Welcome to NOVA FCT

Disclaimer: The majority of the information is provided in Portuguese, as it has been specifically prepared for new students admitted through the National Call, who are native Portuguese speakers.

  

For our international students, NOVA FCT is hosting a dedicated Welcome Session on September 8, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in the Grand Auditorium.

This event will provide essential information, answer your questions, and support your integration into the NOVA FCT community. We look forward to welcoming you!

Now that you’ve arrived at NOVA FCT, we know that the first steps are fundamental. On this page, we’ve gathered the main resources to help you start your first year in the best way. Here you will find:

  • The Welcome Guide (in Portuguese), with all the information you need (you’ll also receive it in the Welcome Kit we offer you);
  • Information about the enrollment process;
  • Guidelines for using CLIP (the academic management system);
  • Answers to the most frequently asked questions from those joining our academic community.

Check the information below and watch the video we’ve prepared for you with all these details.

Take part as well in the survey on housing and mobility of NOVA students. Answer here.

Download here (in portuguese)

 

Enrollment – National Call 2025/26

 

General quota | DGES Special Admission Call | Other admission calls

 

Questions?

Enrollment Support Line: +351 212 948 582

(working days from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

 


General quota

When?

1st phase: August 25 to 28, 2025

2nd phase: September 15 to 17, 2025

3rd phase: October 1 to 3, 2025

 

Where?

Online.

In the 1st phase, enrollments will be done according to the first letter of the student’s first name. Check the calendar below.

How?

  • The message you received from DGES with the result of your application provides the password you should use for online enrollment. Please read and follow the instructions below.

    The identifier consists of the identification document number registered with DGES. For foreign applicants, the identifier is the internal number provided by the Ministry of Education.
    The password to use was previously communicated by DGES.

  • If you did not register your mobile number in your higher education application and only provided a landline, you will be contacted by the Undergraduate and Master’s Academic Division of NOVA FCT to get access to the link and password for enrollment.

Enrollment calendar for the 1st phase:

  • August 25, 2025: Enrollment starts at 10:00 a.m. for applicants whose first name begins with the letters A to J

  • August 26, 2025: Enrollment starts for applicants whose first name begins with the letters K to Z.

  • August 27 and 28, 2025: Enrollment open to all applicants who have not previously enrolled. 

PROCEED TO ENROLLMENT

 


DGES Special Admission Call

When?

From September 12 to 19, 2025

Where?

Online

How?

  1. Contact the Support Line and provide your email and mobile number so we can register your application in CLIP;

  2. Carefully read the Online Enrollment Guide;

  3. When you receive a notification email, complete your enrollment at the following link: https://clip.fct.unl.pt/matricula.

 

 

Other admission calls

When?

From August 4 to 18, 2025

Where?

Online.

Start Here: Matrícula, CLIP e FAQ

 

 

 

Enrollment Guide (in Portuguese)