• Application for the documents necessary to obtain legal equivalence, in Portugal, to the Secondary Education Course and/or to the National Final Examinations/Foreign Higher Education Entrance Examinations;
• Reception of new students in the Higher Schools and University Institutes of the Instituto Piaget;
• Regular meetings with the Coordinators of Higher Education Courses.

Housing

Instituto Piaget helps you find accommodation close to its Campuses: Almada, Vila Nova de Gaia and Silves.

University residence

The Instituto Piaget also has a University Residence in the University Campus of Viseu with 22 double rooms, 24 single rooms and 9 furnished apartments. At the Residence there are still study rooms, recreation rooms, a library, a media library, a full kitchen and a dining room.

Admission requirements

Applicants must cumulatively meet the following conditions:

• Have the Certificate of Secondary Education or a legally equivalent qualification;
• Have completed the National Final Secondary Education Examinations or other legally equivalent examinations, and have obtained a minimum mark which, transposed to the Portuguese system, is equal to or greater than 9.5 out of 20.

These examinations must correspond, with regard to the name/content of the subjects, to the Entrance Examinations required for the Higher Education Course chosen in Portugal.

Application for Portuguese Legal Equivalence of a Foreign Secondary Education Course Where?

Equivalencies can be obtained from a secondary school in Portugal.

Required documents:

• Declaration of Equivalence of Foreign Secondary Education duly completed and submitted to a Portuguese secondary school*;
• Certificate of Secondary Education concluded, indicating the name of the secondary course, the transcript and the final grade/classification of the course*;
• Legible photocopy of the Identification Document;
• Additional documents if necessary.

* All foreign documents must be authenticated by the consular office or embassy of Portugal in the country where they were issued, or by the Hague Apostille for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention.

If the documents are not originally issued in Portuguese, the original of these documents must be submitted, previously authenticated, and in Portuguese translation certified by a translator.

In addition to the documentation indicated, students who have complet final national tests/exams may request the replacement of entrance exams with final exams of non-Portuguese courses legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education.

Required documents

• Document issued by the legally competent entity of the country to which the non-Portuguese secondary education qualification relates*, indicating:
  • The final grade of the course;
  • The classifications obtained in the final exams of this course, which are intended to replace the entrance exams;
• Document proving the equivalence of the foreign education course to Portuguese secondary education, including the final grade of the course converted to a scale of 0 to 200*.

* All foreign documents must be authenticated by the consular office or embassy of Portugal in the country where they were issued, or by the Hague Apostille for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention.
If the documents are not originally issued in Portuguese, the original of these documents must be submitted, previously authenticated, and in Portuguese translation certified by a translator.

IMPORTANT

If you are in one of the following situations below, please contact internacional@ipiaget.pt

If you have:

• I am 23 years old, or over 23 years old, in December 2023;
• I have a higher education degree;
• I am enrolled in higher education, but I did not complete the study cycle.
• I want to enroll in a professional technical course;
• I want to enroll in a master’s degree;
• I am not a citizen of a European Union country.

Application for substitution (or equivalence) of Entrance Examinations for Foreign Higher Education Where?

An application for substitution (or equivalence) of the Entrance Examinations for Foreign Higher Education can be obtained from the Directorate General of Higher Education – Cabinet d’Accès à l’Enseignement Supérieur (DGES – Direção Geral de Ensino Superior/Gabinete de Acesso ao Ensino Superior).

For more information please contact the DGES.

Required documents

• Application form for substitution (or equivalence) of Entrance Examinations for Foreign Higher Education, duly completed and submitted to the DGES;
• Certificate of Foreign Secondary Education concluded, indicating the name of the secondary course, the transcript and the final grade/classification*;
• Certificate of Equivalence of Secondary Curriculum, mentioned in point 1, attesting to the equivalence of a foreign secondary course to the Portuguese education system, and indicating the mark or final classification of the curriculum expressed by a mark from 0 to 200;
• Transcript of marks obtained in the National Final Examinations/Entrance Examinations for Foreign Higher Education*;
• Legible photocopy of the Identification Document.

* All foreign documents must be authenticated by the consular office or embassy of Portugal in the country where they were issued, or by the Hague Apostille for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention.

If the documents are not originally issued in Portuguese, the original of these documents must be submitted, previously authenticated, and in Portuguese translation certified by a translator.

VERY IMPORTANT!

The Instituto Piaget will give you all the necessary assistance in the process of applying for and obtaining the equivalences of foreign secondary education, and in the process of substituting (or equivalent) the entrance exams for foreign higher education.

For more information please contact internacional@ipiaget.pt.

For more information, contact Gabinete de Apoio a Estudantes Internacionais, através do WhatsApp (+351) 967280828 or by e-mail at internacional@ipiaget.pt.

For more information, contact Gabinete de Apoio a Estudantes Internacionais, através do WhatsApp (+351) 967280828 or by e-mail at internacional@ipiaget.pt.

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