Who can apply as an international student?
- Does not hold Portuguese or an EU Member State;
- Is not a relative of a Portuguese or EU national;
- Has not lived legally in Portugal for more than 2 years, continuously, on January 1st of the year intended to be admitted to ISEG;
- Has not applied for admission to higher education through the special regimes;
- If you meet the requirements given above, you may apply as an international student.
Access and entry conditions
- Holders of a qualification that, in the country in which it was obtained, entitles them to apply and enter higher education in that country. It must be proven that the qualifications held guarantee access to higher education in the country of origin;
- Holders of a Portuguese secondary school diploma or legally equivalent qualification;
- For applicants coming from foreign education systems where the provisions of Article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25 September, presentation of homologous evidence (examples of accepted evidence) defined in the D-L. Applicants who do not have a corresponding test may take the ISEG entrance exam, at the end of the First Application Call, on the scheduled date. If there are no places on the course chosen, applicants can choose another course or be included on the waiting list.
- An independent command of the language of instruction of the study programme to which they are applying - minimum level B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), not applicable to applicants from Portuguese/English-speaking countries.
I don't have a maths exam. Can I apply?
Maths Entrance Exam
Applicants who do not submit a legal equivalent qualifications will be automatically enrolled in the Mathematics Entrance Test, organised by ISEG, in a face-to-face format.
In exceptional, duly justified situations, the test may be taken in an online format (MSTeams). Applicants who take the test in person will be exempt from an interview.
Applicants who take the test online will be subject to an interview to assess their knowledge.
A single test will take place on 16 February 2024, at 9:30. In the 2nd call of applications, ISEG will not be organising any maths entrance exams.
Applicants taking the exam online must access MSTeams from 9.15am. Applicants absent at the start time of the exam (9:30) will not be authorised to take the exam.
To take the test, applicants must have a computer with a camera and microphone, as well as good internet access.
At the end of the exam, applicants must be able to produce a pdf file with their answers. Image files (e.g. photographs) are also accepted, as long as the result is legible. An additional 15 minutes will be allowed for submitting the exam.
The exam consists of a written test marked out of 20 and lasting 180 minutes, covering content taught in Maths A in Portuguese secondary education (10th, 11th and 12th grades), in particular: radicals, powers of rational exponent, polynomials, analytical geometry of the plane and space, trigonometry and trigonometric functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, succession, limits, general study of real functions of real variable, combinatorial calculus, probability and complex numbers.
The use of a calculator is permitted. However, access to any bibliographic material, such as tables or forms, is not allowed,
The test taken in the 2022/2023 school year can be consulted here.
A good reference for preparing for this exam is the National Exams for Maths A, which can be consulted at here
In order for the application to be considered, the minimum entry mark in the Maths exam will be 14 (13.5).
The Maths exam taken at ISEG will be valid for 3 academic years. This validity only applies to ISEG. Applicants who wish to do so may propose to improve their grade in the following 2 academic years.
How do I apply?
The application is online, through the Fénix platform, in accordance with the application calendar, which is approved annually. To submit your application, please click here.
Required documents:
- Photo;
- Photocopy of passport or equivalent legal document;
- Proof of completion of secondary education, as well as all the grades and averages obtained, the scale on which each grade was awarded, and the minimum and maximum value in each case. The document must be validated by the competent authority in the country to which it refers;
- Higher education entrance exam, homologous proof or other evidence recognised as such;
- Motivation letter (you should indicate, in a maximum length of one page, why you are interested in applying as an international student at ISEG, your strengths, your areas of interest and what your expectations are);
- Proof of language proficiency, according to the language of instruction of the course for which you are applying (minimum level B2, of the Common European Framework of Reference) - not applicable to applicants from Portuguese/English-speaking countries);
- Educational and professional curriculum (Curriculum Vitae - CV);
- Declaration of Honour: a document stating that you fulfil the necessary requirements to apply for this competition (not having European nationality, not having direct Portuguese relatives, among others).
Notes:
- For the application to be submitted, a non-refundable fee of 60 euros is due.
- The application will only become valid and effective once all the necessary elements and documents have been correctly submitted and the relevant application fee has been paid by the deadline set for submission. If payment is not made by the deadline, the application will be cancelled.
- Failure to submit the above-mentioned elements by the deadline will invalidate the application and the services will proceed to cancel it.
- Errors or omissions made when filling in the electronic application form are the sole responsibility of the applicant.
- Making false declarations will result in exclusion from the procedure, cancellation of the selection process or enrolment and registration, depending on the stage of the procedure at which it is detected.
- Documents must be certified by the consular service.
- Whenever documents are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, they must be translated into one of these languages by a certified translator.
- The academic training mentioned in the CV must be supported by the relevant documentation.
Admission Requirements and Selection Criteria
The President of ISEG is responsible for conducting the process of admission to the competition and the selection of applicants for the degree programmes, and the final results are approved by him.
The ranking is done in descending order of the application grade, based on the criteria mentioned below:
Applicants with Legal Equivalent Qualifications
- The final average grade (scale from 0 to 20) obtained in secondary education contributes 50% to the final classification;
- Classification of the entrance exams or final exams of similar foreign education, contributes 50% to the final classification;
- Final classification: results from the average of the classification obtained in Secondary Education and in the entrance exam, presented on a scale of 0 to 20 and rounded to the nearest integer;
- Admission of applicants: only applicants whose final mark is equal to or higher than 14 (on a scale of 0 to 20) will be admitted;
- An online interview may be requested.
Applicants without a Homologated or Equivalent Test
- Applicants without a corresponding or equivalent test (within the validity period) are automatically registered for the competition. maths entrance exam to be held on a date to be scheduled.
- If there are no vacancies in the desired course in the second phase, applicants can change their course selection, as long as they fulfil the language requirements and there are still vacancies available.
- Waiting list: Applicants who are not admitted because there are no more slots available, will be included in a waiting list and may be called in order of ranking, if admitted applicants withdraw.
Number of places
| Degree/Course | Language | Vacancies 1st Phase | Vacancies 2nd Phase* |
| Economia | EN | 10 | - |
| Economics | EN | 10 | - |
| Gestão | EN | 10 | - |
| Management | EN | 10 | - |
| Finance | EN | 5 | - |
| Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão | EN | 1 | - |
Important deadlines
Application Deadlines and Other Important Dates
1st Call
| Description | Deadlines |
|---|---|
| Application (1st stage) | 2nd January to 9th February 2024 |
| Validation and ranking of applications | 4 March 2024* |
| Announcement of results | 7th March 2024 |
| Enrolment and registration | 11 to 22 March 2024 |
| Possible placement of substitutes | 25th to 29th March 2024 |
| Announcement of remaining places | 1st April 2024 |
2nd Phase
| Description | Deadlines |
|---|---|
| Application (2nd phase) | 3 April to 24 May 2024 |
| Validation and ranking of applications | 14th June 2024* |
| Announcement of results | 21st June 2024 |
| Enrolment and registration | 24 June to 5 July 2024 |
| Possible placement of substitutes | 8 to 12 July 2024 |
| Announcement of remaining places | 15th July 2024 |
Source: Order no. 7404/2022, DR, 2nd series, of 9th June 2022
* Candidates may receive a reply before the deadline.
Only complete applications will be analysed.
Enrolment and registration
- In the event of admission, it will be conditional on the presentation to the Academic Services during the indicated deadline, of the originals (or certified photocopies) of the documents presented, certified by the consular service or presented with the Hague Apostille, by the competent authority of the State from which the document originates;
- Enrolment and registration must be done by the deadlines set by ISEG, otherwise the right to a place will be lost;
- Placement is only valid for enrolment and registration in the academic year for which the application is being made;
- Whenever a candidate fails to enrol and register in time, the ISEG Academic Services may place the next candidate on the waiting list, until the place is filled.
Withdrawal
In case of withdrawal there is no refund of the payment made. The student is only exempt from paying the instalments of the tuition fee that have not yet fallen due.
Tuition Fees 2024/2025
Tuition fee 4500€ (1350€ upon enrolment)
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application | 60,00€ |
| Enrolment* | 50,00€ |
| Tuition fee** | 4.500,00€ |
| Insurance | 2,10€*** |
* Enrolment is paid at the beginning of the school year.
** The tuition fee is divided into 10 instalments
*** To be confirmed
Instalment fees 2024/2025
| Name | Amount payable | Payment term |
|---|---|---|
| 1st instalment | 1.350,00€ | upon enrolment |
| 2nd instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/10/2024 |
| 3rd instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/11/2024 |
| 4th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/12/2024 |
| 5th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/01/2025 |
| 6th instalment | 350,00€ | until 28/02/2025 |
| 7th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/03/2025 |
| 8th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/04/2025 |
| 9th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/05/2025 |
| 10th instalment | 350,00€ | until 30/06/2025 |
Admitted candidates must enrol and register by the specified deadline.
At the time of enrolment and registration, a compulsory payment of €1,350.00 must be made towards the annual attendance fee (tuition fee), plus the registration fee and insurance.