Admission to Bachelor's in Information Systems

Online application, using the national exam grades required as entrance exams. Each applicant lists up to 6 institution/degree pairs, in order of preference, and is placed in the first one their application grade qualifies for.

• Access: a password certified at the secondary school or at a higher education access office, or login with the Cartão de Cidadão or Chave Móvel Digital.
• The degree's minimum grades and pré-requisitos: Entrance exams and formula, from the Guia de Candidatura 2026.
• One placement per round. A placement in a later round cancels the earlier one.

The contest is run by the Instituto para o Ensino Superior (IES), which succeeded DGES in 2026.

For applicants without Portuguese or other EU nationality (and not legally resident in Portugal for over two years). Portuguese and EU applicants go through the Concurso Nacional de Acesso.

• A secondary school diploma giving access to higher education in the home country
• An online Maths exam (minimum 9.5/20) and an interview with the programme coordinator
• English at B2 (exempt with B2 First, IELTS above 5.5, TOEFL above 72, or a diploma from an English-speaking country)

One application a year, which may include all three degrees (70€ per degree). Once admitted, the place is confirmed with 3,000€, deducted from tuition of 7,500€ a year (2027/28).