Special Contest - International Student - 2022/2023

• Programmes/Cycle of Studies
• Applicants
• Prerequisites
• 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

Note: Provisional information. Approval pending.

Application for enrolment and registration in first cycle studies is open to international students*:

a) Holders of a qualification that gives access to higher education, understood as any diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority attesting the approval of a secondary education programme in that country that gives them the right to apply and be admitted to a higher education institution in the country where it was awarded;

b) Holders of a Portuguese secondary education certificate or legally equivalent qualification.

* Note:
International students are those indicated in Article 3 of Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of 6^th August (only available in Portuguese), and in Article 1 of the Regulation No. 664/2018, of 16th October - Implementing regulation of the international student status at the University of Porto. Applicants who are not considered international students, in accordance with the said legislation, cannot apply under this regime.


Tuition fees:

Information on tuition fees for 2022/2023 available soon.

Prerequisites

FEUP does not require prerequisites to access its study cycles.

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Bachelor in Bioengineering	1	8
	2	6
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering	1	10
	2	12
Bachelor in Civil Engineering	1	35
	2	48
Bachelor in Electrical and Computer Engineering	1	7
	2	34
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering	1	10
	2	12
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management	1	10
	2	13
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering	1	20
	2	20
Bachelor in Materials Engineering	1	5
	2	8
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering	1	15
	2	13
Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering	1	4
	2	6

Cycle of Studies	Total places available	1st Phase	2nd Phase
Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering (L.EMG)	6	4	6
Bachelor in Bioengineering (L.BIO)	10	8	6
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (L.EC)	50	35	48
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering (L.EA)	12	10	12
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management (L.EGI)	14	10	13
Bachelor in Electrical and Computers Engineering (L.EEC)	37	7	34
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering (L.EIC)	28	20	20
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (L.EM)	20	15	13
Bachelor in Materials Engineering (L.EMAT)	8	5	8
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (L.EQ)	14	10	12

Applications

Deadlines

1st Phase	2nd Phase
From 17th January to 21st February 2022	From 22nd February to 27th April 2022	Submission of applications
10th March 2022	17th May 2022	Posting of provisional results
From 11th to 24th July 2022	From 18th to 31st May 2022	Prior hearing
31st March 2022	07th June 2022	Posting of final results
From 1st to 22nd April 2022	From 08th June to 01st July 2022	Submission of complaints
29th April 2022	08th July 2022	Publication of decision about complaints
From 06th to 14th April 2022	From 13th to 22nd June 2022	Enrolment (online)
From 20th April to 4th May 2022	From 27th June to 08th July 2022	Admission of non-placed applicants*
Until 14th April 2022	Until 22nd June 2022	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 5th May 2022	Until 13rd Jully 2022	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the 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

1. Knowledge of the language in which the cycle of studies will be taught (Portuguese) assessed through the presentation of a supporting document.

2. The entrance examinations accepted are:

- National entrance examinations required for each cycle of studies (see below);

- Entrance examinations considered to be homologous to the national examinations, in accordance with Article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of 25^th September, as amended by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of 30^th May, in Resolution No. 524/2020, of 28^th April, and in Resolution No. 586/2018, of 11^th May (legislation only available in Portuguese).

- Brazilian National Secondary Education Examination (ENEM) taken in Brazil in 2018 and subsequent years in the areas required for each cycle of studies.

Applicants who are applying with ENEM examinations:

The ENEM grades will be converted to a scale from 0 to 200 (Portuguese grading scale) according to the following formula:

Final grade = ENEM grade x 200/1000

After the conversion of the ENEM grades, only applicants with individual grades equal to or higher than 120 (600 in ENEM) for Mathematics and its Technologies (MT), 120 (600 in ENEM) for Natural Sciences and their Technologies (CNT) and 95 (475 in ENEM) for each of the three remaining fields of knowledge of the ENEM will be admitted.

Applicants who are applying with other examinations:

Must have obtained a minimum grade of 95 points (on a scale from 0 to 200) on the entrance examinations (or equivalent national examination).

Cycle of Studies	Entrance examinations (2022/2023)
Bachelor in 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
Bachelor in Bioengineering	One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Mathematics A or 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Civil Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering	One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Mathematics A or 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Electrical and Computers Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering	One of the following sets: 07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A or 18 Portuguese 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Materials Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering	07 Physics and Chemistry 19 Mathematics A

Ranking Criteria

Applicants who are applying with ENEM examinations:

Fields of knowledge of the ENEM	Weighting
Languages, Codes and their Technologies (LCT)	5%
Human Sciences and their Technologies (CHT)	5%
Natural Sciences and their Technologies (CNT)	40%
Mathematics and its Technologies (MT)	45%
Writing (R)	5%

Grade = (LCT x weighting + CHT x weighting + CNT x weighting + MT x weighting + R x weighting)

Conversion to a scale from 0 to 200 (Portuguese grading scale) according to the following formula:

Application grade = Grade x 200/1000

Only applicants with an application grade equal to or higher than 130 points will be admitted.

For the Bachelor in Engineering and Industrial Management (L.EGI) only applicants with an application grade equal to or higher than 140 points will be admitted.

Applicants who are applying with other examinations:

The application grade, on a scale from 0 to 200, is calculated by applying the following formula, the result of which is rounded to the tenth, with one-tenth being a value of not less than 0.05:

Application grade = P1 x 0.5 + P2 x 0.5

where:

P1 and P2 - grades, on the entire scale from 0 to 200, of the final examinations corresponding to the required entrance examinations (50% each).

Only applicants with an application grade equal to or higher than 120 points will be admitted.

For the Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering (L.EIC) only applicants with an application grade equal to or higher than 130 points will be admitted.

For the Bachelor in Engineering and Industrial Management (L.EGI) only applicants with an application grade equal to or higher than 140 points will be admitted.

Tie-breaking criterion

In the event of a tie, the assessment of the letter of motivation and any letter(s) of recommendation presented in the application process will be taken into consideration.

Documents Required

• ID document (Citizen Card/ID Card/Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);
• Supporting document(s) regarding the specific examinations (national examinations, homologous examinations, ENEM) issued by the official education services of the corresponding country ⁽¹⁾ (mandatory);
• Diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority attesting to the successful completion of a secondary education programme ⁽¹⁾ (mandatory);
• A declaration issued by the official education services of the country of origin attesting that the secondary qualification they hold, obtained in that country, is sufficient there to be admitted to official higher education degrees in cycles of studies that are counterpart to those they wish to apply for ^{(1) (2)}. Alternatively, a certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education issued by a national competent authority ⁽³⁾. (mandatory);
• Supporting document attesting to the knowledge of the language in which the cycle of studies will be taught - Portuguese (document issued by a competent authority or a declaration of honour issued by the applicant) (mandatory);
• Declaration stating that you are covered by the International Student status (Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of 6^th August and Regulation No. 664/2018, of 16^th October) (mandatory);
• Declaration of honour for application to the incentive programme for foreign students of the University of Porto (optional);
• Letter of motivation (mandatory);
• Letter(s) of recommendation (optional);
• Access data to INEP (CPF and password) – Only for applicants who completed high school in BRAZIL and have the ENEM examination (Optional)
• Photo (optional).

⁽¹⁾ Documents, including in digital format, must be authenticated by consular offices or embassies of Portugal located in the country where the qualification was obtained or, for countries that acceded to the Hague Convention, hold the Hague Apostille of the country where the qualification was obtained. The same applies to the translations (mandatory) of documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English.
If the authentication with the Hague Apostille is done on a certified copy of the original document, during this process the signature(s) that appear on the original document must be certified so that the capacity of the signatory(ies) of the original document is verified and ensured.

The supporting document regarding ENEM must be authenticated. Alternatively, candidates may provide the access data to INEP, in order to validate the document. Otherwise, the results will be validated directly with INEP.

Documents can be submitted unauthenticated in the application stage. However, admitted applicants who have any pending document in their application process (e.g. unauthenticated certificates) must present the document by the end of the prior hearing and will only be able to enrol after they deliver/send the said document.

⁽²⁾ The following are not required to present this declaration:
– Holders of a Brazilian high school diploma who have done the Brazilian National Secondary Education Examination (ENEM).


⁽³⁾ For more information regarding equivalence to Portuguese secondary education, see http://www.dge.mec.pt/equivalencias-estrangeiras

Fees

Application is subject to the payment of a non-refundable fee of 100 euros.

Procedure to pay with PayPal:
1. Click on the button next to the application fee.
2. Choosing this option will connect to the PayPal website to make the payment.
To make the transaction with PayPal we suggest that you use Google Chrome as your browser.
Note: Paypal payment can only be used for the application fee. Payments via PayPal regarding any other type of fees (e.g. registration or tuition) shall not be accepted.

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 the name of the applicant, address, country, tax identification number and the purpose of the payment (application).

Notes:
- 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. 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 the Table of fees of the University of 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 (online)

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

Applicable Legislation

Decree-Law No. 36/2014, of 10^th March - Regulates the international student status referred to in Article 16(7) of Law No. 37/2003, of 22^nd August, which establishes the basis for higher education funding, amended by:

• Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of 16^th July
• Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of 6th August

Regulation No. 205/2014, of 27^th May - Implementing regulation of the international student status at the University of Porto, as amended by:

• Regulation No. 664/2018, of 16th October

Decree-Law No. 227/2005, of 28^th December – Defines the new regime for recognition of equivalence regarding foreign primary and secondary education qualifications, partially repealing Decree-Law No. 219/97, of 20^th August

Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of 25^th September - Regulates the regime for access and admission to higher education amended by:

• Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of 30^th May – Amends and republishes Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of 25^th September, which sets out the regime for access and admission to higher education

Resolution No. 974/2015, of 29^th May – Regulates the application of article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of 25^th September

Resolution No. 586/2018, of 11^th May – Application of students who have completed their secondary education abroad to Portuguese higher education institutions - 2019/2020

Resolution No. 524/2020, of 28^th April - Application of students who have completed their secondary education abroad to Portuguese higher education institutions - 2021/2022

Ministerial Order No. 224/2006, of 8^th March – Approves the comparative tables between the Portuguese education system and other education systems (Germany, Angola, Cape Verde, Russian Federation, Greece, Mexico, Mozambique, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China and Ukraine), as well as the conversion tables of the corresponding grading systems, in accordance with article 5(a) of Decree-Law No. 227/2005, of 28^th December

Ministerial Order No. 699/2006, of 12^th July - Approves the comparative tables between the Portuguese education system and other education systems (South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cuba, Denmark, Spain, United States of America, France, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Morocco, Moldavia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Switzerland, East Timor, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe), as well as the conversion tables of the corresponding grading systems regarding several countries. It repeals Order No. 27249/2004, of 9^th December.