TARGET APPLICANTS

International students are those as described in the article 3.º of Decree-Law n.º 36/2014, of 10th March, in its current wording and article 1.º of the Regulation n.º 664/2018, of 16th October. Applicants that do not satisfy the above mentioned regulation cannot apply through the special admission for international students.

The international students that may apply for enrolment in the MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences are:

1. Holders of any academic qualification, which may grant them the ability to apply for higher education such as a certificate or a diploma that was issued by a legal authority that confirms that they have the right to apply and enter in a higher education degree in the country it was awarded.
2. Holders of a Portuguese secondary education certificate or legally equivalent qualification.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. A Secondary School Diploma, which includes Biology and Chemistry subjects.
2. Knowledge of Portuguese language. If necessary, the jury may test the speaking skills by videoconference or online. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates will be ranked by the highest score according to the following formula:
Application grade = 50% ES + 50% PI
Where:
ES - secondary education qualification (or equivalent)
PI - entrance specific examinations in Biology-Geology and Physical-Chemistry (or equivalent national examination).

Once the formula has been applied, only candidates with an individual classification equal to or higher than 140 (after converting the scale to 0-200) will be admitted.

In the case of a tie, the following criteria shall apply, successively:

1. Better classification of entrance specific examinations;
2. Better rating of secondary education qualification (or equivalent).

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 * 200/1000

After the conversion of the ENEM grades, only applicants with individual grades equal to or higher than 95 (475 in ENEM), in each the following areas of knowledge, will be accepted:
- Natural Sciences and their Technologies:
- Writing.
The classification of the entrance specific examinations corresponds to the arithmetic average of the classification obtained in the two areas of knowledge.

Applicants who are applying with other examinations:
Must have taken exams in the area of ​​Biology and Chemistry (and Writing in case of candidates from Brazil) with individual grades equal to or higher than the following limits: 95 points (on a scale from 0 to 200).

Both, the areas and the classification, must be expressly documented. In other words, the candidate must expressly prove the areas of the exams as well as the grades obtained (which cannot be less than 95 points).

REQUIERED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION 

1. Identification document (Identity Card/Passport) or  declaration containing the identification data.
2. Declaration stating that you are covered by the international student status.
3. Document proving that you have knowledge of the Portuguese language (such as a Diploma awarded by a competent authority or a declaration of honour signed by yourself).
4. Supporting document(s) regarding the specific examinations [national examinations, homologous examinations, ENEM).
5. Diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority attesting to the successful completion of a secondary education programme, preferably with indication of the final average.
6. Descriptive certificate of the subjects that make up the secondary education programme.
7. Declaration acknowledging that the Secondary School Diploma that you hold fulfils all requisites needed to apply for similar courses of the Official Higher Education System in the country it was issued, or a certificate of equivalence to the Portuguese Secondary School Diploma issued by a Portuguese official competent authority.

Foreign documents or documents which have been issued abroad must be validated by the official Educational Service of the country in which they were awarded and certified 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. All documents that are not in Portuguese, Spanish, French or English language have to be translated into Portuguese.

The supporting document regarding ENEM results does not need to be certified since this information is confirmed by INEP.

NOTE: Additionally, may other documents be requested during the process analysis.

TUITION FEES 

International Students (Regular): 4.500,00 euros
International Students (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries): 2.475,00 euros

NON REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE

100,00 euros
The non-payment of fees in due time results in the rejection of the application.
In order to pay the fees, the candidate must access the "Current Account", click on the symbol and choose the payment method (MB Way, MULTIBANK Reference, Bank Card).

LEGISLATION

-  Decree-Law n.º 62/2018, of 6th August – Regulates the international student status (in Portuguese only).
- Decree-Law n.º 20/2025, of 18th March (in Portuguese only).
-  Regulation for the Application of the International Students Statute of the University of Porto.