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Note: Provisional information. Approval pending. 

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 FEUP, 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, and 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 bachelor degree cycles of studies.

 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 September 25^th, as amended by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of May 30^th, and Resolution No. 677/2024, of May 22^nd, and in the one that will be publsihed for 2025/26). 
- Applicants who have been admitted to higher education by means of the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education of those over 23 years old, governed by Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of March 21^st, amended by Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of July 16^th.
- Applicants who have been admitted to higher education for holding a technological specialization certificate.
- Applicants who have been admitted to higher education for holding a vocational senior technician certificate.
- International applicants who were admitted to higher education via the special contest for international students (see Note 3 below).

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.
3 - International students are those indicated in Article 3 of Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of August 6^th, amended by Decree-Law No. 20/2025, of March 18^th (only available in Portuguese), and in Article 1 of the Regulation No. 664/2018, of October 16th  - Implementing regulation of the international student status at the University of Porto. 


Tuition fees:
Information on tuition fees for 2025/2026.

For the admission regime change of institution/course pairing the following previous qualifications are required:

 

1. Having done the Portuguese secondary school national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations set out for the cycle of studies within the general access regime (see Table 1).

2. Having obtained in those examinations at least the minimum grade required for the cycle of studies within the general access regime (see Table 1).

 

For applicants who hold a foreign secondary education certificate that is legally equivalent to the Portuguese secondary education, the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 can be met with the examinations set out in article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25^th, as amended by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of May 30^th, in the Resolution No. 530/2023, of May 22^nd and in Resolution No. 677/2024, of 22nd May provided they have obtained in those examinations the minimum grade required (see Table 1).

 

For students who have been admitted to higher education by means of the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education of those over 23 years old, the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 can be met with the examinations taken under Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of March 21^st, that correspond to the entrance examinations set out for the cycle of studies, provided they have obtained the minimum grade required (see Table 1).

 

For international students who were admitted to higher education via the special contest for international students, the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 can be met with the specific academic qualifications required for admission to the cycle of studies via the admission regime Special Contest - International Student.

 

Table 1: Entrance examinations and minimum grades

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, as well as any credit transfer regarding curricular units completed in the cycle of studies of origin.

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 10^th/12^th school years or final grade obtained in foreign secondary education legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education (Note 1);
CE1 – Grade of the 1^st entrance examination (Note 2);
CE2 - Grade of the 2^nd entrance examination (Note 2);

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 credits previously accumulated (number of ECTS credits 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.

Note 1:

All candidates must provide proof of completion of secondary education with a classification on the scale of 100 to 200. In the case of candidates who do not provide proof of completion of secondary education, or if the same does not contain the respective final classification in the scale indicated above, item C12 will be assigned the value C12=100.

Students who hold a foreign secondary education certificate that is legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, who intend to apply Article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25^th, as amended by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of May 30^th, must present equivalence to Portuguese secondary education, except if this is stated in Ministerial Order No. 224/2006, of 8^th March or in Ministerial Order No. 699/2006, of 12^th July .

Note 2:
- In the case of candidates who have entered through the specially adapted tests designed to assess the capacity to attend higher education for those over 23 years of age, the marks obtained in the tests taken corresponding to the specific tests will be used in CE1 and CE2. If only the mathematics test (compulsory) is taken, the respective classification will be awarded to CE1 and the value 95 will be awarded to CE2.
- In the case of candidates who entered higher education through the special application contest for international student, who compete with ENEM exams, will be used, in CE1 and CE2, the marks, after conversion to the scale 0-200, obtained in Mathematics and its technologies (MT) and in Nature Sciences and its Technologies (CNT).
- In the case of candidates holding non-Portuguese courses legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, if they wish the entrance examinations to be fulfilled through the application of article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of September 25^th, in its current wording, they will have to present a certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education issued by a competent national entity, except if this is stated in Ministerial Order No. 224/2006, of 8^th March or in Ministerial Order No. 699/2006, of 12^th July .

Table 2: Minimum application grade

Cycle of Studies	Minimum application grade (on a scale from 0 to 200)
Bachelor in Bioengineering	160 points - (MPIC - 1st year)
Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering	160 points
Bachelor in Civil Engineering	100 points
Bachelor in Materials Engineering	100 points
Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering	100 points
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering	100 points
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management	160 points (MPIC - remaining curricular years)
Bachelor in Electrical and Computers Engineering	100 points
Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering	160 points
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering	140 points (MPIC - remaining curricular years)
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering	100 points

 
- For the Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (L.EM) and for the Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management (L.EGI), applicants must obtain recognition to 30 ECTS or more since there are no places available for MPIC - 1^st year.

- For the Bachelor in Bioengineering (L.BIO), applicants can only obtain recognition to less than 30 ECTS, since there are no places available for MPIC - remaining curricular units.

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).

The following documents must be submitted:

1. ID document (Citizen Card / ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);

2. Supporting document attesting completion of secondary education, containing the grade of the 10^th/12^th school year (Higher education application history or ENES file)⁽¹⁾ or a certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education, including the final average grade, issued by a national competent authority⁽²⁾ (mandatory);

3. Supporting document with the results of the Portuguese national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations required for the cycle of studies (Higher education application history or ENES file), or supporting document with the results of foreign examinations legally equivalent to Portuguese entrance examinations through the application of Article 20-A of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25^th, in its current version⁽³⁾ (mandatory);

Students who have been admitted to higher education by means of the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education of those over 23 years old, if they do not have Portuguese national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations set out for the cycle of studies, must present examinations taken under Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of March 21^st, that correspond to the entrance examinations set out for the cycle of studies, provided they have obtained the minimum grade required (see Table 1 and Note 2 of the ranking criteria).

International students who were admitted to higher education via the special contest for international students, if they do not have Portuguese national examinations that correspond to the entrance examinations set out for the cycle of studies (see Table 1), must present supporting documentation attesting they have the specific academic qualifications required for admission to the cycle of studies via the admission regime Special Contest - International Student.

4. 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⁽⁴⁾ (Obs.: The curricular units indicated in this document must be considered in the credit transfer process.) (mandatory);

5. Declaration issued by a competent entity attesting that the cycle of studies you have been registered in is set out as higher education in the legislation of the corresponding country⁽⁵⁾;

6. Certificate/declaration issued by the last higher education institution you registered in, 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);

7. Declaration of honour as you will not complete the cycle of studies before the end of the applications deadline (mandatory);

8. Photo (optional).

Notes:

(1) If applicants have been admitted via the regimes Over 23 Years Old, Technological Specialization Courses (CET) or Holders of a Vocational Senior Technician (TeSP) Certificate, if they do not have a supporting document attesting the completion of secondary education, they must submit a certificate attesting they have been admitted to higher education via one of these regimes.

(2) For more information regarding the procedure of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education, see http://www.dge.mec.pt/equivalencias-estrangeiras
If applicants do not submit a supporting document attesting the completion of secondary education, or if the said document does not include the corresponding final grade on the scale of 100 to 200, item C12 will have the value of C12=100 (out of 200).

(3) 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 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.
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 remaining documents must also be written in/translated into one of the aforementioned languages.

Obs.: 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) will only be able to enrol after they deliver/send the said document.

(4) U.Porto students can 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;
- For foreign qualifications, the certificate of the higher education institution listing the curricular units (transcript) must be authenticated in accordance with the information in Note (3) above;
- If you do not intend to request recognition/credit transfer, thereby being placed in the 1^st year, you must issue and present a declaration to that effect, along with the certificate listing the curricular units completed. If you do not present the said declaration, that implies that you intend to request credit transfer regarding the curricular units submitted during the application process.
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.

(5) One of the following declarations may be presented:
- Declaration issued by the competent entity of the country where the qualification was obtained recognising the institution as part of its higher education system;
or
- Declaration issued by DGES (Directorate-General of Higher Education) attesting the level of the foreign training for the purposes of equivalence/recognition, in accordance with the procedure set out at https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/declaracoes-naric

Admitted applicants who have any pending document in their application process will only be able to enrol after they deliver/send the said document.

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

Procedure to pay through one of the payment methods available in the current account (ATM references, MBWay or Visa or Mastercard credit card):
1. Click on the image  associated to the amount you wish to pay.
2. In the UP's payment portal you should select the payment method you want to use and proceed in accordance with the instructions of the chosen method until the payment is successfully made. 

In the case of payments made from abroad and if it is not possible to use one of the methods mentioned above, you may exceptionally make a bank transfer, with the expenses on behalf of the payer, using the data in the linked document. In this case, you should send the proof of bank transfer to tesouraria@fe.up.pt, with the following data:
- name of the payer and name of the applicant, as well as indication of the purpose of the payment (application).

Note:
- After the deadline for submission of applications, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.

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 ingresso@fe.up.pt during the application submission period or on the working day following the deadline for submission.

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).

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

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

Ministerial Order No. 181-D/2015, of June 19^th – Approves the Regulation concerning the readmission regime and the change of institution/course pairing regime in higher education, amended by:

- Ministerial Order No. 305/2016, of December 6^th
- Ministerial Order No. 249-A/2019, of August 5^th
- Ministerial Order No. 150/2020, of June 22^nd

Regulation No. 749/2019, of September 27^th - Amendment to the General Regulation for the Readmission and Change of Institution/Course Pairing Regimes of the University of Porto

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

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

Resolution No. 677/2024, of May 22^nd - Application of students who have completed their secondary education abroad to Portuguese higher education institutions.

Ministerial Order No. 224/2006, of March 8^th– 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 December 28^th

Ministerial Order No. 699/2006, of July 12^th- 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 December 9^th