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Foundation Year Programme - Science & Technology — Ano Zero - Ciência e Tecnologia

Universidade de Coimbra (University of Coimbra) · Coimbra, Portugal

Science & Technology Academic year 2026-2027 Change year 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 Course Type Non Degree Course Qualification Awarded : Diploma/Certificate Duration : 1.0 Year(s) ECTS Credits : 60.0 Applications Call for Applications --> Postgraduate Course /Course not awarding degree Application submission Web page with information for candidates Calendar 1st Semester Start date: 07-09-2026 End date: 18-12-2026 2nd Semester Start date: 10-02-2027 End date: 20-05-2027 Documents

Degree

Diploma/Certificate

Duration

12 months

ECTS credits

60

Language

Portuguese

Tuition (non-EU)

€5,000/year

Application deadline (EU/EEA)

2026-09-01

Application deadline (non-EU)

2026-09-01

Starts

07 September 2026

Required documents

1. Self-declaration (download), under an honor commitment, that the candidate does not have | Portuguese nationality nor is it covered by any of the conditions that prevent the application. The | self-declaration must be signed manually according to a personal identification document - | (MANDATORY); | 2. Motivation Letter ( (text preferably written in Portuguese, in which applicants express their | motivation to pursue the Foundation Year Programme and their knowledge about the University of | Coimbra and the city of Coimbra/Portugal, so that their writing ability, their command of | Portuguese and argumentation skills can be assessed – length between 3,000 to 5,000 characters | including spaces)) - (MANDATORY); | 3. Recommendation Letter(s) (for example, from the secondary school's principal or other entities | Serviço de Gestão Académica, Rua Larga, Edifício da Faculdade de Medicina – R/C dto. 3004-504 COIMBRA ∙ PORTUGAL | P120 | Im0332en_10 | ADMINISTRATION | capable of certifying the candidate's academic and personal skills) - (MANDATORY)); | 4. "DEPLE" diploma (Elementary Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language) or a B1 level | certificate issued by Faculty of Arts and Humanities of UC or a self-declaration (download) stating | that the applicant has B1 level proficiency in Portuguese (MANDATORY whenever the applicant | has not followed the secondary education in Portuguese and has or considers to have the B1 level); | 5. Document certifying the completion of the...

Official programme page