To be admitted, applicants have to be holders of one (1) of the following:

1. Portuguese Licenciatura or legal equivalent;
2. Foreign higher academic degree, awarded following to a first cycle of studies, organized in accordance with the Bologna principles by a State adhering to the process;
3. Foreign higher academic degree, that is recognised as fulfilling the objectives of a first degree course by the ESAP Scientific Council;
4. School, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognised as attesting the ability to attend the post-graduation by the ESAP Scientific Council.

Applicants meeting the academic and curricular requirements assumed in the ‘Required Qualification’ will be selected and ranked according to the following criteria:

1. Motivation
2. Academic curriculum:
   • Level of degree
   • Type of degree, preferably in the field of Architecture, Urbanism, Civil Engineering, and others related fields as Arts or Social Sciences, considered appropriate.
3. Scientific Curriculum
4. Professional Curriculum
5. Possible interview as a complementary criterion

The curricular assessment (CA) will be made taking into account the following parameters:

1. Motivation Letter (ML) – considering, on a scale of 0-20 points, the coherence of the application, the inherent motivation of the applicant and fit to the programme, as follow:

2. Academic Curriculum (AC) – weighting the required academic qualifications in the following terms:

3. Scientific Curriculum (SC) – considering, on a scale of 0-20 points, the participation of candidates in congresses, seminars, research projects, number of papers published, awards and similar proofs provided, that there are activities in the scientific area of the cycle of studies in question, as follows:

4. Professional Curriculum (CP) – evaluating, on a scale of 0-20 points, the duration and nature of the professional duties, provided that they are titled by employment contract or independent work, in the scientific area of the cycle of studies in question, as follows:

5. In addition to the curricular assessment, a possible individual interview (II) may be necessary, when the assessment of the academic, scientific and professional curricula is not sufficiently distinguishable from other applicants, related to the applicants ranking. The individual interview is taking into account the following skills and abilities:

1. 1. Ability to express oneself and to reflect critically.
   2. Motivation to be part of the Post-Graduation.

6. The rating of each member will result from the arithmetic average of the scores given on the scale of 0 to 20 points for each of the assessments. 

The final rating will be scored by applying the following formula on a scale of 0 to 20 points:

CA = (ML+AC*X+SC+PC)/4.

CA = (ML+AC*X+SC+PC)/4.

Where:

• ML = Motivation Letter
• AC = Academic Curriculum
• SC = Scientific Curriculum
• PC = Professional Curriculum

The weighting factor X assumes one of the following values:

X = 1.3 for graduate candidates in the areas of Architecture, Urbanism and Civil Engineering.

X = 1.0 for applicants licensed in other areas considered suitable (Arts, Social Sciences and other Engineering course).

If an individual interview (II) is necessary, the final classification formula is adapted as follows:

FC = (CA+II)/2

Where:

• FC = Final Classification
• CA = Curriculum assessment (motivation + academic + scientific + professional)
• II = Individual interview

The scores resulting from the calculation of averages shall be expressed up to one hundredths, by rounding, in each selection method and also in the final classification, by default or by excess, depending on whether the value of the thousandths is less than or equal to five.

Preliminary PHASE:

Application: until 1 July 2026

Documents delivery: until 1 July 2026

Note: indicated dates below are approximated with a margin of error of +/- 8 days at this stage.

1st Inscription PHASE

Application: 4 July to 28 August 2026

Documents delivery: until 28 August 2026

Affixation of the provisory seriation list: 9 September 2026

Complaints: 10 and 11 September 2026

Affixation of the final seriation list: 14 September 2026

Enrolment: 15 to 21 September 2026

2nd inscription PHASE (if vacancies are available)

Application: 29 August to 14 September 2026

Documents delivery: until 14 September 2026

Affixation of the provisory seriation list: 15 September 2026

Complaints: 15 and 16 September 2026

Affixation of the final seriation list: 19 September 2026

Enrolment: 20 to 23 September 2026

3rd inscription PHASE (when vacancies exist)

Application: 19 September to 14 October 2026

Documents delivery: until 14 October 2026

Affixation of the provisory seriation list: 17 October 2026

Complaints: 17 and 18 October 2026

Affixation of the final seriation list: 19 October 2026

Enrolment: 20 to 28 October 2026

Prospective students must apply through the application form and attach the necessary documentation.

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