Academic Information
First Steps
Registration
The registration is the first step, that formalises the admission of students to Técnico. Is is performed online, after signing in the admissions platform (Connect) and, if it is not carried out, it will result in the loss of the place.
Signing in and Identity Validation
The creation of a profile on the Connect platform can be done using a personal email or a Google, Apple or eduGain account. After confirming the registration, students must validate their identity in one of the following ways:
- Citizen Card: with card reader, authentication pin and address pin;
- Digital Mobile Key: it must be requested online, in advance, on Citizen’s Card website (citizens with portuguese nationality).
- DGES Activation Key: students who applied to the National Call must fill in with the same personal data used in their application and enter the code sent by email, by DGES;
- Validation by photo via webcam or scheduling a video call, if the previous steps have not been sufficient.
Students who have applied to Técnico via Connect platform already are signed in and, therefore, must use the same login credentials to complete their registration.
Registration and Boarding Activities
Once the identity validation is concluded, students must do their registration, starting in the menu Placements.
After filling the first form, the student number and the digital identity (Técnico ID) are assigned. Now, it is necessary to complete the following activities:
- manage personal data;
- create the password associated to Técnico ID account;
- create the Técnico email address;
- request the student identity cards;
- fill in the student’s profile survey;
- presenting documentation at the campus (if necessary).
Welcome Activities
Once the registration is complete, Técnico welcomes all new undergraduate and master students during the Welcome Week with the following activities:
- Meet your Mentor: a student from a more advanced year, who will show you around the campus and guide you through your first year.
- Campus Visit: touring the most relevant places of the campus, passing by the Students’ Association (where you can buy the New Student Kit), Student Centres and the partner banking institutions of Técnico (Santander) and the University of Lisbon (Caixa Geral de Depósitos), where you can open a university bank account.
- Study Programme Presentation: with the Course Coordination, Delegates and the Students’ Centre of the Course;
- Meet your Tutor: a teacher of the course who accompanies 1st cycle students in a personalised way throughout the year (mobility and master students shall request a Tutor if desired).
- Welcome Session with the presence of the President of Técnico, representatives of the Management Bodies and the Students’ Union;
- Cultural Activities: challenges to get to know the new colleagues, the city of Lisbon, the portuguese culture and food.
PhD students are later welcomed at the PhD Open Days event.
Students who do not attend the Welcome Week should contact the student support services of their campus in person (Alameda or Taguspark).
Schedule
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Undergraduate Students | National Admission
For National Students, please consult the portuguese version of this webpage.
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Undergraduate Students | Course Change, Aged over 23, Holders of Degrees
For National Students, please consult the portuguese version of this webpage.
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Master Students
Registration
- 4th of september (from 9:00) to 8th of september (until 17:00)
Once the online onboarding activities have been completed, students shall visit the academic services:
- Área de Graduação (Alameda): 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00
- Área de Gestão Académica (Taguspark): 9:30 – 16:00
We recommend that you enrol as early as possible, as soon as the final results of your placements are released, so that you can take part in the welcome activities.
Students who come from other Técnico courses have the documentation in their file, so there is no need to submit documentation to the academic services.
Welcome Activities
The reception of all mobility students takes place at the Alameda campus, between 4 and 8 September, according to the following schedule:
Campus Alameda
Campus Tour
The campus visit and programme presentation schedule is thus:
4th/september
(monday)- 14:30 – Engenharia do Ambiente, Engenharia Biológica
- 15:15 – Engenharia Biomédica, Engenharia de Materiais, Bioengenharia e Nanossistemas, Engenharia Farmacêutica
- 16:00 – Biotecnologia, Engenharia Química, Microbiologia, Bioengenharia: Medicina Regenerativa e de Precisão
5th/september
(tuesday)- 14:30 – Engenharia Mecânica, Segurança e Direito da Informação no Ciberespaço
- 15:15 – Engenharia e Gestão da Inovação e do Empreendedorismo
- 16:00 – Engenharia Aeroespacial, Engenharia Física Tecnológica
6th/september
(wednesday)- 14:30 – Engenharia Informática e de Computadores, Matemática Aplicada e Computação
- 15:30 – Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Engenharia e Gestão da Energia
7th/september
(thursday)- 14:30 – Arquitetura, Engenharia e Ciência de Dados, Molecular Science and Engineering
- 15:15 – Engenharia Civil, Ciências e Tecnologias do Património Cultural, Proteção e Segurança Radiológica
- 16:00 – Engenharia em Recursos Energéticos, Engenharia Geológica e de Minas, Sistemas de Transportes
If you do not receive notification or are unable to make an appointment, you should contact the Student Support Unit.
Sessions or meetings to introduce the course are organised and publicised by each course coordinator.
Activities
- Every day (from 4th to 8th September), between 17:00 and 21:00: Sunset
Taguspark Campus
The campus visit will take place after the documentation has been checked at the Academic Management Area (Floor 0), from 5 to 8 September, between 9.30am and 4pm, and there is no specific day for each master’s degree.
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Mobility Students
Registration
Students who come to study at Técnico within mobility programmes (national or international) shall do the registration for the course and curricular units on the Connect platform, after having their application validated by Técnico.
The period for this registration varies according to the mobility agreement. The sooner thist process is completed the better, int order for students to be able to participate in the welcome activities.
More information about the mobility admission process to Técnico is available on the Mobility and International Cooperation Office webpage.
Welcome Activities
The reception of all mobility students takes place at the Alameda campus, between 4 and 8 September, according to the following schedule:
Reception and Campus Visit
The first step of these students is the “Boarding” session, in which they are given a set of information regarding their stay at Técnico, followed by the Campus Visit with their Mentors. The schedule of the reception day for each course is available here.
Fénix system presentation
In addition to the information on the first day, on 6 September (time and place to be announced) there will be a session (“Fénix 101”) on the day-to-day academic management platform – the Fénix system.
Welcome Session
- 8 September (10:00 – 11:30), Chemical Engineering Building Garden, at Alameda campus.
Taguspark campus students will have an additional welcome session on the 11th of September at Taguspark campus, from 12:30 to 13:30.
Cultural Activities
Técnico organises several social and cultural activities to get to know the city of Lisbon and immerse in the Portuguese culture and gastronomy.
Most of the activities take place during the weekend of 8-10 September and the enrolment is done during the Campus Visit, with the Student Support Unit.
Changes to the Learning Agreement
Mobility students who need to change curricular units in their Learning Agreement will only be able to do that upon arrival, using a specific form provided by the Mobility and International Cooperation Office, which must be signed by the respective Mobility Coordinator at Técnico.
- Deadline: first two weeks of the semester, after the beginning of classes.
- Maximum number of ECTS credits: 36 ECTS per semester.
Students will meet their Mobility Coordinator after the Welcome Session.
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International Admission Students
Registration
- 4th of september (from 9:00) to 8th of september (until 17:00)
Once the online onboarding activities have been completed, international students admitted to a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme, should contact the Admissions Office to check their documentation. They will then be directed to the academic services on their campus.
The registration process will only be finalised once the original documents submitted in the application have been confirmed. We recommend that you enrol as early as possible, as soon as the final placement results are published on the Connect platform, so that you can take part in the welcome activities.
Welcome Activities
During Welcome Week, each course will have a dedicated day to welcome its new students, with the programme below. The date and time of the campus visit are made available on the Connect platform and by email. Each new student must arrive on campus 10 minutes before the scheduled time and can change the time on the Connect platform if necessary.
Alameda Campus
- 9:00 – 13:00: Campus Tour
- 13:00 – 14:30: Lunch break
- 14:30 – 16:00: Study Programme Presentation
- 17:00 – 21:00: Sunset Party
The campus visit and programme presentation schedule is thus:
Undergraduate Programmes
4th/september
(monday)- Engenharia Aeroespacial (QA – Pavilhão de Química)
- Engenharia Mecânica (Salão Nobre – Pavilhão Central)
5th/september
(tuesday)- Matemática Aplicada e Computação (PA2 – Pavilhão de Matemática)
- Eng.ª Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Salão Nobre – Pavilhão Central)
6th/september
(wednesday)- Eng.ª Biológica (QA1.3 – Torre Sul)
- Eng.ª Biomédica (QA02.1 – Torre Sul)
- Eng.ª do Ambiente (QA02.2 – Torre Sul)
- Eng.ª Química (QA1.1 – Torre Sul)
7th/september
(thursday)- Arquitetura (V1.23 – Pavilhão de Civil)
- Eng.ª Civil (Salão Nobre – Pavilhão Central)
- Eng.ª Física e Tecnológica (PA2 – Pavilhão de Física)
8th/september
(friday)- Eng.ª Informática e de Computadores (Salão Nobre – Pavilhão Central)
- Eng.ª de Materiais (QA1.2 – Torre Sul)
- Eng.ª de Minas e Recursos Energéticos (I9 – Pavilhão de Minas)
- Eng.ª Naval e Oceânica (V1.3 – Pavilhão de Civil)
Master Programmes
The visits will take place between 14:30 and 17:30 according to the timetable below. The course presentation sessions or meetings are organised and publicised by each course coordinator.
4th/september
(monday)- 14:30 – Engenharia do Ambiente, Engenharia Biológica
- 15:15 – Engenharia Biomédica, Engenharia de Materiais, Bioengenharia e Nanossistemas, Engenharia Farmacêutica
- 16:00 – Biotecnologia, Engenharia Química, Microbiologia, Bioengenharia: Medicina Regenerativa e de Precisão
5th/september
(tuesday)- 14:30 – Engenharia Mecânica, Segurança e Direito da Informação no Ciberespaço
- 15:15 – Engenharia e Gestão da Inovação e do Empreendedorismo
- 16:00 – Engenharia Aeroespacial, Engenharia Física Tecnológica
6th/september
(wednesday)- 14:30 – Engenharia Informática e de Computadores, Matemática Aplicada e Computação
- 15:30 – Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Engenharia e Gestão da Energia
7th/september
(thursday)- 14:30 – Arquitetura, Engenharia e Ciência de Dados, Molecular Science and Engineering
- 15:15 – Engenharia Civil, Ciências e Tecnologias do Património Cultural, Proteção e Segurança Radiológica
- 16:00 – Engenharia em Recursos Energéticos, Engenharia Geológica e de Minas, Sistemas de Transportes
If you do not receive notification or are unable to make an appointment, you should contact the Student Support Unit.
In addition to the campus visits, there will be:
- Welcome session: 11 September (1pm in front of the Central Pavilion)
- Gincana: 9th September, starting at 9:30am in Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, next to Fonte Luminosa (for undergraduate students)
- “All about the Fenix” session: 11 September, online, from 17:30 (in Portuguese, for undergraduates);
- Picnic: 13 September, from 16:30, in the North Garden (in Portuguese, for undergraduate students);
- Orientation Week: 8, 9 and 10 September (in English, for Masters students).
Taguspark Campus
- 9:00 – 12:30: Campus Tour
- 12:30 – 13:30: Study Programme Presentation
Transport: there is a Shuttle between the Alameda and Taguspark campi. Reservation is needed.
The campus visit and programme presentation schedule is thus:
5th/september
(tuesday)- Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Anfiteatro A1)
6th/september
(wednesday)- Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Anfiteatro A1)
7th/september
(thursday)- Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Anfiteatro A3)
- Engenharia Eletrónica (Anfiteatro A4)
If you do not receive notification or are unable to make an appointment, you should contact the Student Support Service.
In addition to the campus visits, there will be:
- Welcome Session: 8 September (9:30 – 12:00) (Anfiteatro A1)
- Barbecue and games: 8 September (12:00 – 14:00)
- Orientation Week: 8, 9 and 10 September (in English, for Masters students).
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PhD Students
Shall contact the Post-graduation Office.
Practical Information
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Readmission
Failure to enrol in curricular units in two consecutive semesters will result in the expiration of enrolment as a Técnico student, and the registration will be considered abandoned.
1st study cycle
1st cycle students (and Integrated Master’s students in Architecture) who have interrupted their studies, may re-register at Técnico, in the same study programmes they were attending at the time of the interruption (or in a study programme that has succeeded it), if it is still available. The process is carried out on the Connect platform.
2nd study cycle
- Students admitted to Técnico until the 2020/21 academic year (inclusive): may be readmitted to the same study programme they were attending at the time of the interruption, if it is still available, during the transition period (until 2025/26), resulting from the implementation of the new teaching model (Decree-Law no. 65/2018). The process is carried out on the Connect platform.
- Students admitted to Técnico from 2021/22: cannot be readmitted in a 2nd cycle programme without re-applying.
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Credit Transfer
Students admitted through Change of Course/Institution, special call for access to 1st cycle or readmitted students, should request a credit transfer, in order to draw up an equivalence plan of the curricular units taken. Credit transfer requests are mandatory for students who have asked for readmission.
Credits can be awarded separately by curricular unit, or in groups of curricular units (in block), as follows:
- Substitution (with grade – to be included in the course final grade);
- Credit exemption (without grade – not to be included in the course final grade, considered only for the course conclusion).
It is not possible to obtain equivalence for the Dissertation curricular unit (2nd cycle), except in some cases of double degree students or readmitted students covered by the transition period.
Deadlines:
- The credit transfer must be requested right after and within 30 days from the registration process.
- The analysis of the credit transfer request takes at least 30 days. When the process is completed a notification is sent to each student by email.
Required documents:
- Students coming from other institutions must submit the application form indicated below and present the following documents, validated by the home institution, in the Graduate Area (Alameda) or Academic Area (Taguspark):
- Transcript of Records (which includes the grades of each curricular unit taken);
- Curricular unit contents;
- Curricular units credit hours;
- Request form below.
- Técnico students only need to use the form below to submit the request.
The credit transfer request implies the payment of an academic emolument, as defined in the Academic Emoluments Table of Técnico.
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Cancellation of Registration
First-year students (1st time) can request the cancellation of registration until 31 October, in the Graduate Area (Alameda) or Academic Area (Taguspark).
It is not necessary to pay the tuition fee, academic fee and insurance. If the payment has already been made, students must request a refund using the same form.
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Student Cards
Técnico Card
Técnico card identifies the holder as a member of the Técnico community and gives access to printing services, buildings, parking spaces, among other services.
The Técnico card can be requested through Fénix, in the menu Personal > Técnico Card (or on Connect platform).
Once the card is issued, students must collect it at the respective campus:
- Alameda campus: Santander branch (Main building), 8:30 – 13:00
- Taguspark campus: room 1.55 – Academic Area, 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00.
The Técnico card is issued by Santander Bank (the subscription of any banking service and/or opening of bank account is strictly optional).
ULisboa Card
The ULisboa Card gives access to the ULisboa Canteens and is issued by Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD).
Students who want to associate a bank account to the ULisboa Card, will receive it by post. Otherwise, students can collect their cards during the Welcome Week, or in a CGD branch.
To open bank accounts with Santander or Caixa Geral de Depósitos, students must provide their personal data on the Connect platform under Manage data access authorization. Minors shall be accompanied by a parent or a guardian.
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Enrolment and Timetable
Each student (except those admitted through the National Call) must enrol in the curricular units of the semester, and book classes/shifts.
A few days after the registration in the curricular units is completed, each student will have access to a digital registration and enrolment statement.
Students admitted through the National Call
These are automatically and randomly placed in the classes/shifts of the respective study programmes. Requests to change classes/shifts will not be accepted. The Fénix system does not accept re-enrolment in classes/shifts if the student removes a shift from the timetable.
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Tuition Fees, Academic Fees and Insurance
The payment of the tuition fee, insurance and academic fee should be made after registration and enrolment in the curricular units, according to the different types of payment, and within the deadlines established in the Fénix system.
The amount and the payment references (ATM/ Online Banking) are made available in Fénix, a couple of weeks after the enrolment.
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Scholarships and Support
Scholarships
For students who have applied for a Social Action Scholarship, the payment of the tuition fees will only take place after the scholarship application is approved. An additional time of 15 working days is granted to regularise the situation.
In order to ensure that no student is excluded from university studies due to financial reasons, Técnico has created a Scholarship Programme for low‑income students who are not eligible for a Social Action scholarship awarded by Universidade de Lisboa.
Student Support
Técnico offers several programmes to support students, in order to improve their academic performance and quality of learning.
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