Concurso especial de acesso e ingresso no ciclo de estudos integrado conferente de grau de Mestre em Medicina por Estudantes Internacionais - 2025/2026

1.INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

1.2 Those who are included in one of the exceptions provided for in article 3 of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, in its current version, are also not considered to be international students and, therefore, cannot be admitted through this application procedure, namely those who:

 

1. Are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or nationals of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;
2. Are family members of a Portuguese national, a national of another Member State of the European Union or a national of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, regardless of their nationality, ‘family member’ for the purposes of this point being understood as the concept provided for in Law no. 37/2006, of 9 August, in its current wording;
3. Not being nationals of a Member State of the European Union, nor of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and not being covered by the previous subparagraph, have been legally residents in Portugal for more than two years, uninterruptedly, on 1 January of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, as well as their children who are legally resident with them, the length of residence with a residence permit for study during the period in which the student is attending secondary education in Portugal being taken into account;
4. Are beneficiaries, on 1st January of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, of Equal Rights and Duties Status granted under an international treaty or agreement between the Portuguese State and the State of which they are nationals;
5. Apply for admission to higher education through the special higher education access and admission regimes regulated in chapter ii of Decree-Law no. 64-A/2023, of 31 July.

 

Also not considered an international student is a foreign student who is attending a Portuguese higher education institution as part of an international mobility programme to complete part of a cycle of studies at a foreign higher education institution with which the Portuguese institution has established an exchange agreement for this purpose.

 

 

Note:

When an applicant has two or more nationalities and one of them is Portuguese, only that nationality counts, so they cannot be admitted through this special application procedure.

If the applicant has two or more nationalities, which do not include Portuguese nationality, but has one nationality from a member state of the European Union or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) and another from a third country ⁽¹⁾, they may opt for one of them.

If you choose to enter with the nationality of a third country, you will remain an international student until the end of the cycle of studies in which you are initially enrolled or to which you are transferring, even if, during the course of the cycle of studies, you are granted the Status of Equal Rights and Duties under an international treaty granted between the Portuguese State and the State of which you are a national, with the exception of that provided for in no. 6 of art. 3. of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10 March, in its current wording, and in no. 8 of art. 1 of Regulation no. 664/2018, of 16 October.

 

⁽¹⁾ ‘Third State’ means any State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

 

1.3 International students maintain the status of international student until the end of the cycle of studies in which they initially enrolled or to which they transfer, even if, while attending any of these cycles of studies, they are granted the status of equal rights and duties under a treaty or international agreement signed between the Portuguese State and the State of which they are a national, with the exception of those who acquire Portuguese nationality, the nationality of another Member State of the European Union or the nationality of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in which case the cessation of the application of international student status takes effect in the academic year following the date of proof of acquisition of nationality.

  

2. CONDITIONS OF ACCESS, ADMISSION AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTION AND RANKING OF CANDIDATES

 

The process of admission to the application procedure and the selection of candidates is the responsibility of the jury appointed by the Scientific Committee of the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine at ICBAS.

 

2.1 CONDITIONS OF ACCESS

International students who hold the following qualifications can apply to enrol on the ICBAS Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine:

1. Holders of a qualification giving access to higher education, understood as any diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority attesting to the successful completion of a secondary education programme in the country which awards it and conferring on them the right to apply for and enter higher education in that country; OR
2. Holders of a Portuguese secondary school diploma or legally equivalent qualification.

 

2.2 SPECIFIC ADMISSION CONDITIONS

Specific conditions for admission to the ICBAS Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine:

2.2.1 Hold the following:

1. Portuguese secondary school diploma or legally equivalent qualification with a minimum classification of 140 (on a scale of 0 to 200) after conversion of classifications, if applicable;
2. National entrance exams (PI's) set for the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine (‘02 Biology and Geology’; ‘07 Physics and Chemistry’; and ‘16 Maths’), under the general access regime and having obtained a minimum classification of 140 (on a scale of 0 to 200) in each of the entrance exams; OR
3. Foreign secondary school terminal exams considered homologous to the national entrance exams for the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine, in accordance with the provisions of article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25th September, and having obtained in each of the exams the minimum classification of 140 (on the scale of 0 to 200) after conversion of the classifications, if applicable; OR
4. Other exams that have the same characteristics as the one in the previous paragraph, such as ENEM, from Brazil; Ser Bachiller/Transformar, from Ecuador; ICFES - saber 11, from Colombia; Exani II from Ceneval, from Mexico; among others, and have obtained a minimum score of 140 (on a scale of 0 to 200) after converting the scores, if applicable; 
5. Grades obtained in access exams taken in the last 4 years (i.e. 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) are valid for admission in the 2025/2026 academic year.

 

2.2.2 Proficiency in Portuguese (B1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) assessed by:

For applicants who have not attended secondary school in Portuguese or English:

1. DEPLE Diploma (Diploma Elementar de Português Língua Estrangeira); OR
2. Certificate B1 (or higher);

Applicants who have attended secondary school in Portuguese are exempt from presenting proof of the condition referred to in the previous point.

 

2.2.3 Satisfy the prerequisite required for entry to the ICBAS Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine:

Group A prerequisite - "interpersonal communication: absence of psychic, sensory or motor impairment that seriously interferes with functional capacity and interpersonal communication to the point of preventing learning by oneself or others";

The assessment of the Group A prerequisite - Interpersonal Communication, must be carried out by a doctor registered with the Portuguese Medical Association;

Failure to confirm the prerequisite by the time of enrolment and registration prevents the same act, and the candidate loses the place.

 

 

2.3 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING AND RANKING CANDIDATES

 

2.3.1 Applications are assessed in two consecutive stages. In the first, the selection method applied is the ‘Curricular Assessment’ (AC) and in the second, the performance in the ‘Interview’ (E). 

2.3.2 In the first phase (AC), candidates will be ranked in descending order of the Curricular Assessment score, obtained by the classification in the Higher Education Entrance Tests (PI) or terminal exams on a scale of 0.00 to 200.00 (minimum score of 140.00).

2.3.3 From the result of applying the criteria for the first selection stage, the first 20 candidates on the provisional list will be selected for the second stage.

2.3.4 In the second stage (E), candidates will be ranked in descending order of their score in the interview, rounded down to the nearest hundredth.

2.3.5 The interview will take place in person or by videoconference and the following criteria will be assessed:

1. Interest in and motivation for the Medicine course (IMM) - 25%;
2. Work or voluntary activity in the health sector (AS) - 25%;
3. Capacity for empathetic communication, analysis and critical thinking (CPC) - 25%;
4. Knowledge of medical issues and ability to address topics related to medical ethics and deontology (CMED) - 25%.

2.3.6 The Interview grade (E) will be obtained using the following formula:

E = 0.25 IMM + 0.25 AS + 0.25 CPC + 0.25 CMED

2.3.7 Failure to attend the interview cannot be justified or rescheduled and will result in the candidate being excluded from this application process.

2.3.8 The selection methods, as well as their phases, are eliminatory in nature and candidates who obtain a score of less than 95.00 in any of the methods will be excluded.

2.3.9 The Final Result (RF) of the selection process is obtained by the following formula:

RF = 0.50 AC + 0.50 E

2.3.10 When calculating the final ranking, candidates will be ranked in descending order of their Final Result (RF), rounded to the nearest hundredth.

2.3.11 In the event of a tie in the final ranking resulting from the application of the formula referred to in point 2.3.9, the following criteria will be applied:

1. Best classification in the most recent year of the specific entrance exams;
2. Best classification obtained in the criterion "Interest and motivation for the Medicine course";
3. Lowest age considering the candidate's age in year/month/day (AMD - at the date, i.e. day of the application deadline).

2.3.12 All classifications must be expressed on a scale of 0.00 to 200.00, with the necessary conversion applied whenever justified.

2.3.13 It is a minimum requirement for admission that the final classification be equal to or greater than 100.00.

  

3. APPLICATION SUBMISSION FORM

Applications are submitted exclusively online, on the ICBAS website.

 

4. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 Documentos a apresentar no ato da candidatura online:

 

1. Document(s) * proving the classification obtained in the specific exams (PI's) [national exams, similar exams, ENEM, Ser Bachiller/Transformar, ICFES - saber 11, Exani II, among others] (compulsory**);
2. Diploma or certificate * issued by a competent authority certifying that you have passed a secondary education programme with the corresponding classification (compulsory);
3. Declaration * issued by the official education services of the country of origin attesting that the secondary qualification you hold, obtained in that country, is sufficient for you to enter official higher education in courses similar to the one you wish to apply for. Alternatively, a certificate of equivalence of the non-Portuguese course to Portuguese secondary education issued by a competent national body. Exceptions to this requirement are the qualifications set out in EVR_UO2016/01 (Conditions of access and entry for international students to the first cycles and integrated masters programmes at the University of Porto) (compulsory);
4. Official document * describing the grading scale applicable to the specific exams (in the case of a scale other than 0 to 200) (compulsory);
5. Identification document details (please print, fill in and scan to upload) (compulsory);
6. Motivation letter, which must include the topics to be assessed at the interview stage as set out in point 2.3.5 of this notice (compulsory);
7. Proficiency in Portuguese, as measured by the DEPLE (Diploma Elementar de Português Língua Estrangeira) or B1 level certificate, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Candidates who have attended secondary school in Portuguese are exempt from presenting the above-mentioned proofs;
8. Group A prerequisite - "interpersonal communication: absence of a psychic, sensory or motor disability that seriously interferes with functional capacity and interpersonal communication to the point of preventing learning by oneself or others";

        The assessment of the Group A prerequisite - Interpersonal Communication, which must be attested to by a doctor registered with the Portuguese Medical Association;

        Candidates who are unable to provide proof of the respective prerequisite at the time of application must ensure, by means of a Declaration of Honour, that they have this prerequisite in their possession for presentation during the enrolment and registration period.

        Failure to confirm the prerequisite during the above-mentioned period will prevent enrolment and registration and the candidate will lose their place (please print, fill in and scan to upload);

9. Declaration on your Honour that you are covered by the status of International Student under the terms of point 1. of this notice (please print, fill in and scan to upload) (compulsory).

 

4.2 Authentication and recognition of documents

 

The documents indicated in point 4.1 with an asterisk (*) must be authenticated by the Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority based in the country to which the qualification relates or, for countries that have signed up to the Hague Convention, with the Hague Apostille of the country to which the qualification relates.

Documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English must be translated into Portuguese (official translation).

As for the documents indicated in point 4.1 with two asterisks (**), when they are Portuguese national exams, it is only compulsory to submit the ENES form or Application History.

The originals of these documents must be presented in person at the time of enrolment and registration, to be held at ICBAS, by deadlines to be defined in due course.

 

Notes:

Documents with QR code verification/validation will not be considered.

Certificates indicating specific purposes (e.g. for scholarship purposes, etc.) will not be accepted.

Failure to submit the documents as indicated, or to provide mandatory data, or the submission of illegible documents, will result in the application being rejected outright.

  

5. PRELIMINARY REJECTION

Applications will be rejected outright:

 

1. When the candidate has taken the specific tests/terminal exams used in the selection formula prior to 2022;
2. If the candidate has not accompanied their application with any of the compulsory documents required under the terms indicated in this call for applications;
3. If the candidate has not paid the application fee by the deadline for submitting applications;
4. If the candidate does not fulfil the conditions for access;
5. If the candidate does not fulfil the specific admission requirements;
6. When the applicant is not considered an International Student.

  

6. VACANCIES

 

1st call for applications: 10

2nd call for applications: 7 + remaining vacancies

 Note:

If the total number of vacancies is not filled, the next candidates in the ranking order will be called until all vacancies are filled.

 

7. TUITION

 

Full-time:
International Student	16.500,00 ‎ ¤
CPLP International Student	16.500,00 ‎ ¤
Part-time:	The part-time tuition fee is set in accordance with the General Council Decision of 25 October 2024

 

8. APPLICATION FEE

 

8.1          The application is subject to the payment of a non-refundable fee of ¤100.00.

8.2          Payment is made exclusively by the means integrated into the online application module, available on the ICBAS website.

8.3          Applications must be paid for on the day they are submitted or, exceptionally, by the deadline for submission.

8.4          Applications for which the fee has not been paid by the deadline will be rejected outright.

 

9. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS, HEARING OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND COMPLAINTS

 

9.1 NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

Notification of provisional and final results will be made on the ICBAS website on the dates announced.

 

9.2 HEARING OF INTERESTED PARTIES

Candidates who wish to comment on the provisional results must send a message, exclusively by e-mail, to pregraduacao@icbas.up.pt in a message headed ‘Audiência dos interessados’.

The decision regarding the hearing of interested parties will be sent to the email address that the candidate indicated on the application form, and the candidate will be deemed to have been notified.

The message must include the reasons of fact and law that are considered not to have been taken into account when analysing the application.

 

9.3 COMPLAINTS

Complaints must be sent exclusively by email to pregraduacao@icbas.up.pt in a message headed ‘Reclamação’.

The decision regarding the complaint will be sent to the email address that the candidate indicated on the application form, and the candidate will be deemed to have been notified.

The message must contain the reasons in fact and in law that are considered not to have been taken into account when analysing the application.

  

10. SCHEDULE

	1st call for applications	2nd call for applications
Submission of applications	23 to 30 June 2025	21 July to 02 September 2025
Interviews	07 to 11 July 2025	08 to 09 September 2025
Publication of provisional results *	25 July 2025	10 September 2025
Hearing of interested parties	28 to 08 August 2025	11 to 24 September 2025
Publication of final results *	02 September 2025	25 September 2025
Submission of complaints	02 to 24 September 2025	26 September to 16 October 2025
Publication of decision on complaints *	30 September 2025	20 October 2025
Enrolment	23 to 26 September 2025	25 to 30 September 2025
Possible placement of substitutes	01 to 03 October 2025	01 to 03 October 2025

 

*The reason for excluding candidates must be expressly stated. All decisions must be justified, in accordance with articles 152 et seq. of the CPA.

  

11. SELECTION COMMITTEE

 

Professor António Araújo (Director of the MIM)

Professor Luís Maia (member of the MIM Scientific Committee)

Professor Mário Santos (member of the MIM Scientific Committee)

 

12. OTHER INFORMATIONS

 

- All calls for applications will be sent by email to the email address identified by the candidate on the application form.

- Exceptionally, students in an emergency situation for humanitarian reasons under the conditions referred to in article 8-A of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10 March, in its current wording, may submit their application in person at the ICBAS Academic Services.

- All other information and applicable legislation is available for consultation on the ICBAS website dedicated to this competition, and it is advisable to consult it as reading this Notice does not replace reading the legislation in force.

 

Applicable legislation:

 

- Decree-Law no. 36/2014 - Regulating the International Student Status;

- Regulations for the Application of the International Student Status of the University of Porto;

- Clarification EVR_UO2016/01 - Conditions of Access and Admission of International Students to the 1st Cycles and Integrated Masters Programmes of the University of Porto;

-  Notice 2nd call for applications - International Student Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine 2025/2026