Access Information

• Students who have completed a secondary education course, or a legally equivalent qualification, who can prove that they are capable of attending higher education, access through the national contest;
• Portuguese and foreign applicants under the change of institution/course pair and re-admission;
• Candidates under the special contest for access to higher education;
• Holders of Higher and Intermediate Degrees;
• Tests to Assess the Ability of People Over 23 to Attend Higher Education.

Access and admission to higher education via the national competition is subject to quantitative limitations in terms of places (numerus clausus) and is preceded by an application to be submitted via the online application system or, alternatively, in person at the Access to Higher Education Services, Higher Education of area of residence. Through the National Contest for Access and Admission to Higher Education, held annually by the Ministry of Education and based on their application grade, candidates are ranked and placed (or not) in one of the courses they applied for.

The contest is organized in two phases:

• In the 1st phase, the vacancies set for each course at each higher education establishment are distributed between a general quota and special quotas. The latter are intended for candidates with physical or sensory disabilities, candidates from the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira, Portuguese emigrants and their family members, and candidates performing effective military service under contract.
• In the 2nd phase, the vacancies are those left over from the 1st phase. It should be noted that there is the possibility of a 3rd phase of the contest if there are vacancies from the 2nd phase that have not been filled. + Information

Applications to the National Access Contest are submitted via the DGES online system. Alternatively, it can still be submitted in person at the Access services corresponding to the student's area of residence. You should consult the admission schedule available from DGES. Applications usually take place in July.

To take part in the contest, candidates must meet the following conditions cumulatively the following conditions:

• Pass a secondary education course or legally equivalent qualification.
• To have taken the entrance exams in the current year or in the previous three years required for each course and to have obtained a mark equal to or higher than the minimum mark in each of these exams. In the case of ISEG, this score is 95 points, on a scale of 0 to 200.
• Have an application score of 95 points or more, on a scale of 0 to 200.

The application grade for ISEG courses is calculated based on the following consideration:

• Final secondary school classification: 50%
• Classification of the entrance exam(s): 50%

You can consult here.

National exams can be used as entrance exams in the year in which they are taken, as well as in the following three years.

When talking about the average grade a candidate needs to get into a certain course, there are sometimes some misconceptions that need to be cleared up. First of all, it is necessary to distinguish between the minimum application grade and the grade of the last student placed on the same course the previous year:

Minimum application grade:The only grade a candidate has to take into account is the minimum application grade. In the case of ISEG, the minimum score is 95 points (on a scale of 0-200).

Ranking of the last student placed in the previous school year: The grade that potential applicants usually want to know corresponds to the grade of the last student placed on a given course in the previous academic year, since there is no established average at ISEG for entry to each course, apart from the minimum grade. Unlike the minimum mark, the mark of the last student placed in the previous year is not a compulsory minimum mark, it only serves as a reference for applicants.

It should be noted that this ranking can change considerably from year to year, as this figure only shows that in a given year, at a given application stage, the last student to be placed on a given course had a certain average. As the applicants change each year, this figure will also fluctuate. + Information

For students applying through the national access competition, the application formula is as follows: Final secondary school average (50%) + National Exam in Mathematics A or equivalent (30 %) + Other exam: Portuguese or Physics and Chemistry or Economics or Geography or Biology and Geology or English* (20 %)

* Only accepted for some degrees

You can do this as long as you take the entrance exam(s) required for the course you want.

To change university, you can do so in the following ways:

• Through the national competition for access and entry to higher education;
• By changing course pairs.

Changing institution/course pairs is the act by which a student enrolls in an institution/course pair different from the one(s) in which, in previous academic years, they enrolled. Changing institution/course pairs can take place with or without interrupting enrollment and registration at a higher education institution. See here

Yes, as soon as you have completed the year and provided you have also taken the entrance exam(s) required for the course you want. We don't require any prerequisites for our degrees. + Information

No, it's not possible

Foreign students wishing to attend ISEG may do so:

1. under exchange programs  for those who only want to study at ISEG for one semester or one academic year (imo@iseg.ulisboa.pt);
2. by applying through the national contest for access and entry to higher education, subject to the same conditions as Portuguese applicants. To do this, applicants who have completed a secondary course abroad should contact the Directorate-General for Higher Education in order to obtain information about equivalence to Portuguese secondary education;
3. by applying through the Change of Pair Institution/Course, transfer for access to higher education, if you have been enrolled in a foreign higher education institution, in a course defined as higher education by the legislation of your country, whether or not you have completed it;
4. through the special access regimes.
5. by applying to International student.

Foreign students will also be able to, benefit from special access conditionsif they are in one of the following situations:

1. National scholarship students from Portuguese-speaking African countries, within the framework of cooperation agreements signed by the Portuguese State;
2. Foreign officials from diplomatic missions accredited to Portugal and their family members residing here, on a reciprocal basis;
3. Natives and children of natives of the territory of East Timor.

You can as long as the course is legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education.

If the student has completed a foreign course, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education, and has taken the final exams for that course, which are the same or similar to the Portuguese entrance exams, they can replace these national exams with those exams. Please note, however, that this will only be valid if the establishment/course pair where the student wishes to enter accepts this substitution and the other required formalities are fulfilled. Don't forget that the exams taken abroad can be used within the same timeframe as the Portuguese national exams.

However, direct contact with the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) to certify that they meet the conditions for admission. The final classification of the secondary education course to be awarded to students whose completion and certification of secondary level does not include this classification, is the one resulting from the classification, or the average of the classifications obtained in the national secondary education exams that constitute entrance exams for the establishment/course pair to which they intend to apply.

Foreign students wishing to come to Portugal to study must authenticate their qualifications certificates with the Portuguese Consulate or Embassy in their country of origin, in order to establish equivalence between the types of education. They should also be informed about the legal process to be followed, as well as any special agreements that may exist between countries regarding the entry of Portuguese educational establishments.

The results are posted and published on the Internet on a date available on the website of the DGES.

The selection of candidates for the national access contest is the responsibility of the DGES, all other schemes are the responsibility of the ISEG, you should consult their own regulations.

They exist. Students who already have a bachelor's degree can access higher education through special contest for access to higher education.

No. However, if you are over the age of 23 and, under the Regulation of the Process of Access and Accreditation of Qualifications for People Over 23, you can apply to attend a 1st cycle course at our Institute. + Information

Registration for each academic year requires the payment of an annual tuition fee, which can be paid in full or in a number of installments set by the Presidency. + Information

Yes, ISEG is a public entity that belongs to the University of Lisbon.