Erasmus Incoming

* Independent ObipNOVA 2019 report on NOVA IMS graduates.
** Employment rate measured according to active graduates.

* Independent report ObipNOVA, from 2015. Employment rate measured according to active graduates.

Important Information: The Board of NOVA IMS have determined a numerus clausus of 60 students per semester for mobility students. The selection criteria will be first come, first served.

Fall Semester or Whole Academic Year Students

• Nominations May 30^th;
• Applications and student documents July 1^st.

Spring Semester

• Nominations: November 1^st;
• Applications and student documents: December 2^nd.

After these dates we will not be able to accept further applications.

• Learning Agreement;
  • OLA – Online Learning Agreement (preferential);
  • Learning Agreement for Studies (hard copy);
• Transcript of records (only English version is accepted);
• Copy of European Health Insurance Card or, for students outside European Union, Insurance Health.
• These documents must be valid for the whole period of study;
• Statement of responsability (document to be made available by the Erasmus Office of NOVA IMS);
• 1 photo (passport size).

After being nominated students will be informed about how to access our ONLINE Application Form.

• Partner Universities must send the list of nominated students to Erasmus Office: erasmus@novaims.unl.pt;
• NOVA IMS will contact the selected students by e-mail to give them the necessary information and request the documents in order to proceed with the mobility process.

• Proficiency in English = at least level B1.

All the classes for Mobility students are taught in English. Students must be aware that they need to have solid knowledge of the English language to successfully attend lessons/courses.

To see the academic calendar, please click here.

NOVA IMS Academic Services will contact students about the necessary procedures.

This process only starts after the Learning Agreement has been duly signed by the student and the responsible person from both institutions (sending and receiving).

Usually takes place in the week before the beginning of classes. Presence is important but not mandatory.

If you do not arrive on our official start date, you must obtain permission from our Erasmus Coordinator.
We do not accept students to start our courses if they arrive later than two weeks, after the beginning of the semester.

It is recommended that the students have a Proficiency in English (or Portuguese) = at least level B1.

At NOVA IMS is used a 0-20 scale to grade students, following the Portuguese convention. For semester the bachelor students usually attend the courses necessary to realize 30 ECTS.

To complete the bachelor level students must achieve 180 ECTS, and for master level 95. This system of grading scale, created by the Commission of the European Communities allows the recognition of the academic equivalence of studies made in different countries. To knew the Description of the institutional grading system, please check.

Almost all courses are taught in English if any foreign student enrolls (unless an imperative reason prevents this). Some courses need previous knowledge of statistics/ econometrics or computing/ programming and require previous approval of previous courses as pre-requirement of admission.

Limitation or Restriction on Course Registration

All the courses have a limited number of vacancies.

The list of available courses can change as they are fulfilled on a “first come, first served” basis.

Some courses need previous knowledge of statistics / econometrics or computing / programming are conditioned.

There are Curricular Units in which Erasmus Students cannot enrol.

There are Curricular Units that may overlap. To try to reduce possible overlaps we strongly recommended:

• Preferably - Always choose curricular units from the same course/year (no risk of overlapping schedules);
• Other Option - Choose curricular units of the same course and from 1^st and 2^nd year or from 2^nd and 3^rd year (moderate risk of overlapping schedules).

For more information, please check our Fact Sheet.

It is not possible to attend this courses at NOVA IMS. If the student wants to attend a Portuguese language course, have to contact, for instance, FCSH, another Faculty of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

You can find out more information about these courses at FCSH is this website: http://ple.fcsh.unl.pt/en/start/

Portugal is part of the Schengen Area, a group of 25 European Countries which have abolished all border controls between each other. Hence, citizens of the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA – Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) as well as Switzerland need only an identity card in order to enter Portugal.

For short stays (up to 90 days) visitors from the following countries can enter Portugal with Passport only: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela and Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong and Macao. (...)

This list may change, so you should confirm with your local Portuguese Embassy or Consulate.

(2013 YOUR WAY TO PORTUGAL: A Guide for Erasmus Mundus Students, DGES - Directorate General for Higher Education, January 2013, p. 5)

For information please consult:

• Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas;
• Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras.

Before coming students must request the European Health Insurance Card valid for the whole period of stay. Students who are from countries that don’t have European Health Insurance Card should present an equivalent insurance, also valid for the whole period of stay. Those documents are mandatory.

NOVA IMS is located in Campus de Campolide, a Campus that provides some facilities such as school residence, food services, photocopy services, bank machine and bookshop, besides all the services that you can find at NOVA IMS, as Academic Services, IT services and Library and Documentation Services.

At Academic Services you can find all the support and information you need regarding for instance: enrollment, timetables and calendars (Exams Schedule, Academic Calendar).

Helpdesk support is provided by IT Department to every NOVA IMS enrolled student, IT Department also offer a software set from ESRI, Clarck Labs, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, OutSystems, QlikView, SAP, SAS and SYBASE for teaching and research purposes.

Specialized in the areas of Statistics and Information Management, NOVA IMS Library aims to provide students, teachers and researchers access to documentation and information necessary for the development of their scientific and academic activities.

Here you can access about 5,000 books, theses and dissertations in paper and electronic version from the UNL Repository, and full-text electronic journals from JSTOR, Emerald, Wiley Blackwell and B-On Online Knowledge Library (over 22.000 scientific international publications from 19 publishers).

Click here for more Useful Information.

Got accepted for a semester studying in Lisbon? Are you going to spend your next six months in Portugal? Before you arrive to your new home and at NOVA IMS read our list of things that you should know before you start your Erasmus semester with us.

Please click here to download your check-list.

From the beginning of history Lisbon always welcome different persons and cultures. Called the city of the seven hills it is also famous for its exceptional light that enchants visitors and residents, and provides excellent photos. History and modernity live together in a city that wants to progress and keep its traditional way of living.

In the historical quarters you can still find the “ancient Lisbon” and, if you like details, please look around and take a look at the tiles that cover some building façades and to the work in cast iron of the old balconies.

People in Lisbon are friendly and it isn’t very difficult to find someone who understands English especially among young people.

Lisbon has a good public transport network, and nearby you have the beaches of Cascais and Costa da Caparica and the lovely village of Sintra.

The city also offers a wide range of cultural activities and museums.

Lisbon and Portugal are also known for the good food. The city has lots of restaurants from traditional to international cuisine, and some are not very expensive. Going out for dinner is almost a national tradition.

People who visit Lisbon often praise the seafood dishes, the codfish (bacalhau) the sardines (sardinhas), and the famous Pastéis de Belém.

Shops are open, usually from Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., but you have various shopping centers opened every day from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pharmacies are also open from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. to 7. p.m., sometimes they close at lunch time (from 1 to 3 p.m.).

On Saturdays pharmacies open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Outside of these hours we have what we call Farmácias de Serviço (pharmacies that are open until 10 p.m. or during all night).

Banks are open at the weekdays from 8:30 a.m to 3 p.m., but you can easily find cash machines (ATMs) identified by MB symbol (Multibanco) where you can withdraw money or do different operations (pay bills, top up the mobile phone, charge the electronic pass Lisbon Viva).

In Lisbon besides a quiet and nice ambience for study you can also find sports, nature, leisure, culture, and beautiful places to visit and to enjoy. Be welcome!