Change of Course/Institution

The admission process through change of Course/Institution, regulated by Ordinance No. 181-D/2015 of June 19th, which replaces the previous regulations on change of course and transfers, is directed to the 1st study cycle students, who intend to enrol in an Undergraduate or integrated Masters Course, into a different programme than the one in which the student was previously, regardless of an interruption or not in the registration for higher education.

This method is also applied to the students who have attended, but not concluded, the 1st study cycle of a foreign higher education programme. For further information contact the Graduate Area.

Applications


Vacancies number 2019-2020

Undergraduate Programmes:

Course Vacancies1 Campus URL
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (LENO) 4 Alameda
Electronics Engineering (LEE) 4 Taguspark
Geological and Mining Engineering (LEGM) 2 Alameda
Industrial Engineering and Management (LEGI) 12 Taguspark
Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC-A) 17 Alameda
Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC-T) 12 Taguspark
Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering (LETI) 5 Taguspark
Applied Mathematics and Computation (LMAC) 3 Alameda

Integrated Master’s Programmes:

Course Vacancies1 Campus URL
Architecture (MA) 8 Alameda
Aerospace Engineering (MEAer) 11 Alameda
Environmental Engineering (MEAmbi) 5 Alameda
Biological Engineering (MEBiol) 7 Alameda
Biomedical Engineering (MEBiom) 5 Alameda
Civil Engineering (MEC) 11 Alameda
Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEEC) 26 Alameda
Engineering Physics (MEFT) 7 Alameda
Materials Engineering (MEM) 3 Alameda
Mechanical Engineering (MEMec) 20 Alameda
Chemical Engineering (MEQ) 10 Alameda
1 – Conditional vacancies.

Tuition Fees

National Students: For the academic year 2019-2020 the tuition fee for the 1st study cycle courses (undergraduate or integrated masters) is 1063,47 euros. International Students: Students from outside the EU that apply for an undergraduate or an integrated masters will pay an annual fee of 7000 euros.

Selection Criteria

The selection applied to students with an application to change course or institution, considers the following aspects: similarity between the courses attended and the one for which they are applying to; nature of the degree course currently held and the success grades of the attended course.


Deadlines

15th July to 2nd August 2019 Submission of applications
6th September 2019 Publication of results
9th to 13th September 2019 Enrolment and registrations
6th to 13th September 2019 Appeals and complaints about placement
23rd September 2019 Decision on appeals and complaints
24th to 27th September 2019 Registration for accepted appeals and complaints

Required Documents

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

External Students

  • Recent Photo;
  • Up-to-date CV;
  • Official academic transcript of the candidate´s university records;
  • Confirmation of enrolment;
  • Passport or identification card;
  • Bank transfer slip of the payment for 140 euros referring to the application fee (With exception to the UTL/UL students and ex-students which pay an amount of 50 euros);

IST Students

  • Recent Photo;
  • Up-to-date CV;
  • A print of the subject grades of the current course*;
  • Identification card;
  • Bank transfer slip of the payment for 50 euros referring to the application fee;
  • Access application history report for Higher Education;

* Please click on Consult Curriculum under Students in the FenixEdu Academic Information Platform.


Application fees

  • After submission of the application process an ATM reference will be generated in order to proceed with a bank transfer.
  • Please use the ATM reference to proceed with payment.
  • The amount to be transferred is 140 euros, except for the UTL/UL students and ex-students which only pay an amount of 50 euros.