International Students
International Students
Decree-Law No. 36/2014 of 10 March, as amended by Decree-Law No. 62/2018 of 6 August, establishes the International Student Statute and the requirements that an applicant must meet in order to be able to apply for Higher Education under the Special Regime for Admission and Access for International Students. It should be noted that, apart from other requirements, citizens of the European Union and non-EU citizens have been legally resident in Portugal continuously for more than two years (as of January 1 of the application year) and citizens who are not EU citizens but are the children of EU citizens can not apply under this Special Admission category, and shall apply for the national admission call by DGES. Decree-Law No. 36/2014 of March 10 amended by Decree-Law No. 62/2018 of August 6 in its current version. For more information contact the Graduate Area.
Applications (1st study cycle) Applications (2nd study cycle)
International Student Guide
The International Student Guide is available in the following hyperlink International Student Guide. Additional information can be found at www.studyinportugal.edu.pt.
FAQ’s
Information to be published soon.
Tuition Fees/Annuity
1st and 2nd study cycles: 7000 €/year. 2000€ upon pre-registration (corresponding to the first two installments) and the remainder in accordance with the 1st, 2nd and integrated study cicles of IST.
Regulation
Applicants should consult the Regulation of Access and Admission of International Students to 1st, 2nd and 3rd study cycle at IST for additional information on document content and validity.
Required Documents
Applications for a specific course or study cycle programme are made online. The applicant must provide all the documents mentioned in the Regulation, as well as a motivation letter referring to the selected course or study cycle. 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 that you have completed secondary education or equivalent in the country of origin and proof of access to higher education examinations (this applies only to the applicant’s to 1st study cycle)
- Official academic transcript records of bachelor degree /Diploma (this applies only to the applicant’s to 2nd study cycle)
- Document specifying the type of grading scheme of the academic records.
- Identification document / passport
- Document certifying the applicant’s Portuguese language level (this applies only to the 1st study cycle).
- Statement under oath, that the applicant does not have portuguese nationality nor any other country nationality that is member of the EU and fulfills the requirements needed for the Access and Admission category for International Students.
- Bank transfer slip of the payment for application fee.
Applications of 1st Cicle
Deadlines for the 1st Phase
| February 1 to March 22, de 2019 | Submission of applications |
| April 10, 2019 | Publication of results |
| 10 to 30 April, 2019 | Pre-enrollment |
| 2 to 6 September, 2019 | Enrolment and registrations |
Applications of 2st Cicle
Deadlines for the 1st Phase
| February 1 to March 22, de 2019 | Submission of applications |
| April 10, 2019 | Publication of results |
| 10 to 30 April, 2019 | Pre-enrollment |
| 2 to 6 September, 2019 | Enrolment and registrations |
Vacancies number 2019–2020
Application Fees
Institution: Instituto Superior Técnico
Bank name: Santander Totta S.A. (IST branch)
IBAN: PT50 0018 000344000867020 17
BIC/SWIFT: TOTAPTPL