Universidade Portucalense – Infante D. Henrique

Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique is a cooperative higher education and scientific research establishment

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Who can apply

To apply for the international student programme, you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Be a national of a country that does not belong to the European Union;
  2. Hold a Portuguese secondary school diploma or equivalent qualification;
  3. Have a diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority in your country of origin, which proves that you have passed and that it gives you access to higher education.
  4. Have taken a higher education entrance exam equivalent to the Portuguese entrance exams required for the course they wish to study. If the student has not taken any type of exam equivalent to the Portuguese entrance exams, they will have to take an online exam, written or oral, from Universidade Portucalense, relating to the subjects equivalent to the entrance exams.

You cannot apply:

  • If you are a beneficiary of the Equal Rights and Duties Statute on 1 January of the year you wish to enter;
  • If you have dual nationality, one of which is Portuguese;
  • If the applicant or his/her parents have been legally resident in Portugal for more than two years, uninterruptedly, on 1 January of the year of entry to higher education. In this situation, the time spent living in Portugal on a study visa is not counted.
  • If you are a family member of Portuguese nationals or nationals of an EU member state, regardless of their nationality.
  • If you applied to enter higher education through the special access regimes regulated by Decree-Law 393-A/99 of 2nd October, amended by Decree-Law 272/2009 of 1st October.
Entrance exams for international students

knowledge of the subjects of the entrance exams set for the cycle of studies to which they are applying.

For this purpose, the following exams can be considered:

Final exams homologous to the Portuguese entrance exams, in accordance with the provisions of article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25 September, in its current wording

Or

Exams listed in the following table:

Country

EXAMS

South Africa

National Senior Certificate

Germany

Abitur Exams

BraZil

ENEM – Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio

Cape Verde

PGI – Provas Gerais Internas

Chile

PAES – Prueba de Acceso a la Educación Superior

China

高考 Gaokao ou 高校联考 Liankao (anexo 2)

Colombia

Examen  Saber 11º, pelo Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES)

EUA

AP Exams – Advanced placement – College Board ; SAT Subject Tests

Equador

Examen de Grado ou Examen Nacional de Evaluación Educativa Ser Bachiller ou Exame Transformar

Spain

EBAU /PAU – Prova d´evaluacion de bachillerato para el acesso a la Universitat

France

Epreuves Terminales – Relevé des notes

United Kingdom

Advanced Level Qualifications

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

BAC Europeu

When the exams taken by the candidate in their country of origin are not considered equivalent to the subjects of the entrance exams required in Portugal, the candidate will have to take two Specific Academic Qualification exams at Universidade Portucalense (see table of exams per course).
If the candidate has taken final secondary school exams that are not covered in numbers 1 and 2, they can submit them for consideration by the Jury of the Specific Academic Qualification Exams, sending their duly legalised supporting certificate to Ingresso@upt.pt.

Validity of exams

Only exams taken in 2025 or in the last 5 years (2020 – 2024) will be considered.

Table of Exams per Course
Programme Secondary school final exams
Integrated Master in Architecture and Urbanism
One of the following sets:
Drawing
Portuguese
Mathematics
Portuguese
Descriptive Geometry
Mathematics
History of Culture and Arts
Portuguese
Descriptive Geometry
Portuguese
History of Culture and Arts
Mathematics
Multimedia and Arts
One of the following sets:
Descriptive Geometry
Portuguese
English
Mathematics
Drawing
Portuguese
History of Culture and Arts
Portuguese
Drawing
History of Culture and Arts
Industrial Engineering and Management
The following set:
Physics and Chemistry
Mathematics A
Informatics Engineering
One of the following sets:
Mathematics A
Economics
Mathematics A
Physics and Chemistry
Mathematics A
Portuguese
Information Systems for Management
One of the following sets:
Mathematics
Economics
Mathematics
Physics and Chemistry
Mathematics
Geography
Mathematics
English
Mathematics
Portuguese
Law
One of the following sets:
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
History
Portuguese
English
Portuguese
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences
Solicitors
One of the following sets::
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
History
Portuguese
English
Portuguese
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences
International Relations
One of the following sets:
Portuguese
History
Portuguese
English
Portuguese
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences
History
Geography
History
English
Economics
One of the following sets:
Economics
Mathematics A
Mathematics A
Portuguese
Management
One of the following sets:
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Mathematics
Mathematics
Economics
Marketing
One of the following sets:
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences
Economics
Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences
Social Education
One of the following sets:
History
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
Mathematics
Portuguese
Psychology
One of the following sets:
History
Portuguese
Mathematics Applied to the Social Sciences
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
Tourism
One of the following sets:
Mathematics Applied to the Social Sciences
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
Economy
Geography
History
English
History
Portuguese
Hospitality Management
One of the following sets:
Mathematics Applied to the Social Sciences
Portuguese
Economy
Portuguese
Geography
Portuguese
Economy
Geography
History
English
History
Portuguese
How to apply

The application is made by filling in the Application Form available on the Applications Portal or in person at the Portucalense University Admissions Office and must be accompanied by:

  1. Identification document (Citizen’s Card/Passport) or declaration containing identification data;
  2. An up-to-date photograph;
  3. Declaration on honour that the applicant is covered by the international student status;
  4. Declaration on honour that the candidate is aware of the procedures associated with the submission of documents
  5. Document proving knowledge of the Portuguese language (document issued by a competent body or declaration of honour issued by the applicant);
  6. Document(s) proving that the entrance exams have been taken (national exams, similar exams, ENEM, etc.). You will only be admitted if you score 95 or more (on the 0-200 scale) in the entrance exams (or equivalent exams).
  7. Diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority attesting to having passed a secondary education course/programme, with an indication of the final average;
  8. Declaration issued by the official education services of the country of origin attesting that the secondary qualification they hold, obtained in that country, is sufficient for them to enter official higher education in courses similar to those they intend to apply for. Alternatively, a certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education issued by a competent national body.

ATTENTION

Foreign documents or documents issued abroad must be authenticated by the official education services of the respective country and recognised by the consular services or embassies of Portugal based in the country to which the qualification relates, or alternatively, legalised by the Apostille system under the terms of the Hague Convention. Documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English must be translated into Portuguese.
The document proving your ENEM results does not need to be authenticated as this information is confirmed with INEP.

NOTE: Other supporting documents may be requested during the process of analysing the application.

Study Visa

Students who are not nationals of a European Union country must apply for a study visa at the Portuguese Embassy/Consulate before travelling to Portugal.

Ask them about the higher education student visa and the procedure for obtaining it.

In order to obtain the visa, Universidade Portucalense applies the provisions of Ministerial Order no. 111/2019, of 12 April, on the issue of visas for foreign students.

In order to comply with the legislation:

sends a nominal list of all enrolled candidates to the Directorate-General for Higher Education – DGES;
sends a declaration of acceptance for visa purposes by e-mail to the enrolled candidate.

The Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence will publish a nominal list of candidates enrolled at Universidade Portucalense. It is your responsibility to go to this office to follow up the issuing of the visa.

Please note:

Universidade Portucalense sends out the nominal list of all enrolled candidates, and is not responsible for possible delays in issuing visas. In these cases, you should contact the Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence.

Application Calendar 2025/2026
1st Phase Beginning End
Application
20th January
14th February
Clarification session
18th February (Zoom)
Internal Assessment Exams
21st February
Assessment Exams Results
3rd March
Complaints on the Assessment Exam Result
3rd March
4th March
Application results
6th March
Complaints on the Application results
6th March
7th March
Applications
11th March
20th March
2nd Phase (remaining vacancies) Beginning End
Application
7th March
31st March
Clarification Session
3rd April (Zoom)
Internal Assessment Exams
7th April
Assessment Exams Results
14th April
Complaints on the Assessment Exam Result
14th April
15th April
Application results
22nd April
Complaints on the Application results
22nd April
23rd April
Applications
24th April
30th April
3rd Phase (remaining vacancies) Beginning End
Application
23rd April
16th May
Clarification Session
20th May (Zoom)
Internal Assessment Exams
23rd May
Assessment Exams Results
30th May
Complaints on the Assessment Exam Result
30th May
2nd June
Application results
4th June
Complaints on the Application results
4th June
5th June
Applications
11th June
18th June
4th Phase (remaining vacancies) Beginning End
Application
5th June
23rd June
Clarification Session
26th June (Zoom)
Internal Assessment Exams
30th June
Assessment Exams Results
7th July
Complaints on the Assessment Exam Result
7th July
8th July
Application results
10th July
Complaints on the Application results
10th July
14th July
Applications
14th July
18th July
Price List 2024/2025
Application 192€
Enrolment 353€
School insurance 36€
2nd semester enrolment 203€

Academic Fee

Annual enrolment (in two semesters)

Single payment 4298.07€
In September

or

Monthly payment 398.30€
Starts in September and ends in July

Academic Fee

Semester enrolment (one semester only)

Single Payment 2146.44€
(September or February)

or

Monthly payment 438.30€
September to January or February to June

MASTERS

Who can apply
  • Holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent;
  • Holders of a foreign academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna process by a State adhering to that process;
  • holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognised as satisfying the objectives of a bachelor’s degree by the Scientific Council of Universidade Portucalense;
  • holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognised by the Scientific Council of Universidade Portucalense as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies.

    In view of their academic and professional career, candidates may submit an application for a degree programme, Application for Recognition and Accreditation of Competences, which may confer equivalence to curricular units in the Master’s programme. Pre-Bologna bachelor’s degree holders who have more than 5 years’ professional experience in the area of the master’s degree may request that the dissertation be replaced by a detailed report on professional activity in accordance with the regulations in force.

Documentation for foreign higher education degree holders
  • Model, Recognition that the academic degree fulfils the objectives of a bachelor’s degree, for the purposes of applying to a master’s degree course, by requesting prior recognition by the Scientific Council of the access qualification
  • Identification document
  • Passport-size photograph
  • Document proving that you hold a foreign higher academic degree with an indication of the final grade (*)
  • Certificate detailing the curricular units that make up the degree programme (*)
  • Updated CV

(*) The documents must be translated into Portuguese, whenever they are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish and certified by the consular service or presented with the affixing of the Hague Apostille by the competent authority of the state from which the document originates

Study Visa

Students who are not nationals of a European Union country must apply for a study visa at the Portuguese Embassy/Consulate before travelling to Portugal.

Ask them about the higher education student visa and the procedure for obtaining it.

In order to obtain the visa, Universidade Portucalense applies the provisions of Ministerial Order no. 111/2019, of 12 April, on the issue of visas for foreign students.

In order to comply with the legislation:

sends a nominal list of all enrolled candidates to the Directorate-General for Higher Education – DGES;
sends a declaration of acceptance for visa purposes by e-mail to the enrolled candidate.

The Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence will publish a nominal list of candidates enrolled at Universidade Portucalense. It is your responsibility to go to this office to follow up the issuing of the visa.

Please note:

Universidade Portucalense sends out the nominal list of all enrolled candidates, and is not responsible for possible delays in issuing visas. In these cases, you should contact the Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence.

Calendar 2025/2026
1st Phase Beginning End
Applications
3rd February
14th March
Display of Results
1st April
Claims
1st April
2nd April
Enrolments
9th June
16th June
2ndPhase Beginning End
Applications
2nd April
15th May
Display of Results
3rd June
Claims
3rd June
4th June
Enrolments
9th June
16th June
3rd Phase Beginning End
Applications
4th June
17th July
Display of Results
5th August
Claims
5th August
6th August
Enrolments
8th August
13th August
4th Phase Beginning End
Applications
5th August
18th September
Display of Results
30th September
Claims
30th September
1st October
Enrolments
3rd October
8th October
5th Phase Beginning End
Applications
1st October
10th October
Display of results
18th October
Claims
18th October
21st October
Enrolments
22nd October
25th October
Price List 2024/2025
Application 192€
Enrolment 353€
School Insurance 36€
2nd semester enrolment 203€

Academic Fee

Annual enrolment (in two semesters)

Single Payment 4298.07€
In September

or

Monthly payment 398.30€
Starts in September and ends in July

Academic Fee

Semester enrolment (one semester only)

Single Payment 2146.44€
(September or February)

or

Monthly payment 438.30€
September to January or February to June

Dissertation Fee

50% of the price of the curricular part

Calendar 2025/2026
1st Phase Beginning End
Applications
3rd February
14th March
Display of Results
1st April
Claims
1st April
2nd April
Enrolments
9th June
16th June
2ndPhase Beginning End
Applications
2nd April
15th May
Display of Results
3rd June
Claims
3rd June
4th June
Enrolments
9th June
16th June
3rd Phase Beginning End
Applications
4th June
17th July
Display of Results
5th August
Claims
5th August
6th August
Enrolments
8th August
13th August
4th Phase Beginning End
Applications
5th August
18th September
Display of Results
30th September
Claims
30th September
1st October
Enrolments
3rd October
8th October
5th Phase Beginning End
Applications
1st October
10th October
Display of results
18th October
Claims
18th October
21st October
Enrolments
22nd October
25th October
Price List 2024/2025
Application 192€
Enrolment 353€
School Insurance 36€
2nd semester enrolment 203€

Academic Fee

Annual enrolment (in two semesters)

Single Payment 4298.07€
In September

or

Monthly payment 398.30€
Starts in September and ends in July

Academic Fee

Semester enrolment (one semester only)

Single Payment 2146.44€
(September or February)

or

Monthly payment 438.30€
September to January or February to June

Dissertation Fee

50% of the price of the curricular part

PhDs

Who can apply

You can apply for access to a cycle of studies leading to a doctoral degree:

  1. Holders of a master’s degree or legal equivalent;
  2. Holders of a bachelor’s degree who have a particularly relevant scientific curriculum recognised by the Scientific Council as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies;
  3. Holders of an academic, scientific and professional curriculum that is recognised by the Scientific Council as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies.
    The recognition referred to in sub-paragraphs 2) and 3) of the previous paragraph only has the effect of granting access to the cycle of studies leading to the doctoral degree, and does not confer on its holder the equivalence or recognition of the bachelor’s or master’s degree.

Regulations for each course set out the specific conditions for entry to that cycle of studies, as well as the respective selection criteria.

Documentation for foreign higher education degree holders

Model, Acknowledgement that the candidate fulfils the necessary requirements to attend a PhD course, requesting prior recognition by the Scientific Council;

  • Identification document
  • Passport-size photograph
  • Document proving possession of the foreign higher academic degree with indication of the final grade (*)
    Certificate detailing the curricular units that make up the degree programme (*)
  • Updated CV

(*) The documents must be translated into Portuguese, whenever they are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish and certified by the consular service or presented with the affixing of the Hague Apostille by the competent authority of the state from which the document originates.

Study Visa

Students who are not nationals of a European Union country must apply for a study visa at the Portuguese Embassy/Consulate before travelling to Portugal.

Ask them about the higher education student visa and the procedure for obtaining it.

In order to obtain the visa, Universidade Portucalense applies the provisions of Ministerial Order no. 111/2019, of 12 April, on the issue of visas for foreign students.

In order to comply with the legislation:

sends a nominal list of all enrolled candidates to the Directorate-General for Higher Education – DGES;
sends a declaration of acceptance for visa purposes by e-mail to the enrolled candidate.

The Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence will publish a nominal list of candidates enrolled at Universidade Portucalense. It is your responsibility to go to this office to follow up the issuing of the visa.

Please note:

Universidade Portucalense sends out the nominal list of all enrolled candidates, and is not responsible for possible delays in issuing visas. In these cases, you should contact the Portuguese Consulate in your country / area of residence.

Calendar 2024/2025
1st Phase Beginning End
Applications to the 1st Phase
19th February
1st April
Display of results
30th April
Claims
30th April
2nd May
Registrations
3rd May
10th May
2nd Phase (remaining vacancies) Beginning End
Applications to the 2nd Phase
11th May
13th September
Display of results
30th September
Claims
1st October
2nd October
Registrations
3rd October
10th October
3rd Phase (remaining vacancies) Beginning End
Applications to the 3rd Phase
11th October
21st October
Display of results
28th October
Claims
29th October
30th October
Registrations
31st October
7th November
Price List 2024/2025
Application 192€
Enrolment 353€
School Insurance 36€
Enrolment Semester 353€
Single payment

or

Enrolment Semester 203€
Semesterly payment

Academic Fee

Annual enrolment (in two semesters)

Single payment 4298.07€
In September

or

Monthly payment 398.30€
Starts in September and ends in July

Academic Fee

Semester enrolment (one semester only)

Single payment 2146.44€
(September or February)

or

Monthly payment 438.30€
September to January or February to June

Academic Thesis Fee

50% of the price of the curricular part

Request for Recognition of Competences 204€
payment to be made at time of order
Recognition of Equivalence of Curricular Units per Credit Unit (per ECTS): 8.70€
Payment to be made within 5 working days of receiving the result
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