Mobility -Study at U.Porto
Choosing U.Porto as your destination for a mobility period means being one of the thousands of students from all over the world who choose an exceptional experience, in education and in life. If you want to have a once in a lifetime experience, ours is the university for you!
For more than three decades now, students from all over the world have arrived at U.Porto every year to enjoy the opportunities that the most cosmopolitan Portuguese university has to offer.
As awindow to the world, U.Porto offers you the possibility to enjoy an “IN – INcoming” mobility period at our faculties and research centres. These opportunities are offered as part of various initiatives, such as under the famousErasmus + programme, or through bilateral cooperation agreements which the University organises in the context of international cooperation with institutions worldwide.
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Online Applications
The application to a mobility period at U.Porto is done exclusivelyonline. All you have to do is follow these steps:
- Go to theApplications page.
- Fil in theApplication Form, according to theOnline Application Guide.
- Collect the necessary signatures (student and Mobility Coordinator at the university of origin).
– Since U.Porto implemented the use ofdigital signature in documents related to these applications, they are only processed electronically (e-mail or USB drive). - Collect the following documents:
-Transcript of Records / Academic History (mandatory)
– CV (optional)
– Motivation and/or Recommendation Letter (optional) - Submit the Application Form together with the documents.
Important: Both the Application Form and the Learning Agreement should be signed by you and the Local and/or Institutional Coordinator of your university of origin.
Please note thatsubmitting an application form online will not guarantee you a place at U.Porto. Foreign mobility students have only been officially accepted once they have received an Acceptance Letter issued by the University of Porto.
Transcript of Records/Academic History
The Transcript of Records is a certificate with a list of all completed subjects, their corresponding ECTS credits, the credits according to a local or national scale, the grades according to a local or national grading scale and the assigned awarded ECTS grades. This document is mandatory.
Application Deadlines
Applications for international mobility at U.Porto should be submitted during the following periods:
| Duration of Mobility | Deadline | Anúncio dos Resultados |
|---|---|---|
One Academic Year | Until 21 May | During the month of June |
1st Semester | Until 21 May | During the month of June |
2nd Semester | Until 15 October | During the month of November |
Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee you a place at U.Porto. Consider yourself IN only once you have received an Acceptance Letter.
If your application was approved, but you can not be present at the beginning of the academic period (here is theAcademic Calendar), you have until the end of the first week of class to arrive.
Checklist
If your mobility application is accepted, you just need to make sure that you have all the necessary documentation before leaving for Porto. Do not lose this checklist!
- Acceptance letter
- Confirmation of accommodation
- Identification document (Passport/ID card)
- Temporary Residence Permit (residence under 1 year) / Residence Permit (residence over 1 year)
- European Health Insurance Card / Certificate of Entitlement to Healthcare (CDAM/PB4) / Private Insurance
- Pocket money (cash for current costs)
- Learning Agreement / Internship contract
Tuition Fees / Rates
Mobility students under the Erasmus+ programme and certain cooperation agreements are exempted from tuition fees and/or payments to the host institution, including fees for registration, examination enrolment, access to laboratories and libraries, etc.
These fees do not include mobility-related expenses, such as school insurance, accommodation, thePortuguese language course, photocopies, laboratory products, etc.
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Additional information
Additional information
Formore information, get in touch withU.Porto's International Relations Office, which is in charge of providing support and guidance before (application support) and during the mobility period.
Contacts
Serviço de Relações Internacionais
Reitoria da Universidade do Porto
Praça de Gomes Teixeira, s/n
4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Tel.:(+351) 220 408 041
E-mail:[email protected]
Web:https://international.up.pt