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Each semester, a large variety of courses (or curricular units) are taught in English; additionally, many Portuguese-taught courses have tutorials in English.
Exchange students may select courses under the following conditions:
For more information on specific courses, students that have been nominated by their home institution should contact the School that hosts that course:
Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sports.
Erasmus+ provides students with the opportunity to study or do internships at the partner schools of their home institution in another eligible country for full academic credit.
Iscte has more than 400 agreements under the Erasmus+ Program that give the students of our partner universities the opportunity to attend Iscte for a period of study or an internship.
Students coming from one of our partner institutions must be selected by their home institution and nominated to the International Relations Office of Iscte.
Funded by the European Commission, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) is a prestigious, international study programme, which is jointly operated by an international consortium of European and third-country universities.
Applicants who wish to participate in an Erasmus Mundus Master programme must enroll in an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course directly at the consortium that coordinates it. Students at the Master's level worldwide can apply. Iscte is a partner of the following Erasmus Mundus programs: MFamily, Global - MINDS and TourDC.
Apart from externally funded programmes, Iscte also cooperates bilaterally with more than 200 higher education institutions outside Europe in order to develop joint initiatives or strengthen existing contacts. The main purpose of these programmes is to create mobility opportunities for teaching and research for students and staff within non-EU higher education institutions.
Students coming from one of our partner institutions must be selected by their home institution and nominated to the International Relations Office of Iscte.
There are also other student exchange programmes in which Iscte participates, such as, the Study in Portugal Network or the Almeida Garrett Programme (exchange with Portugal).
The International office of your own institution can give you more specific information about these exchange programmes, (possible) scholarships and application procedures.
Visiting Students
International students from Iscte’s partner universities who have already done an exchange programme as well as all students from non-partner universities have the opportunity to study for one or two semesters at Iscte as visiting students (or free movers). To attain this status, participants must be able to present proof of their student condition, issued by their home institution.
Visiting students have the possibility to choose from all the courses offered at Iscte’s four Schools, but must pay a course fee which varies according to the number of ECTS credits that they choose to attend.
Deadlines
The home institutions of students applying for academic exchange are responsible for the administrative aspects of the student admission process, in cooperation with the Iscte International Relations Office (IRO).
Students have to be nominated by their universities through Iscte’s online nomination system, within the stipulated deadlines:
Please consult our Fact Sheet ISCTE_PLISBOA07_FactSheet_2026-2027
The academic calendar is divided in two semesters. Generally, classes in the first semester begin in the first week of September, and those of the second semester start in the first week of February. You can check the exact dates on the academic calendar here.
Assessment and ECTS Grading System
Under the Portuguese system, grades are given on a scale from 0 to 20, with 10 being the minimum passing grade.
There are a variety of assessment methods at Iscte. Assessments factors may include formal examinations at the end of each semester, participation, class attendance, essays, group projects and case-study presentations.
International students may do their reports and written examinations in English or another foreign language, even in some Portuguese-taught courses, but teachers must agree to this on a case-by-case basis before arrival or at the beginning of classes.
An official Transcripts of Records will issued for each student according to the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) grading scale. The transcript will be sent directly to the International Relations Office at the incoming student's home institution at latest 1 month after the end of his/her exams at Iscte.
Further information can be consulted here Iscte_Assessment_ECTS_GradingSystem.
Different levels of Portuguese Language Courses are taugth each semester, to students who want to improve their Portuguese for academic or personal reasons. More information is available here.
More Information
Partner Universities should contact the Iscte International Relations Office to iro@iscte-iul.pt.
For more information on specific courses, students that have been nominated by their home institution should contact the School that hosts that course:
