Admission - 2nd cycle of studies admission - 2023/2024

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

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

Description

From the academic year 2021/2022 onward, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto extended its offer of 2^nd cycle studies with nine additional masters, which result from the adaptation of integrated masters pursuant to Decree-Law No. 65/2018, of 16^th August.

For information purposes only, we distinguish the 2^nd cycle studies between Stand-alone Masters and Continuity Masters (the ones resulting from the above-mentioned adaptation of Integrated Masters), since there are some differences in terms of applicants, ranking criteria and documents required.

Therefore, depending on the master(s) (2^nd cycle studies) you wish to apply for, you should carefully read the information below regarding Stand-alone Masters and/or Continuity Masters.


Tuition fees:

Information on tuition fees for 2023/2024 available here.

Applicants

Applicants for Stand-alone Masters

The following may apply for a cycle of studies leading to a Master's degree:

a) Holders of a Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a foreign higher education degree awarded after a first cycle of studies structured in accordance with the Bologna Process by a State that implemented this process;
c) Holders of a foreign higher education degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of a Bachelor's degree by the statutory competent scientific body.
d) Those with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized as attesting to their ability to carry out the cycle of studies by the statutory competent scientific body.

Please see information for each cycle of studies.

Applicants for Continuity Masters

Applicants who comply with the prior training requirements set out for each Continuity Master shall be admitted to the competition (see information for each cycle of studies).

The following may apply for a Continuity Master at FEUP:

1. Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in the area of Engineering or a similar area deemed appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the Cycle of Studies;
2. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in the area of Engineering or a similar area deemed appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the Cycle of Studies conferred following a first cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a country adhering to this Process;
3. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in the area of Engineering or a similar area considered appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the Cycle of Studies with a minimum duration of 3 academic years;
4. Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum in the area of Engineering or similar area deemed appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the cycle of studies, including:

1. Applicants with the first 3 full years of a cycle of studies carried out in a country not adhering to the Bologna Process;
2. Applicants whose conclusion of a Bachelor's degree is pending the bureaucratic closure of an international mobility process, whatever their original Higher Education Institution (IES - Instituição de Ensino Superior);
3. "Final-year students" who have reasonable expectations of obtaining the Bachelor's degree by the end of the enrolment deadline of their application phase, regardless of their IES of origin. These applicants lose their right to their place within the competition in question, if they are not able to register within the deadline; (See below "Notes for Continuing Masters")
4. Applicants who, not being covered by paragraphs a), b) or c), explicitly wish to request FEUP's statutorily competent scientific body to certify their capacity to carry out the Cycle of Studies to which they apply. These applicants must previously submit the said request at the Academic Services of FEUP using this template.

 

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Master in Bioengineering	1	2
	2	3
	3	10
Master in Biomedical Engineering	1	5
	2	5
	3	22
Master in Chemical Engineering	1	25
	2	24
	3	15
Master in Civil Engineering	1	15
	2	17
	3	17
Master in Civil Engineering Structures	1	12
	2	14
	3	16
Master in Computer Vision	1	3
	2	4
	3	5
Master in Data Science and Engineering	1	10
	2	10
	3	10
Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering	1	9
	2	18
	3	6
Master in Environmental Engineering	1	4
	2	5
	3	9
Master in Industrial Engineering and Management	1	1
	3	7
Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering	1	7
	2	10
	3	11
Master in Information Science	1	5
	2	6
	3	16
Master in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship	1	22
	2	17
	3	12
Master in Integrated Building Design and Construction	1	20
	2	19
	3	17
Master in Materials Engineering	1	5
	2	9
	3	14
Master in Mechanical Engineering	1	7
	2	7
	3	23
Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering	1	8
	2	12
	3	18
Master in Multimedia	1	20
	2	25
	3	38
Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering	1	20
	2	32
	3	39
Master in Services Engineering and Management	1	11
	2	18
	3	23
Master in Software Engineering	1	10
	2	17
	3	20
Master in Spatial Planning and Urban Project	1	20
	2	26
	3	24
Master in Urban Mobility Management	1	15

Places available for Stand-alone Masters	Total Places	Places 1st Phase	Places 2nd Phase	Places 3rd Phase
Master in Information Science (MCI)	25	5	6	16
Master in Biomedical Engineering (MEB)	30	5	5	22
Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering (M.EMG)	20	8	12	18
Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering (MESHO)	50*	20*	32*	39*
Master in Services Engineering and Management (MESG)	32	11	18	23
Master in Software Engineering (MESW)	35	10	17	20
Master in Data Science and Engineering (MECD)	30	10	10	10
Master in Civil Engineering Structures (MESTEC)	25	12	14	16
Master in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (MIET)	27	22	17	12
Master in Multimedia (MM)	60	20	25	38
Master in Spatial Planning and Urban Project (MPPU)	40	20	26	24
Master in Sustainable Design, Construction and Management of the Built Environment (MBUILD)*	25	25	N/A	N/A
Master in Integrated Building Design and Construction (MPRINCE)	30	20	19	17
Master in Computer Vision (MVCOMP)	7	3	4	5

* Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering - Out of the 20 places available in the 1^st phase, 10 are for holders of a CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) in OSH (Occupational Safety and Hygiene). Out of the 20 places initially available in the 2^nd phase, 5 are for holders of a CPC in OSH. Out of the 10 places initially available in the 3^rd phase, 5 are for holders of a CPC in OSH.

* Master in Sustainable Design, Construction and Management of the Built Environment -  the ongoing application procedure (here - to be announced soon).

- The minimum number of students for each Stand-alone Master is available on the information for each cycle of studies.

- Any leftover places from each phase will be added to the places available for the following phase.
- The number of places available for the 2^nd phase has been updated and it already includes leftover places from the previous phase.

Cycles of studies that have no occurrance in 2023/24:

• Master in Computational Mechanics
• Master in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 
• Master in Urban Mobility Management

 

Places available for Continuity Masters	Total Places	Places 1st Phase	Places 2nd Phase	Places 3rd Phase
Master in Bioengineering (M.BIO)	15	2	3	10
Master in Environmental Engineering (M.EA)	15	4	5	9
Master in Civil Engineering (M.EC)	30	15	17	17
Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering (M.EEC)	30	9	18	6
Master in Industrial Engineering and Management (M.EGI)	8	1	0	7
Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering (M.EIC)	25	7	10	11
Master in Mechanical Engineering (M.EM)*	35	7	7	23
Master in Materials Engineering (M.EMAT)	15	5	9	14
Master in Chemical Engineering (M.EQ)	30	25	24	15

* Master in Mechanical Engineering - The available places will be equally distributed among the different specialisations of the Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. 

- Any leftover places from each phase will be added to the places available for the following phase.
- The number of places available for the 2^nd phase has been updated and it already includes leftover places from the previous phase.

Applications

Deadlines

Deadlines for Application

	1st Phase	2nd Phase	3rd Phase
Submission of applications	From January 16th to February 23rd 2023	From February 24th to April 27th 2023	From April 28th to August 08th 2023
Posting of provisional results	March 10th 2023	May 17th 2023	N/A
Prior hearing	From March 13th to 24th 2023	From May 18th to 31st 2023	N/A
Posting of final results	March 30th 2023	June 07th 2023	September 04th 2023
Submission of complaints	From March 31st to April 21st 2023	From June 09th to 29th 2023	From September 05th to 25th 2023
Publication of decision about complaints	April 28th 2023	July 06th 2023	October 03rd 2023
Online enrolment	From April 04th to 12th 2023	From June 13rd to July 21st 2023	From September 06th to 18th 2023
Admission of non-placed applicants*	From April 18th to May 02nd 2023	From July 25th to August 02nd 2023	From September 20th to October 02nd 2023
Publication of leftover places	May 10th 2023	August 04th 2023	N/A
Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience	On application and on enrolment	On application and on enrolment	On application and on enrolment
Publication of credit transfer results	Up to 15 working days after the end of the enrolment period or the end of the credit transfer process	Up to 15 working days after the end of the enrolment period or the end of the credit transfer process	Up to 15 working days after the end of the enrolment period or the end of the credit transfer process
Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process	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	Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results

*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.

International students who need to obtain a residence visa for study purposes must carefully check the deadlines of each application phase (namely: posting of the results, enrolment and beginning of the academic year) and make sure that they have enough time to ensure all the necessary procedures.

Ranking Criteria

Ranking Criteria for Stand-alone Masters

The ranking criteria are defined per cycle of studies (see information for each cycle of studies).
Some cycles of studies or application phases may have minimum requirements for admission, such as a ranking grade equal to, or higher than, a specific value out of 200.
Ranking grade: the result obtained by using the calculation formula provided for in the ranking criteria.

Ranking Criteria for Continuity Masters

The ranking criteria are defined per cycle of studies (see information for each cycle of studies).
Some Continuity Masters may have a minimum Final Grade* for applicants to be admitted to the cycle of studies.

*Final Grade (CF - Classificação Final): weighted average of the ranking components.



Note: For the cycles of studies that have an interview as ranking criteria, the scheduling of the interview will be done by e-mail sent to the e-mail address indicated in the application.

 

Documents Required

Documents Required for application to Stand-alone Masters

• ID document (Citizen Card /ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (Mandatory)
• Graduation certificate regarding a higher education degree (Mandatory)*
  - In the 3^rd phase for application, if you have already graduated but do not have the corresponding certificate yet, you must submit a declaration indicating the completion date and the final grade you expect to obtain, and your enrolment will be subject to the presentation of the corresponding certificate within the deadlines indicated.
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below
• Certificate (Transcript) 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)*
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below
• Curriculum vitae (Mandatory)
• Letters of recommendation
• Photo (Optional)

Notes for Stand-alone Masters:
1 – In the 1^st and 2^nd phase, only applicants who provide official documents attesting that they have the necessary qualifications to apply will be admitted.

2 – In the 3^rd phase, applicants who have completed or are expected to complete the cycle of studies by the end of the application deadline will be accepted for ranking (Except for cycles of studies which have other admission conditions to operate.). If applicants do not have a graduation certificate yet, they must present a declaration of honour stating that they have completed the necessary qualifications to apply. In this case, candidates must mandatorily submit an official certificate of curricular units. Enrolment will be subject to the presentation of the official documents attesting their graduation.

3 - In addition to these, you may be required to present other documents depending on the cycle of studies you are applying for (information available in the application process).

*U.Porto students can scan and attach the information included in their “Percurso Académico” (Academic Path).

Documents Required for application to Continuity Masters

• ID document (Citizen Card /ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (Mandatory)
• Graduation certificate regarding a higher education degree*. “Final-year students” must fill-in and submit this declaration. (Mandatory)
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Certificate of the curricular units of the higher education institution with indication of the regime (semester or annual), number of credit units/ECTS and classification with indication of the scale and minimum classification for approval. (Mandatory)*
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Curriculum vitae (in accordance with this template) (Mandatory)
• Letter of motivation (in accordance with this template) or Mini-presentation (document with a public link to a WMV/WMA or MP4 format file with a maximum duration of 3 minutes). (Only for cycles of studies that value the extracurricular skills)

Notes for Continuity Masters:
1 - Only applicants who provide official documents attesting that they have the necessary qualifications to apply will be admitted.

2 - Candidates who apply as "Final-year students" must, in order to enroll within the established deadlines for their respective phase, present the official documents attesting to their graduation.

3 - In addition to these, you may be required to present other documents depending on the cycle of studies you are applying for (information available in the application process).

*U.Porto students can scan and attach the information included in their “Percurso Académico” (Academic Path).

(1) Notes for applicants from foreign higher education:

If the original certificates were not issued in Portuguese, Spanish, French or English, applicants must mandatorily submit the original documents along with the corresponding official/certified translation into one of the above-mentioned languages.

Fees

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

Procedure for payment:

With 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.

With PayPal
PayPal must only be used by foreign applicants who do not have a bank account in Portugal and exclusively to pay the application fee.
To make the transaction with PayPal we suggest that you use Google Chrome as your browser.
1. Click on the button next to the application fee.
2. Choosing this option will connect to the PayPal website to make the payment.
Note: PayPal payment can only be used for the application fee and payments via PayPal for any other type of fees or tuition fees shall not be accepted.

By bank transfer
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).

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.
- Applicants who have been excluded or not admitted (non-placed applicants) in one phase, and who 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 cycle of studies/course and access regime (Applications).
2. Select "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 to request a letter of acceptance

The letter of acceptance is only issued upon request by an applicant who has been admitted to the cycle of studies they applied for. The letter must be requested by sending an e-mail to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt after the deadlines for posting of the results indicated for each application phase and no later than the beginning of the enrolment period of the phase of admission.

Procedure for online 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. 74/2006, of 24^th March – Approval of the legal framework for higher education degrees and diplomas; amended and republished by:
• Decree-Law No. 65/2018, of 16th August

• General regulation for second-cycle studies of the University of Porto