Apply for Undergraduate/Master Programmes as an International Student

The Special Admission Regime for International Students is aimed at students of non-European Union Member-States who hold a high school certificate or equivalent, which in their country of origin allows them to apply for higher education or, in the case of applications for the 2nd cycle, holders of a 1st cycle degree certificate.

Choosing Técnico means selecting academic training at the highest international level of standards and at the forefront of science and technology, in the unique academic environment of Lisbon.

Applications


Deadlines

Applications occur according to the Order of the University’s Rector.

Year 2024/25 1st Call 2nd Call 3rd Call
Submission of applications January 2nd to February 9th (5pm WET) 2024 April 3rd to May 24th (5pm WET) 2024 July 8th to July 17th 2024
Results publication March 7th 2024 June 21st 2024 July 31st 2024
Vacancy Reservation (Fee Payment) March 11th to March 22nd 2024 June 24th to July 5th 2024 July 31st to August 12th 2024
Placement of replacements March 25th to March 29th 2024 July 8th to July 12th 2024
Remaining places publication April 1st 2024 July 15th 2024
Registration September 2024 September 2024 September 2024
Reception Week September 2024 September 2024 September 2024

Required Documents

Applications for a specific course or study cycle programme are made online, through Técnico’s application platform. The applicant must provide all the documents mentioned in the Regulation, as well as a motivation letter (optional) 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;
  • Display of identification document (passport) when authorized by the candidate, a simple photocopy of the identification document;
  • Copy of CPF (only applicable to 1st cycle candidates of Brazilian nationality);
  • Official academic transcript that you have completed secondary education or equivalent in the country of origin, with final average and proof of access to higher education exams (only applicable to 1st cycle candidates);
  • Official academic transcript records of bachelor degree and Diploma with final average (only applicable to 2nd cycle candidates);
  • Document specifying the type of grading scheme of the academic records;
  • Document certifying the applicant’s Portuguese language level: B1 level in Portuguese Language and and the commitment to complete the B2 level until the end of the first year of the degree (only applicable to 1st cycle candidates);
  • 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.
According to the Regulation for Access and Admission of International Students, for the enrolment in September, the documents have to be verified and certified by the Hague Apostille, or by the Portuguese Embassy or Consulate in your country. For the application you only need to submit the original documents.

Application Fees

In order for the application process to be assessed it is required that the applicants pay the application fee € 100 and send the bank transfer slip with the required documents.

  • After submission of the application process an ATM reference will be generated to proceed with the bank transfer.
  • The payment shall be done until 3 working days after the submission and sealing the application.
  • The application fee is non-refundable.

Vacancy reservation

Admitted applicants must pay a € 2000 payment to ensure their place, within the defined deadlines. For the Master in Territorial Management and Urban Studies the vacancy reservation is € 1000.

  • The vacancy reservation corresponds to the first two tuition fees payments.
  • It is non-refundable.

Regulation

The Decree-Law number 36/2014, of 10th of march, corrected by the Decree-Law number 62/2018 (PT), of 6th of march, regulates the International Student Statute.

Tuition Fees/Annuity

1st and 2nd study cycles: 7000€/year. 2000€ upon vacancy reservation (corresponding to the first two installments) and the remainder in accordance with the 1st, 2nd and integrated study cycles fee regulations, available here.

For the Master Degree in Territorial Management and Urban Studies, a different fee adequate to the study field will be applied 3500€ (1st academic year) and 3500€ (2nd academic year)


Study Programmes

Undergraduate Programmes (1st Cycle)

Programmes Vacancies* Campus URL
Architecture 5 Alameda
Aerospace Engineering 5 Alameda
Environmental Engineering 5 Alameda
Biological Engineering 5 Alameda
Biomedical Engineering 5 Alameda
Civil Engineering 10 Alameda
Electronics Engineering 5 Taguspark
Electrical and Computer Engineering 5 Alameda
Engineering Physics 5 Alameda
Industrial Engineering and Management 5 Taguspark
Computer Science and Engineering 5 Alameda
Computer Science and Engineering 5 Taguspark
Materials Engineering 5 Alameda
Mechanical Engineering 5 Alameda
Engineering in Mining and Energy Resources 5 Alameda
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 5 Alameda
Chemical Engineering 15 Alameda
Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering 5 Taguspark
Applied Mathematics and Computation 5 Alameda

* Predicted vacancies

Master Programmes (2nd Cycle)

Programme Vacancies* Campus URL
Architecture 0 Alameda
Biotechnology 5 Alameda
Bioengineering: Regenerative and Precision Medicineo 5 Taguspark
Science and Technology for the Cultural Heritage 5 Alameda e Tecnológico e Nuclear
Aerospace Engineering 10 Alameda
Environmental Engineering 10 Alameda
Biological Engineering 10 Alameda
Biomedical Engineering 5 Alameda
Data Science and Engineering 5 Alameda
Civil Engineering 30 Alameda
Electronics Engineering 5 Taguspark
Electrical and Computer Engineering 15 Alameda
Pharmaceutical Engineering See FFUL Alameda
Engineering Physics 10 Alameda
Mining and Geological Engineering 5 Alameda
Energy Engineering and Management 15 Alameda
Energy Resources Engineering 5 Alameda
Engineering and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 Alameda
Industrial Engineering and Management 10 Taguspark
Computer Science and Engineering 10 Alameda
Computer Science and Engineering 10 Taguspark
Materials Engineering 10 Alameda
Mechanical Engineering 15 Alameda
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 5 Alameda
Chemical Engineering 10 Alameda
Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering 10 Taguspark
Applied Mathematics and Computation 5 Alameda
Microbiology 5 Alameda
Molecular Science and Engineering 3 Alameda
Territorial Management and Urban Studies see FAUL Alameda
Radiation Protection and Safety 3 Alameda and Tecnológico e Nuclear
Information Security and Cyberspace Law 5 Alameda
Transportation Systems 5 Alameda

*Predicted vacancies


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