	0
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management (L.EGI)	0
Bachelor in Electrical and Computers Engineering (L.EEC)	2
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering (L.EIC)	4
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (L.EM)	5
Bachelor in Materials Engineering (L.EMAT)	1
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (L.EQ)	0

The places indicated are intended for the following protocols (Course/School) established with FEUP:

• CET em Automação, Robótica e Controlo Industrial / ATEC - L.EM e L.EEC
• CET em Gestão de Redes e Sistemas Informáticos / ATEC - L.EEC e L.EIC
• CET em Tecnologia Mecatrónica / ATEC - L.EM e L.EEC
• CET em Tecnologia Mecatrónica Automóvel, Planeamento e Controlo de Processos / ATEC - L.EM
• CET em Tecnologias e Programação de Sistemas de Informação / ATEC – L.EIC
• CET em Tecnologia de Materiais,  Metalurgia e Metalomecânica / CINFU – L.EMAT
• CET em Gestão e Controlo de Energia / ATEC – L.EEC
• CET em Cibersegurança / ATEC – L.EIC

Applications

Deadlines

Single Phase
From January 16th to August 08th 2023	Submission of applications
N/A	Posting of provisional results
N/A	Prior hearing
September 04th 2023	Posting of final results
From September 05th to 25th 2023	Submission of complaints
October 3rd 2023	Publication of decision about complaints
From September 06th to 18th 2023	Enrolment (online)
From September 20th to October 02nd 2023	Admission of non-placed applicants*
Until September 18th 2023	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
15 working days after the end of the enrolment period or after the conclusion of the credit transfer process	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process

*The eventual call of non-placed applicants will be made by e-mail sent to the address indicated on the application process. Applicants who are called will have 24 hours to reply and say whether they are interested in the place available. After this deadline, and if there is no reply from the applicant called, this applicant will lose the chance to occupy the place available and the following non-placed applicant in the ranking list will be called.

Pre-requirement of Qualification

The following prior qualifications are required:

1. Having done the secondary education national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations required for the cycle of studies students are applying for.
2. Having obtained in the entrance examinations the minimum grades indicated in the following table:

Cycle of Studies	Entrance examinations (2023/2024) and Minimum grade (from 0 to 200)
Bachelor in Electrical and Computers Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry: 95 points 19 Mathematics A: 120 points
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering	One of the following sets: 07 Physics and Chemistry: 95 points 19 Mathematics A: 95 points or 18 Portuguese: 95 points 19 Mathematics A: 95 points
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry: 130 points 19 Mathematics A: 130 points
Bachelor in Materials Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry: 95 points 19 Mathematics A: 95 points

Ranking Criteria

In the formula for calculating the application grade, the final grade obtained in the Technological Specialization Course (on a scale from 0 to 200) shall have a weight of 50% and the entrance examinations grade shall have a weight of 50% (25% each).

Applicants will be placed in each cycle of studies according to the application grade that results from the defined ranking criteria.

Only applicants with an application grade equal to, or higher than, 95 points (0-200 scale) will be admitted.

Tie-breaking criterion
In the event of a tie, priority will be given to applicants who have obtained the best grade on the entrance examinations.

Documents Required

• ID document (Citizen Card /ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);
• Document certifying that the applicant holds a technological specialization certificate, including the corresponding final grade (mandatory);
• Supporting document stating the grades obtained in the secondary education national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations required for the cycle of studies students are applying for (mandatory);
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Photo (optional).

Fees

Application is subject to the payment of a non-refundable fee of 55 euros.

Procedure to generate ATM references:
1. Click on the button  next to the application fee.
2. Confirm the data displayed and click "Atribuir" (Assign) and the associated reference will be automatically generated.
3. Click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account) to see the reference generated.


Payments from abroad may be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.
Then, you must send proof of the bank transfer to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt and tesouraria@fe.up.pt, with the following data:
- Name of the payer and name of the applicant, address, country, tax identification number and the purpose of the payment (application).

Note:
- After the deadline for submitting applications, applicants have 2 additional days to ensure the payment of the corresponding fee, which is required for the application to become effective. After this deadline, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.

Procedures

Procedure for submission of application

1. Choose the intended cycle of studies/course and access regime (Applications).
2. Select "Apresentar candidatura" (Submit application). If you are already a student at FEUP, you will have to log in using your student’s username and password. If you are not a student at FEUP, you will be asked to complete a user registration form. The credentials (username and password) will be sent to the email address you specify on that form. For technical reasons, it is not advisable to use Hotmail or Yahoo e-mail addresses.
3. Fill in the application form and attach the requested documents. Please note that fields in red are mandatory.
4. Submit your application. If an error is detected (e.g. mandatory fields left blank), the system displays an alert message.
   If the information is successfully submitted, you must check all data entered and either confirm or edit the data.
5. After confirmation of your application submission you will see information regarding the payment of the corresponding fee with ATM references. For payments made from abroad, please check the information available in the Fees section (see above).
6. If you have encountered any problems while submitting your application, you must report them to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt during the application submission period or on the working day following the deadline for submission.

Procedure for checking the status of your application

1. Log into the information system with the username and password that you used in your application;
2. Click on your name;
3. Select the academic year of the application(s) you submitted;
4. In the options that appear on the right hand side of the page, select "Candidaturas de Ingresso" (Applications).

Procedure to request credit transfer/recognition

1. Credit transfer/recognition request (optional) is subject to the non-refundable payment of the fees set-out in Tabela de Emolumentos da U.Porto.
2. If you wish to create a credit transfer request, in the field "You want to make a request for recognition" of the application form, select "Yes".
3. In the options on the right hand side of the page, under "Reconhecimentos" (Credit transfer), select "Criar/Editar" (Create/Edit) and enter the request.
4. After creating the credit transfer/recognition request, you must complete and submit the application.

Procedure for enrolment

This procedure will be available through a link on the homepage of FEUP at the beginning of the enrolment period.

Applicable Legislation

Note: The following applicable legislation is only available in Portuguese.

Decree-Law No. 88/2006, of 23^rd May - Regulates technological specialization courses, which is post-secondary training awarding a level 4 vocational qualification, amended by:

• Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of 16^th July - Regulates special applications for access and admission to higher education, amended by Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of 13^th September (as currently worded in Decree-Law No. 65/2018, of 16^th August)