Master's in Mechanical Engineering

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Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Transforming the future of engineering.

The design, production, and management of complex mechanical, electromechanical, and energy systems require professionals with the skills to develop critical and structured thinking in multidisciplinary collaborative environments. The Master's in Mechanical Engineering aims to train engineers capable of researching, conceiving, designing, producing, implementing, operating, maintaining, and managing complex, high-value-added systems anywhere in the world.

Computing and information technologies in Mechanical Engineering have opened up very attractive professional prospects, particularly in the digitalization of conception, design, and production, industrial automation and robotics, and system simulation.

"Impulso Mestre 2026" Scholarship

These scholarships, worth 450 euros, are available to all students who:
a) Are applying, for the first time to the first year of a Master’s degree at NOVA FCT;
b) Have completed their Bachelor’s degree with a final grade equal to or higher than 15 (out of 20);
c) Have completed their Bachelor’s degree at a higher education institution in Portugal or in another Member State of the European Union.

Note: Only candidates whose course edition takes place at NOVA FCT are eligible.

The results will be announced in November 2026.

Check the regulations (in Portuguese only)!

Why this Master's?

  • The Master's in Mechanical Engineering has consistently demonstrated high levels of employability and enjoys an excellent reception from companies and employers.
  • Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreements with various European universities allow for the mobility of Master's in Mechanical Engineering students from NOVA FCT.
  • The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering maintains excellent relationships with the business sector and employers, facilitating student involvement in internships, research projects, and promoting master's dissertation work conducted in collaboration with industry.
  • Most MEMc faculty members are also researchers in the Research and Development Unit for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI), a research centre rated as Excellent, associated with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
  • The Master's in Mechanical Engineering at NOVA FCT is more than just a course! It is an experience of knowledge and intellectual growth. The scientific subjects studied provide a fresh perspective on the physical world, and the various technologies learned stimulate each student's creativity and entrepreneurial abilities.

Applications 2026/27

1st Phase: February 4 to March 27, 2026

2nd Phase: June 1 to July 17, 2026

3rd Phase: August 19 to September 4, 2026

Single application phase for international students: February 4 to March 27, 2026

Vacancies: 60

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTCS)

Format: In-Person, Daytime

Language: Portuguese and/or English

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

Course Coordinator: Rui Fernando Pereira Martins, memc.coordenador@fct.unl.pt

Academic division: mestrados@fct.unl.pt

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Program

The Master's in Mechanical Engineering curriculum has a broad laboratory, experimental and simulation component.

The MEMc curricular units include, alongside Mechanical Engineering, subjects from Industrial Engineering and Management, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Operational Research and Numerical Methods for Engineering. In addition, a range of theoretical-practical, laboratory, computational and project work is carried out in the various curricular units taught, making it possible to complement the learning of theoretical subjects with their practical application, developing critical thinking and teamwork skills.

Curriculum

For whom

  • Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar;
  • Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized by the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process;
  • Holders of a foreign higher education degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of the degree by the NOVA FCT Scientific Council;

Career opportunities

  • Design of machinery and complex mechanical systems;
  • Industrial and production technology;
  • Thermodynamics and aerodynamics;
  • Structural mechanics;
  • Management of energy resources;
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment;
  • Air conditioning and refrigeration;
  • Engineering consultancy;
  • Teaching and research;
  • Management and maintenance in various industries and services.

About the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DEMI) is a permanent organic unit of NOVA FCT, dedicated to teaching, fundamental and applied scientific research, and the provision of services in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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