• Undergraduate degrees (in english): Microbiology (3 years)
• Undergraduate degrees (in portuguese): Microbiology (3 years), Nutrition (4 years), Bioengineering (3 years), Liberal Sciences (3 years)
• Graduate (M.Sc.) degrees (in english): Food Engineering (2 years), Applied Microbiology (2 years), Biomedical Engineering (2 years)
• Graduate (M.Sc.) degrees (in portuguese): Biotechnology & Innovation (1.5 years)
• Graduate (Ph.D.) degree (in english): Biotechnology (4 years)
   

• Online information sessions (with Q&A) for teachers and student groups (up to 3 times a year).
• Availability for WhatsApp calls regarding specific questions or issues (throughout the year).
• A single focal point staff person (a one stop shop) for all application related interactions.
• Entrance exam tailored to the particular high school's curriculum (for those without an internationally recognized diploma).
• Student services that help with the Visa application process, finding accommodation, arrival arrangements and even match newcomers with a local buddy to break the ice in the first few weeks.
• Portuguese language and culture classes that avoid most of the transition shock.
• An international campus.
• A 12 month visa grace period after graduation.
   

The following assessments are internationally recognized and accepted as entrance exams for the respective undergraduate degrees:

• ABITUR (Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung)
  • Mathematik (Bioengineering)
  • Biologie (Nutrition, Microbiology)
• AICE (Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education)
  • Mathematics A Level or Mathematics AS Level or Mathematics - Further (Bioengineering)
  • Biology A Level or Biology AS Level (Nutrition, Microbiology)
• Bac (Baccalauréat Général)
  • Mathématiques: Enseignement de spécialité en voie générale  (Bioengineering)
  • Sciences de la vie et de la Terre (Nutrition, Microbiology)
• Schola Europaea (European Baccalaureate)
  • Mathematics 3 or Mathematics 5 (Bioengineering)
  • Biology (Nutrition, Microbiology)
• GCE (General Certificate of Education)
  • Mathematics (Bioengineering)
  • Biology (Nutrition, Microbiology)
• IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate)
  • Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL/HL or Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL (Bioengineering)
  • Biology SL/HL (Nutrition, Microbiology)
     

If your school would like to explore the possibility of establishing a partnership please get in touch:

biotechnology@ucp.pt (c/o Prof. Margarida Silva)
www.esb.ucp.pt
+351 - 932 011 541 (Cell phone, WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal)
Street address: Rua de Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal