Change of pair institution/cycle of studies - 2016/2017
Applicants
Note: The information on this page is provisional and awaiting approval.
1 – The following may request the change of institution/course pairing:
a) Students who have been enrolled and registered in another institution/course pairing but have not graduated;
b) Students who have done the secondary school national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations required for that specific pairing, in that year, within the general access regime;
c) Students who have obtained in those examinations at least the minimum grade required by the higher education institution, in that year, within the general access regime.
2 – The change of institution/course pairing regime also applies to students who have been enrolled and registered in a foreign higher education institution in a cycle of studies recognised as higher education by the laws of that country, but who have not graduated.
3 – The change of institution/course pairing is not allowed from a vocational senior technician course, or foreign course at a corresponding level, to first degree cycles of studies or integrated master cycles.
The following may also request the change of institution/course pairing:
- Students who hold a foreign secondary education certificate that is legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, with similar examinations (application of Article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of 25th September, as amended by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of 30th May, and with Resolution No. 973/2015, of 29th May (legislation only available in Portuguese).
- Students who have been admitted to FEUP via the examinations for applicants over 23 years old and who fulfil the prior qualifications required.
- Students who have been admitted to higher education for holding a technological specialization certificate and who fulfil the prior qualifications required, provided there is a CET protocol between the cycle of studies at FEUP and the institution where the certificate has been obtained.
- Students who have been admitted to higher education for holding a vocational senior technician certificate and who fulfil the prior qualifications required.
- International students who have been admitted to FEUP via Special Applications - International Students and who fulfil the prior qualifications required.
Notes:
1 – Change of institution/course pairing is the act by which a student enrols and/or registers in an institution/course pairing different from the one(s) in which they were registered in previous academic years.
2 – The change of institution/course pairing can take place regardless of whether there has been an interruption of enrolment and registration in a higher education institution.
Tuition fees:
Numerus Clausus
| Cycle of Studies | Places | ||||
| Total | 1st Phase | 2nd Phase | |||
|
M1 |
MO |
M1 |
MO |
MO |
|
| Licenciatura in Engineering Science - Mining and Geo-Environment Engineering | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Master in Bioengineering | 6 | 15* | 6 | --- | 15* |
| Master in Civil Engineering | 0 | 25+5** | 0 | 7+5** | 25+5** |
| Master in Environmental Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering | 3 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| Master in Engineering and Industrial Management | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | --- |
| Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering | 10 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| Master in Mechanical Engineering | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ----- |
| Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Master in Chemical Engineering | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
M1 - Change of institution/course pairing for 1st year (recognition to less than 30 ECTS)
MO - Change of institution/course pairing others - remaining curricular years (recognition to 30 ECTS or more)
* These places are exclusively for students who complete the undergraduate cycle of studies in Bioengineering at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and who will be admitted to year 3 of the Master in Bioengineering at FEUP (under a protocol established between FEUP and UTAD). These students will be distributed amongst the three branches of the MIB, in accordance with the rules applicable to FEUP/ICBAS students who attended the first two years of this cycle of studies.
In case some of the 15 places are not filled, the leftover places will remain unfilled.
** 5 places are for students from the École des Ponts ParisTech, under a Double Degree Agreement.
Notes:
1 - In the 1st phase, only part of the places will be made available. The remaining places and those which are not filled during the 1st phase will be available for the 2nd phase.
The number of places available for the 2nd phase has been updated and it already includes leftover places from the 1st phase.
2 - For the Master in Engineering and Industrial Management (MIEGI) and the Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) there is only one phase for applications, which follows the rules for the 2nd phase.
Applications
Deadlines
| Change of institution/course pairing - Others (1st Phase) - except MIEGI and MIEM | |
| Until 30th April 2016 | Submission of applications |
| 20th May 2016 | Posting of provisional results |
| 23rd May to 6th June 2016 | Prior hearing |
| 13th June 2016 | Posting of final results |
| 13th to 28th June 2016 | Submission of complaints |
| Until 12th July 2016 | Publication of decision about complaints |
| 20th to 27th June 2016 | Enrolment |
| Until 8th July 2016 | Admission of non-placed applicants |
| Until 27th June 2016 | Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience |
| Until 18th July 2016 | 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 |
| Change of institution/course pairing - Others (2nd Phase) - except MIEGI and MIEM | |
| 1st May to 8th August 2016 | Submission of applications |
| 5th September 2016 | Posting of provisional results |
| 6th to 19th September | Prior hearing |
| 23rd September 2016 | Posting of final results |
| 23rd September to 7th October 2016 | Submission of complaints |
| Until 21st October 2016 | Publication of decision about complaints |
| 27th to 30th September 2016 | Enrolment |
| Until 14th October 2016 | Admission of non-placed applicants |
| Until 30th September 2016 | Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience |
| Until 24th October 2016 | 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 |
| Change of institution/course pairing - 1st year (single phase) Change of institution/course pairing - 1st year and Others for MIEGI and MIEM (single phase) |
|
| Until 8th August 2016 | Submission of applications |
| 5th September 2016 | Posting of provisional results |
| 6th to 19th September 2016 | Prior hearing |
| 23rd September 2016 | Posting of final results |
| 23rd September to 7th October 2016 | Submission of complaints |
| Until 21st October 2016 | Publication of decision about complaints |
| 27th to 30th September 2016 | Enrolment |
| Until 14th October 2016 | Admission of non-placed applicants |
| Until 30th September 2016 | Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience |
| Until 24th October 2016 | 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 |
Pre-requirement of Qualification
- Having done the entrance examinations (or “equivalent”) required for the cycle of studies students are applying for (see table).
- In their application for higher education, having obtained on the entrance examinations (or equivalent national examination) grades equal to, or higher than, the legally established limits:
a. Minimum grade on the entrance examinations: 95 points (on a scale from 0 to 200);
b. Minimum application grade: 100 points (on a scale from 0 to 200). - Having obtained on the entrance examinations (or equivalent national examination) grades equal to, or higher than, the minimum limits established by the direction of the cycle of studies they are applying for (if any minimum limits have been established).
For the Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM), applicants must have had at least 140 points (on a scale from 0 to 200) in the Mathematics A secondary education examination.
For the Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM), applicants must have recognition to at least 30 ECTS.
Note: In the case of students who have been admitted to FEUP via Special Applications - International Students, ENEM examinations will also be accepted.
| Cycle of Studies | Entrance examinations (2016/2017) |
| Licenciatura in Engineering Sciences - Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering | One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Mathematics A or 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Bioengineering | One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Mathematics A or 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Civil Engineering | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Environmental Engineering | One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Mathematics A or 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Engineering and Industrial Management | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering | One of the following sets: 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A or 19 Mathematics A 18 Portuguese |
| Master in Mechanical Engineering | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematicsn A |
| Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
| Master in Chemical Engineering | 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A |
Ranking Criteria
- Applicants will be ranked according to their academic path grade, or CPA, (on a scale from 0 to 200) weighing the entrance examinations required at the time of the application to access the cycle of studies they are applying for (available on their ENES file), as well as any credit transfer regarding curricular units completed in the cycle of studies of origin.
- Upon application, applicants must provide a copy of their ENES file (or “equivalent” declaration) containing the necessary information to enable the calculation or attribution of their CPA by the Jury for Assessment of Applications.
- In the 1st phase, only applicants with a CPA equal to, or higher than, 140 points (on a scale from 0 to 200) will be admitted, and the remaining will be excluded.
- For the Master in Bioengineering, there are additional criteria.
- For the Master in Engineering and Industrial Management, only applicants with an academic path grade (CPA) equal to, or higher than, 140 points (on a scale from 0 to 200) will be admitted.
Calculation of the Academic Path Grade (CPA):
A - Grade “equivalent” to the higher education access grade (on a scale from 0 to 200), taking into consideration the specific examinations currently required for the cycle of studies they are applying for;
C12 - Grade of the 10th/12th school year;
CE1 – Grade of the 1st entrance examination;
CE2 - Grade of the 2nd entrance examination.
Note: In the case of students who have been admitted to FEUP via Special Applications - International Students, ENEM examinations will also be accepted, and for grade A (on a scale from 0 to 200) the grade set in section “Applicants who are applying with ENEM examinations”, below, will be considered.
B - Average grade of the curricular units that are relevant to the cycle of studies the student is applying for (curricular units regarding which credits will be transferred);
Ni - Number of ECTS previously accumulated (number of ECTS that will be transferred to the student) in areas of the cycle of studies the student is applying for;
Ci - Grade of each curricular unit regarding which credits will be transferred;
TOT - Total number of ECTS credits of the cycle of studies the student is applying for.
Therefore, the university path has a weight proportional to the number of ECTS previously accumulated in areas of the cycle of studies the student is applying for (up to a maximum of 50%), with the remaining weight being attributed to the pre-university path.
Applicants who are applying with ENEM examinations:
In the case of applicants who have been admitted to FEUP via Special Applications - International Students and who are applying with ENEM examinations, in order to calculate portion A (Grade “equivalent” to the higher education access grade) the weighted average will be used in accordance with the following table and corresponding formula:
| Fields of knowledge of the ENEM | Weighting |
| Ciências Humanas e suas Tecnologias (CHT) | 5% |
| Ciências da Natureza e suas tecnologias (CNT) | 40% |
| Linguagens, Códigos e suas tecnologia (LCT) | 5% |
| Matemática e suas tecnologias (MT) | 45% |
| Redação (R) | 5% |
Grade = (CHT*weighting + CNT*weighting + LCT*weighting + MT*weighting + R*weighting)/100
Conversion to a scale from 0 to 200 (Portuguese grading scale) according to the following formula:
Grade A = Grade*200/1000
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 (on a scale from 0 to 200).
Documents Required
The following documents must be submitted:1.ID document (ID Card / Citizen Card / Passport) (mandatory);
2.Applicants from national higher education must submit their higher education application history, in the form of an ENES (secondary school national examinations) file or equivalent, containing the grade of the 10th/12th school year and the grades of the specific subjects or equivalent national examinations (*) (mandatory);
3.Certificate of the higher education institution listing the curricular units in which you got a passing grade, indicating the regime (semester/year) and the number of credit units/ECTS (**) (mandatory);
4.Certificate/declaration issued by the last higher education institution you registered at, stating that you are not time-barred in the academic year for which the application is being submitted. If you cannot obtain this certificate/declaration, you must issue a declaration of honour to that effect, however the enrolment will be conditional until you present the certificate (mandatory);
5. Declaration of honour as you will not complete the cycle of studies before the end of the applications deadline (mandatory);
6.Photo (passport-size colour photo, preferably with a neutral background; 200 pixels height x 140 pixels width; JPEG format; medium or high quality of the JPEG compression algorithm) (optional).
Placed applicants who have any pending document in their application process will only be able to enrol after they deliver/send the said document.
(*)
Applicants who hold a foreign secondary education certificate that is legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, as set out in Ministerial Orders No. 224/2006, of 8th March, and No. 699/2006, of 12th July, must provide a supporting document attesting that they have completed secondary education with the said grade (1). Applicants who hold other foreign secondary education certificates legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education must provide certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education issued by a national competent authority (2).
They must also submit supporting document(s) regarding the specific examinations (or equivalent national examinations) authenticated by the official education services of the corresponding country (1).
(**)
- UP students are only required to scan and attach the information included in their “Percurso Académico” (Academic Pathway);
- If you have not obtained a passing grade in any curricular units, you must present a higher education registration certificate;
- Applicants who have been enrolled and registered in a foreign higher education institution in a cycle of studies recognised as higher education by the laws of that country must also submit a declaration, issued by a competent authority, regarding the recognition of the higher education institution and of the course which confers a higher education degree.
(1) Documents must be authenticated by consular offices or embassies of Portugal located in the country where the qualification was obtained, or by consular offices or embassies in Portugal of the foreign countries where the qualification was obtained, or hold the Hague Apostille, for countries that acceded to the Hague Convention. The same applies to the translations (mandatory) of documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English.
(2) You can find more information about this procedure (only available in Portuguese) at the following websites:
http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/ConcursoNacionalPublico/ProvasdeIngresso/20_Cursos+equivalentes.htm
http://www.dge.mec.pt/equivalencias-estrangeiras
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. If you click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account), you will see the reference generated.
Payments from abroad must be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.
Notes:
- After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
- Applicants who have been excluded or not placed in the 1st phase, and who wish to apply for the 2nd phase, must submit a new application and pay the corresponding fees.
Credit transfer request/recognition is subject to the payment of the following non-refundable fees (see the UP table of fees):
- Recognition/credit transfer request regarding prior training (except in readmission processes when the said training has been done as a student of the cycle of studies they are applying for): 50 euros;
- Sole credit transfer request of single curricular units of the cycle of studies the student is applying for (regarding any applications/regime, including readmissions): 25 euros;
- Recognition/credit transfer request regarding work experience: 200 euros;
- Reassessment of the credit transfer process (including readmissions): 80 euros.
Procedures
Procedure for submission of application
- Choose the intended cycle of studies/course and access regime (Applications).
- Select "Apresentar a 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.
- Fill in the application form and attach the requested documents. Please note that fields in red are mandatory.
- 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. - After confirmation of your application submission you will receive information regarding the payment of the corresponding fee (Note: It may take a while to generate ATM references).
Payments from abroad must 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, with the following data:
- Name, address, country, tax identification number.
Note: After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright. - 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
- Log into the information system with the username and password that you used in your application;
- Click on your name;
- In the options that appear on the right hand side of the page, select "Candidaturas de Ingresso" (Applications).
Procedure to request credit transfer/recognition
- In the field "You want to make a request for recognition" of the application form, select "Yes".
- After submitting your application, in the options on the right hand side of the page, under "Reconhecimentos" (Credit transfer), select "Criar/Editar" (Create/Edit) and enter the request.
- The credit transfer request will only be processed after the payment of the corresponding fees (see the UP table of fees).
Note: If, when applying, students do not declare a curricular unit completed before their application to FEUP and do not request the corresponding credit transfer, they will not be able to request credit transfer at any later time.
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.
Ministerial Order No. 181-D/2015, of 19th June – Approves the Regulation concerning the readmission regime and the change of institution/course pairing regime in higher education
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