TARGET STUDENTS

The following candidates are admitted to enroll in the 2nd cycle of studies leading to the Master's degree in Microbiology in Health:

1. Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent;
2. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process;
3. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognised as meeting the objectives of the bachelor's degree by the Scientific Committee of the Study Cycle;
4. Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognised as attesting to the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies by the Scientific Committee of the Study Cycle.

International students are those indicated in article 3 of Decree Law no. 36/2014, of March 10, as amended by Decree Law no. 62/2018, of August 6 and further revised by Decree Law 20/2025, of March 18, as well as by article 1 of Regulation no. 664/2018, of October 16.

NOTE: According to the regulations governing the international student status of UPorto, if a candidate holds two or more nationalities but one of wich is Portuguese, he/she can not apply through the special admition process for international students. If the candidate holds two or more nationalities that do not include Portuguese, but one of the nationalities is from a member state of the European Union, he/she may choose wich nationality to use for their application (article 1 of Regulation no. 664/2018, of October 16).

TUITION FEES  

See available information here

APPLICATION FEE:
¤55,00, non refundable.

Failure to pay the application fee in due time leads to the outright rejection of the application.

To pay the application fee, the candidate must access the “Current Account”, click on the symbol, where they can to choose the payment method (MB Way, ATM Reference, Bank Card).

In the case of payments made from abroad, the candidate must make a bank transfer, at the expense of the payer, using the data in document  in attachment and must send proof of the transfer to posgrad@ff.up.pt , with the following data: Application login and full name.

ATTENTION: Candidates not placed in one phase and wishing to apply for another phase will have to submit a new application and pay the respective fee again.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS (ONLINE):

1. Passport or other legally equivalent document (valid identification document in Portugal)
2. Taxpayer Identification Number (Portugal);
3. Declaration under pledge of honour that the candidate is covered by international student status.
4. Certificates of degree(s) obtained and postgraduate degrees (must include average and indication of the scale used);*
5. Diploma Supplement (with the indication of the average, according to the European scale of comparability **) or the Certificate of the curricular units completed in the Higher Education course from where the student comes from, with the respective marks and ECTS, in which the annual curricular units are identified. In the absence of this indication, the curricular units will be assumed as semester units;
6. Curriculum Vitae - CV (academic, scientific and professional experience);
7. Proof document of professional experience.
8. Other documents that you consider relevant for the application of the ranking criteria.

 *Foreign documents or documents issued abroad must be authenticated by the official education services of the respective country, and recognized by a Portuguese diplomatic or consular institution in the country in which they were obtained, or alternatively, legalized by the Apostille system under the Hague Convention. Documents not written in Portuguese should be translated into Portuguese or English.

** The Candidates who do not present a document proving the final mark of the course, according to the European Scale of Comparability of Grades, will be awarded an E grade.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

- Decree Law No. 36/2014 of 10 March, as amended by Decree Law No. 62/2018 of 6 August - Regulation of the international student status.

- Decree Law 20/2025 of 18 March - Amendment to Decree Law No. 36/2014 of 10 March.

- Regulation No. 664/2018 of 16 October - Regulation for the application of the international student status of the University of Porto.