Registration/recognition of a foreign university degree in Portugal
As per the new requisites of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, applicants to any DP-PMI scholarship who hold an academic degree from a non-Portuguese university need to submit a proof of the registration/recognition of this degree in Portugal.
This process is completely independent from the DP-PMI: each applicant should contact directly the Ministry of Education (namely DGES) or a Portuguese university. To help the candidates, the DP-PMI has collected the information below.
Please note this process may incur in a cost and take several weeks to be concluded. Once the applicants have obtained the proof of the registration/recognition of their degree, they should include that proof in the submission of their DP-PMI application.
To obtain the proof of the registration/recognition of a degree obtained in a non-Portuguese university:
1. Check if your degree is part of the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, benefiting from the registration regime (DL 341/2007).
A) If your degree IS in the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, request the registration of your degree by:
- following the instructions (DL 341/2007) of Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES);
- or, in alternative, contacting any Portuguese university for this registration.
For example, you can contact the University of Lisbon (corresponding instructions here), at:
Academic Department Rectory - Universidade de Lisboa
E-mail: provas.acad (at) reitoria.ulisboa.pt (Send them a copy of the diploma you wish to register.)
Phone: +351 21 044 35 76 / +351 21 017 01 38 / +351 21 011 34 21.
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10.00 – 17.00
B) If your foreign degree IS NOT in the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, request the recognition of your degree by:
- following the instructions (DL 283/83) of Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES);
- or, in alternative, contacting any Portuguese university for this recognition.
For example, you can contact the University of Lisbon (corresponding instructions here for the recognition of a bachelor degree, and here for the recognition of a masters degree), at:
Academic Department Rectory - Universidade de Lisboa
E-mail: provas.acad (at) reitoria.ulisboa.pt
Phone: +351 21 044 35 76 / +351 21 017 01 38 / +351 21 011 34 21.
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10.00 – 17.00
2. Be ready to send, at some point in the process, a paper version of your original diploma (or equivalent document) to the Portuguese institution dealing with the registration/recognition of your degree. The document should state clearly the name of the university and the awarded degree.
Notes:
Please note that the fees charged by the involved institutions might be non-refundable.
Also, please start this process early enough, so that you can submit your DP-PMI application, with the proof of the registration/recognition of your degree, by the deadline of the DP-PMI call.
Finally, please note this process is completely independent from the DP-PMI: for further assistance and more information, please contact directly the institutions mentioned above.
This process is completely independent from the DP-PMI: each applicant should contact directly the Ministry of Education (namely DGES) or a Portuguese university. To help the candidates, the DP-PMI has collected the information below.
Please note this process may incur in a cost and take several weeks to be concluded. Once the applicants have obtained the proof of the registration/recognition of their degree, they should include that proof in the submission of their DP-PMI application.
To obtain the proof of the registration/recognition of a degree obtained in a non-Portuguese university:
1. Check if your degree is part of the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, benefiting from the registration regime (DL 341/2007).
A) If your degree IS in the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, request the registration of your degree by:
- following the instructions (DL 341/2007) of Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES);
- or, in alternative, contacting any Portuguese university for this registration.
For example, you can contact the University of Lisbon (corresponding instructions here), at:
Academic Department Rectory - Universidade de Lisboa
E-mail: provas.acad (at) reitoria.ulisboa.pt (Send them a copy of the diploma you wish to register.)
Phone: +351 21 044 35 76 / +351 21 017 01 38 / +351 21 011 34 21.
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10.00 – 17.00
B) If your foreign degree IS NOT in the list of pre-approved foreign degrees, request the recognition of your degree by:
- following the instructions (DL 283/83) of Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES);
- or, in alternative, contacting any Portuguese university for this recognition.
For example, you can contact the University of Lisbon (corresponding instructions here for the recognition of a bachelor degree, and here for the recognition of a masters degree), at:
Academic Department Rectory - Universidade de Lisboa
E-mail: provas.acad (at) reitoria.ulisboa.pt
Phone: +351 21 044 35 76 / +351 21 017 01 38 / +351 21 011 34 21.
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10.00 – 17.00
2. Be ready to send, at some point in the process, a paper version of your original diploma (or equivalent document) to the Portuguese institution dealing with the registration/recognition of your degree. The document should state clearly the name of the university and the awarded degree.
Notes:
Please note that the fees charged by the involved institutions might be non-refundable.
Also, please start this process early enough, so that you can submit your DP-PMI application, with the proof of the registration/recognition of your degree, by the deadline of the DP-PMI call.
Finally, please note this process is completely independent from the DP-PMI: for further assistance and more information, please contact directly the institutions mentioned above.
