Over the age of 23 (Mature Students)

The Special Admission for aged over 23 applies to individuals who, accumulatively:

  • Complete 23 years of age until the 31st of December of the year preceding the application;
  • Are not holders of a National Admission for Higher Education;
  • Do not have a university degree or a previous attendance of higher education.

For further information contact the Graduate Area.

Applications Registration and Enrolment


Vacancies number 2018-2019

Undergraduate Programmes:

Course Vacancies Campus URL
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (LENO) 1 Alameda
Electronics Engineering (LEE) 3 Taguspark
Geological and Mining Engineering (LEGM) 1 Alameda
Industrial Engineering and Management (LEGI) 1 Taguspark
Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC-A) 9 Alameda
Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC-T) 5 Taguspark
Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering (LETI) 1 Taguspark
Applied Mathematics and Computation (LMAC) 3 Alameda

Integrated Master’s Programmes:

Course Vacancies Campus URL
Architecture (MA) 1 Alameda
Aerospace Engineering (MEAer) 3 Alameda
Environmental Engineering (MEAmbi) 1 Alameda
Biological Engineering (MEBiol) 3 Alameda
Biomedical Engineering (MEBiom) 1 Alameda
Civil Engineering (MEC) 14 Alameda
Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEEC) 10 Alameda
Engineering Physics (MEFT) 3 Alameda
Materials Engineering (MEM) 1 Alameda
Mechanical Engineering (MEMec) 7 Alameda
Chemical Engineering (MEQ) 4 Alameda

Selection Criteria

Assessment for the ability to attend an undergraduate or a 1st study cycle of an integrated course at IST includes the following components:

  • Applicant’s academic and professional CV;
  • An admission test that demonstrates the academic potential and knowledge;
  • An admission test that evaluates the scientific ability;
  • An interview to evaluate the applicant’s motivation.

The admission tests consist of a set of questions with duration of not more than three hour. The component of the tests may vary depending on the chosen academic course.

Required Documents

To complete the application process it is necessary to submit the following scanned documents as PDF files:

  • Recent Photo
  • Up-to-date CV
  • Official academic transcript of the applicant’s secondary school records with average grade
  • Identification document
  • Tax Identification Card
  • Bank transfer slip of the payment for the application fee

Application Fees

  • After submission of the application process an ATM reference will be generated to proceed with the bank transfer.
  • Use this ATM reference to make the payment.
  • The amount is 140 euros.

Tuition fees

National Students: For the academic year 2017-2018 the tuition fee for the 1st study cycle courses (undergraduate or integrated masters) is 1063,47 euros.


Deadlines

1st to 15th July 2018 Submission of applications
9th July 2018 Examinations
13rd July 2018 Publication of examination results and interview timetable
16th to 19th July 2018 Interviews
20th July 2018 Publication of final results
20th to 25th July 2018 Appeals and complaints about placement
27th July 2018 Decision on appeals and complaints
3rd to 7th September 2018 Registration for accepted appeals and complaints