Common questions

Applications to the Erasmus program and other exchange programs take place within a deadline to be set annually by the International Mobility Office (IMO). However, as a reference, they generally take place at the beginning of February each year.

Applications from 1st cycle and 2nd cycle students are made online through the FENIX Portal -» Candidate tab -» Applications -» Outgoing Mobility

You can choose up to 10 Universities/Colleges in order of preference.

1st Cycle

Candidates are selected according to a Ranking prepared for this purpose. The ranking of students is based on the arithmetic average weighted by the credit units (rounded to the nearest hundredths) of the 10 best classifications of the compulsory curricular units (disciplines) completed successfully until the conclusion of the knowledge assessment of the appeal period of the 1st semester of the academic year in which the application is made (if the number of successful curricular units is less than 10, the rest are assigned a classification of 8 values). In case of a tie in the application of the general average criterion, the criterion of the curricular units with the highest classifications will be used.

2nd Cycle

Candidates are selected according to a Ranking prepared for this purpose. The Ranking is based on the arithmetic average weighted by the credit units (rounded to the nearest hundredths) of the classifications of the curricular units referring to the 1st semester of the 1st curricular year. The curricular units of the 1st curricular year without passing will be assigned a classification of 8 values; in case of a tie in the application of the general average criterion, the criterion of the curricular units with the highest classifications will be used.

In cases where vacancies are common to the 1st and 2nd cycle of studies, priority is given to 1st cycle students in their allocation

The results will be published on the Fenix portal within a maximum period of 5 working days after the end of the application period, a notification is also sent to candidates by email.

Students must send all the necessary documents requested to ISEG's International Mobility Office by the deadline set each year.

The Study Agreement/Learning Agreement is a form in which a study plan proposal (plan that identifies the UC (subjects) to be taken at the foreign university).

There is a version word "original" template that is available on our website and continues to be used, however, and for all European Universities that have already subscribed to a digital version, it is advisable to fill in and gather the necessary signatures, digitally through the "Online Learning Agreement" (OLA)".

The European platform for filling in the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) is available here: https://learning-agreement.eu/

The "OLA" is the simplest and most convenient way to fill in the Learning Agreement online, sign it, receive comments from ISEG and the Host Institution and have an overview of the versions of the document.

Yes. Learning Agreement can be changed up to a maximum of 30 days after the start of teaching activities at the Host Institution.

Once the provisional results of the applications have been announced, if the student who has been placed wishes to withdraw from the place they have been allocated, they can cancel the process free of charge via the Fenix portal within 48 hours of the results being announced. This deadline is set annually by the International Mobility Office (IMO).

After this deadline, the final results will be published, and any subsequent withdrawals must be submitted via the Fenix portal and incur an administrative fee of the amount set out in the emoluments table.

Once the final results have been announced, if the student withdraws and does not go ahead with the mobility programme, they will have to pay an administrative fee of 40 euros to cover the costs of the selection and appointment process. This amount may be revised annually.

Yes. Students on Bachelor's and Master's programmes must enrol at ISEG by the deadline set each year by the respective secretariats.

Undergraduate students must enrol exclusively for the courses in the semester in which they will actually be attending classes at ISEG. In other words, courses in the semester opposite to that of the international mobility.

Students on master's programmes must register regularly for the courses on their syllabus for each academic year at ISEG (if applicable).

Undergraduate students should not enrol for any course at ISEG in the semester in which they are abroad on mobility. In other words, they should only enrol for the courses they intend to attend at ISEG and which are offered in the semester opposite to that of the student's mobility.

Master's students must enrol at ISEG regularly and in both semesters.

In the semester of mobility, 30 ECTS of enrolment in curricular units are recommended and, in exceptional cases, up to 36 ECTS of enrolment may be accepted, with students' international mobility lasting only one semester.

The realisation of excess credits not provided for in the study plan approved by ISEG does not entitle the student to request supplementary credits, and may only be mentioned in the diploma supplement as extra-curricular credits.

The minimum limit is:

3 ECTS for mobilities lasting 3 months (90 days);

6 ECTS for 1 semester Erasmus mobilities (between 4 and 6 months);

No, unless otherwise stated in the Protocol/Bilateral Agreement signed with the Partner University, i.e. only in duly identified cases.

Although the mobility student does not pay tuition fees at the host institution, it is compulsory to pay tuition fees to ISEG, in accordance with the internal tuition fees regulations. Students must pay their tuition fees to ISEG in accordance with the deadlines set each year.

Students are not automatically entitled to a mobility grant. They must submit their scholarship application by the deadline set each year by the Mobility Centre of the Rectory of the University of Lisbon. Every effort is made to award at least a minimum amount to each ISEG student covered by the Erasmus+ Programme.

For more information consult here.

At the end of the study period abroad, the Host Institution must issue and send to the International Mobility Office (IMO) the student's transcript of records, which confirms that they have passed the UCs in the agreed study plan. The process of converting and posting the final marks for foreign courses will only begin once this official document has been received.

The grades obtained by the student at the foreign university will then be analysed and converted to the national grading scale, taking into account the methodology and regulations in force.

Only credits from curricular units included in the study/learning agreement approved by the Departmental Coordinator and the International Mobility Office (IMO) will be recognised for equivalence purposes.

Credits for any foreign UC not previously approved in a study/learning agreement are only recognised as extracurricular credits.

The conversion of the final marks obtained by the erasmus or exchange student does not follow a fixed scale. 

Following the publication of the Regulation for Crediting and Curriculum Integration of Professional Experiences and Academic Training of the Higher Institute of Economics and Management, Diário da República n.º 175/2018, Series II of 2018-09-11, Dispatch n.º 8688/ 2018, the methodology adopted for converting grades obtained in Foreign Higher Education Institutions within the scope of Mobility Programs was reviewed.

You can find out more and consult ISEG's methodology for converting classifications, here.

Yes. After the final marks have been analysed and converted to the national scale, the student receives an e-mail notification, the "accreditation memorandum", with the results obtained.

From the date of receipt of the notification, the student has a period of 5 working days in which to reply and state whether they are waiving any credit awarded.