Why Portugal?

Undergraduate programs (1st cycle - Licenciatura) in Portugal can be found in a wide range of higher
education institutions. In order to attend an undergraduate program in Portugal, you must have a
high school diploma or the equivalent, perform the national final exams of secondary education
corresponding entrance exams required to apply to the specific courses students wish to attend, as
well as meet additional requirements.
For students who hold a foreign Secondary School Leaving Certificate equivalent to the Portuguese
secondary education, the entrance exams can be replaced by final exams of those courses.
The national contest takes place at the end of the school year and is organized into three phases.
Students can apply to all three phases of the contest. The application for higher education is held
exclusively online.
The academic year in a Portuguese college runs from September until July.
There are a number of other higher education programs that you can select from and obtain your first
cycle degree (Licenciatura), although those listed above are among the most popular study areas.

Why University of Porto ?

With origins dating back to the eighteenth century, the University of Porto is currently one the most
prestigious Higher Education Institutions of Europe. The quality of its teaching staff (81% of which
PhDs) ensures a high quality of training that makes the University of Porto the most sought-after
University in Portugal and the chosen university for candidates with highest grades .Around 3,700
international students, from 111 different countries, attend the University of Porto each year. Half of
them arrive through international cooperation agreements and the other half are students that
choose attending a full-time programme at the University of Porto. The University of Porto is the
biggest producer of Science in Portugal, responsible for 23% of the Portuguese articles indexed each
year in the ISI Web of Science. In fact, the University of Porto has some of the most productive and
internationally renowned Portuguese R&D centers. Over half of its research units were classified as
Excellent or Very Good by the latest international evaluations. These are some of the reasons for
the University of Porto being the Portuguese institution with the best scores in all the major
international rankings for higher education and scientific research, which ranked the University of
Porto as one of the 350 best universities in the world.

ERASMUS

If you are studying at other University and you intend to do a period of studies at Faculty of
Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP) you can participate in the ERASMUS exchange programme.

In order to participate in this Programme you must complete the following requirements:

be a student enrolled in a formal programme of study at higher education level leading to a

degree or a diploma in one of the participating
countries(Turkey,Switzerland,Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway and the members of the
European Union);

be a citizen of one of the participating countries (or are recognised as having an official
status of permanent resident, refugee or stateless person);
have successfully completed at least the first year of your university studies.
The reason why choose FEUP is love the culture ,the warmness and the kindness
of the Portugal people. I am a fan of football and the football and sport culture in
this country is just like us . And also in the end of my searchings found out that their
education quality is good too. And they are hospiting people from other countrys
just like they are in their homeland especially the students. As a chemical
engineering student found out that in some semesters we are taking the same
classes like calculus ,physics,organic chemistry.So what else they can offer me to
choose them .I think they are just good for me love Portugal .