Admission - Doctoral Programme - 2013/2014

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

Available courses

PhD

• Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management



• Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics



• Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Applicants

The following may apply for a cycle of studies conferring a Doctoral degree:

a) Holders of a Master's degree or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a Bachelor's degree with a relevant academic or scientific curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as attesting to their ability to attend this cycle of studies;
c) Those with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as attesting to their ability to attend this cycle of studies.

The Scientific Committee of each programme may determine what previous qualifications are to be considered, restricting or detailing the general requirements (please see information for each programme).

 

 

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering	1	5	1
	2	12	1
	3	7	1
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	1	30
	2	33	1
	3	29	1
	4	30	1
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	1	15	1
	2	36	1
	3	32	1
	4	31	1
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	1	10	1
	2	5	1
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	25
	3	28	1
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	1	10	1
	2	18	1
	3	13	1
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	2	15
	3	18	1
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	1	4	1
	2	5	1
	3	6	1
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	1	10	1
	2	13	1
	3	10	1
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	1	15	1
	2	17	1
	3	13	1
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries	1	20	1
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	1	20	1
	2	38	1
	3	45	1
	4	52	1
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1	5	1
	2	7	1
	3	6	1
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	1	6	1
	2	7	1
	3	7	1
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	1	15	1
	2	11	1
	3	15	1
	4	23	1
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	1	10	1
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	1	5
	2	8	1
	3	6	1
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	1	12	1
Doctoral Program in Telecommunications	1
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	1	6	1
	2	9	1
	3	12	1

Programmes	Numerus Clausus
	Totals	1st Phase	2nd Phase	3rd Phase	4th Phase	5th Phase
Doctoral Programme in Biomedical Engineering	15	5	12	7
Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering	40	15	36	32	31
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	10	10
Doctoral Programme in Engineering of Mines and Geo-Resources	7	6	7	7
Doctoral Programme in Environmental Engineering	15	10	13	10
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	20	5	15	18
Doctoral Programme in Electrical and Computer Engineering	30	5	25	28
Doctoral Program in Physics Engineering	6	4	5	6
Doctoral Program in Industrial Engineering and Management	20	10	18	13
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	25	15	17	13
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	60	20	38	45	52
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	8	5	7	6
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	40	30	33	29	30
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technical Industries	20	20
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	12	10	5
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	10	5	8	6
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	40	15	11	23	23
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	12	6	9	12
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	12	12

 Minimum number of students for operating the programme:

Programmes	Minimum number of students for operating
Doctoral Programme in Biomedical Engineering	1
Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	5
Doctoral Programme in Engineering of Mines and Geo-Resources	1
Doctoral Programme in Environmental Engineering	NA
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	Less than 5
Doctoral Programme in Electrical and Computer Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Physics Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Industrial Engineering and Management	1
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technical Industries	5
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	6
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	5
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	5
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	3
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	5

 

N.B.:

1 – The Numerus Clausus available are shown in the table above. The numerus clausus remaining from each phase will be added to the ones available in the next phase.
Other phases planned in calendar and for which there aren't vacancies initially planned, will be held only if there are vacancies left over from previous phases.

2 - Programmes whose applications are held in other institutions:

• Doctoral Programme in Applied Mathematics - the applications take place in the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto
• Doctoral Programme in Leaders for Technical Industries - the applications take place in the MIT | Portugal
• Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Energy Systems - the applications take place in the MIT | Portugal

3 - For the Doctoral Programme in Transport Systems 6 numerus clusus for the MIT/Portugal Programme are added to the 12 at FEUP.

4 - To the above vacancies may add special vacancies to applicants under protocols (please see information for each programme).

 

Applications

Deadlines

Please see information for each programme.

Ranking Criteria

The ranking criteria are defined by programme (please see information for each programme).

N.B.:

1- In Phase 1, only applicants with application grades higher than 14 (out of 20)* will be ranked. They must also provide documentary evidence proving they have the qualifications necessary to apply.
 
2 – Candidates who have completed or are expected to complete the programme before the applications deadline*, will be accepted in subsequent phases. If they cannot obtain the Graduation Certificate, a Declaration of Honour stating they have completed the necessary qualifications required must be produced.
The registration will only be considered valid upon presentation of the Graduation Certificate.
  
* Except for programmes that establish other admission requirements.

 

Documents Required

• ID document (ID Card / Citizen Card / Passport) (mandatory);
• Graduation Certificate from a higher education programme (mandatory);
  - In the 2nd phase and subsequent phases of applications, if you have already graduated but are unable to produce the Graduation Certificate, then you must submit a written statement indicating the date you graduated and the final grade you are expected to achieve. You are still be required to provide the Graduation Certificate before enrollment;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1);
• Certificate listing all the Higher Education courses completed, their duration (semester/year) and number of credit units/ECTS (required); If you cannot obtain a certificate containing this information, you should add a list of courses completed, providing the information requested (mandatory);
  - You are still be required to provide the Certificate before enrollment;
  - UP students are only required to scan and attach the “Percurso Académico” information;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1);
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Information regarding your Advisor (optional);
• Letters of Recomendation (optional) (2);
• Photo ("passport style" in color, preferably with a neutral background, 200 pixels tall by 140 pixels wide, JPG format, average quality or higher in the JPG compression algorithm) (optional).

(1) Notes for Applicants from foreign higher education:
For qualifications obtained abroad you will be required to produce an original document in either Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, duly signed and certified by the respective institution’s highest academic body.
If the document is not translated into one of the above mentioned languages then it must be authenticated by the official education authorities of the respective country and recognized by the Portuguese consular or diplomatic authorities. Alternatively, it must hold the Apostille of the Hague Convention. The same should happen with regard to translations of documents whose original language is not Spanish, French or English.

In addition to these, you may be required to produce other documents depending on the programme you are applying to (information available in the application process).

Candidates will only be allowed to enroll after producing all required documents.

 

Fees

The applicant is required to pay a 55 euro non-refundable fee.

N.B.:
- As soon as the application deadline has passed, all applicants whose fees have not been paid will be excluded.
- Applicants excluded or not placed (alternate) in a phase and wish to apply for another phase must submit a new application and pay the corresponding fees.

 

Procedures

Procedure for submission of application

1. Choose the intended programme and access regime (Applications to Programmes).
2. Select "Submit application". If you are already a student at FEUP you will have to validate using your student username and password. If not a student at FEUP you will be asked to complete an application form. The credentials (username and password) will be sent to the email address you specify on that form.
3. Fill out the application form and attach the requested documents. Note: Fields in red are required.
4. Submit the application. If an error is detected (eg. required fields left blank), the system sends an alert message.
   If the information is submitted successfully you should review all data entered and either confirm or edit the data.
5. After confirming your submission you will receive information regarding the payment of the respective fees (NB: It may take a while to create ATM-references).
   Payment made from abroad should be done through bank transfer using the information contained in the attached document, expenditure on account of the payer.
   You must then send proof of transfer to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt. The following data must be present:
   - Name, address, country, tax identification number.
   Note: After the deadline for submitting applications has passed anyone whose tuition fees have not been paid will be excluded from the process.
6. If you’ve encountered any problems while submitting your application you must report them to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt until the day after the submission deadline.

Procedure for consulting the status of your application

1. Log in at the site using username and password that you used in your application;
2. Click on your name;
3. In the options that appear on the right side of page select "Applications”.

Procedure to request recognitions

1. In the application form in the field "You want to make a request for recognitions", select "Yes" and submit.
2. In the options on the right side of page in Reconhecimentos select "Criar/Editar" and insert the request.

Procedure for completion of the registration

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

 

Applicable Legislation

• Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March – Approves the legal framework for Higher Education Degrees and Diplomas; altered by:
  • Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June
     
• General Regulations for University of Porto's Third Cycle Programmes