Applications_TI

There are several ways to access and enter public higher education in Portugal. UPB, in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES), has a wide range of competitions and special access and/or entry regimes aimed at the most diverse audiences. The following options are available for accessing/entering a degree programme at UPB: National Competition …

Coursera

Coursera is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider, founded by professors from Stanford University, which already has more than 275 higher education institutions and companies collaborating with it. In 2021, UPB joined this international platform, providing its teachers and students with the possibility of complementing their face-to-face activity, through the support activities offered in …

Recognition of Degrees and Diplomas

Recognition of Foreign Higher Education Degrees and Diplomas The recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions has been regulated since 2019. In Portugal there are three types of recognition – Automatic, Level and Specific – with the same legal value, but serving different purposes. Whatever type of recognition …

Diploma supplement_2

In section ‘6.1 – Complementary information’ of the diploma supplement, activities can be described which, although not part of the student’s normal academic record, are meritorious and worthy of recording. To this end, UPB provides a set of forms to prove that these complementary activities have been carried out. For each activity in which they …

Services/Consultancy

The UPB provides consultancy and development support services to various stakeholders in the regional, national and international socio-economic sector. The provision of services/consultancy accounts for a significant amount, of which around a third are innovation contracts with companies. The UPB develops its mission in conjunction with society, including cross-border cooperation, from a perspective of territorial …

CIENCIAVITAE

CIÊNCIAVITAE is the national science curriculum management system and is a central element in the ecosystem for managing information on scientific and technological activity, as well as a tool to support the modernization of administrative processes supported by a CV. As part of the concept of scientific citizenship (Ciência ID), CIÊNCIAVITAE has emerged as a …

Hiring of Research Staff

The Concursos.UPB portal, available at concursos.ipb.pt, centralizes all recruitment/hiring processes for teaching and non-teaching staff, researchers and research fellows. On this portal, in addition to publicizing recruitment/hiring processes, interested candidates can manage and submit their applications. To submit applications, interested candidates must register in advance.