Common questions

Applications to the Erasmus program and other exchange programs take place within a deadline to be set annually by the International Mobility Office (IMO). However, as a reference, they generally take place at the beginning of February each year.

Applications from 1st cycle and 2nd cycle students are made online through the FENIX Portal -» Candidate tab -» Applications -» Outgoing Mobility

You can choose up to 10 Universities/Colleges in order of preference.

1st Cycle

Candidates are selected according to a Ranking prepared for this purpose. The ranking of students is based on the arithmetic average weighted by the credit units (rounded to the nearest hundredths) of the 10 best classifications of the compulsory curricular units (disciplines) completed successfully until the conclusion of the knowledge assessment of the appeal period of the 1st semester of the academic year in which the application is made (if the number of successful curricular units is less than 10, the rest are assigned a classification of 8 values). In case of a tie in the application of the general average criterion, the criterion of the curricular units with the highest classifications will be used.

2nd Cycle

Candidates are selected according to a Ranking prepared for this purpose. The Ranking is based on the arithmetic average weighted by the credit units (rounded to the nearest hundredths) of the classifications of the curricular units referring to the 1st semester of the 1st curricular year. The curricular units of the 1st curricular year without passing will be assigned a classification of 8 values; in case of a tie in the application of the general average criterion, the criterion of the curricular units with the highest classifications will be used.

In cases where vacancies are common to the 1st and 2nd cycle of studies, priority is given to 1st cycle students in their allocation

The results will be published on the Fenix portal within a maximum period of 5 working days after the end of the application period, a notification is also sent to candidates by email.

To formalize the Opening of ProcessO, students must submit all documents to ISEG's International Mobility Office, by the deadline determined annually.

The Study Agreement/Learning Agreement is a form in which a study plan proposal (plan that identifies the UC to be carried out in the foreign University).

Yes. The Academic Recognition Agreement/Learning Agreement can be amended up to a maximum period of 30 days after the start of teaching activities at the Host University.

After the publication of the results, if the placed student intends to withdraw from the vacancy assigned to him, he may cancel the process free of charge and through the Fenix portal, within 48 hours after the publication of the results, a period to be set by the IMO.

After this period, the final results will be announced, any subsequent withdrawal intention must be manifested in writing (e-mail) to the International Mobility Office (IMO) and incurs the payment of an administrative fee.

After the publication of the final results, if the student does not carry out the mobility, he will be obliged to pay an administrative fee of 40 euros, in favor of ISEG, in order to cover the expenses inherent to the selection process and appointment. This value may be revised annually.

Yes. Students of Bachelor's and Master's courses must pre-enrol/enrol at ISEG, within the deadline defined annually by the respective secretariats, exclusively for the UC of the semester in which they will effectively attend classes at ISEG. That is, the semester contrary to international mobility.

Master's degree students must enroll in the curricular units planned for the entire academic year at ISEG and for both semesters (if applicable).

The undergraduate student must not enroll in any UC at ISEG in the classes of the semester in which he will be in mobility. In other words, you only register for the CUs you intend to attend at ISEG and which are offered in the semester opposite to the student's mobility.

The master's student must enroll in ISEG normally and in both semesters.

In the mobility semester, 30 ECTS are recommended for enrollment in curricular units, and in exceptional cases, up to 36 ECTS for enrollment may be accepted, with international mobility of students having only the total duration of one semester.

The completion of excess ECTS not provided for in the study plan approved by ISEG does not give the student the right to request additional credits, and may only be mentioned in the diploma supplement as extracurricular credits.

The minimum limit is:

3 ECTS for mobilities lasting 3 months (90 days);

6 ECTS for 1 semester Erasmus mobilities (between 4 and 6 months);

No, unless otherwise indicated in the Bilateral Protocol/Agreement signed with the Partner University, duly identified cases.

Although mobility students, as a general rule, do not pay fees at the host institution, it is mandatory to pay fees at ISEG, in accordance with the internal regulation of fees. Students must pay their tuition fees to ISEG, complying with the deadlines set annually.

The student is not automatically entitled to a mobility grant, although every effort is made to assign at least a minimum value to each ISEG student covered by the Erasmus + Program.

For more information consult here.

At the end of the period of study abroad, the host University must issue and send to the International Mobility Office (IMO) a certificate of achievement (transcript of records), confirming that the student completed the agreed study program and the achievement that obtained. The conversion and release of the final rankings of foreign UCs will only start upon receipt of this official document.

The classifications obtained by the student at the foreign University will then be analyzed and converted to the national scale of classifications, taking into account the methodology and regulations in force.

Only the credits of the curricular units that appear in the study contract/learning agreement approved by the Departmental Coordinator/IMO will be recognized for equivalence purposes.

Credits from any foreign UC not approved in a study/learning agreement can only be recognized as extracurricular credits.

The conversion of Erasmus/exchange student grades does not follow a fixed table. 

Following the publication of the Regulation for Crediting and Curriculum Integration of Professional Experiences and Academic Training of the Higher Institute of Economics and Management, Diário da República n.º 175/2018, Series II of 2018-09-11, Dispatch n.º 8688/ 2018, the methodology adopted for converting grades obtained in Foreign Higher Education Institutions within the scope of Mobility Programs was reviewed.

You can get more information and consult the Scaling Conversions Table here.