At the beginning of each school year, Lisbon Polytechnic welcomes the more than 2500 students entering the 1st year of graduation, where international students are included. This is a way to promote the integration of  new students into the academic community and make known the dimension of the institution.

This initiative, arising out of a partnership between the Polytechnic of Lisbon, the FAIPL-Academic Federation of IPL and the Student Associations, includes welcome messages, musical moments and catering.

The Region of Lisbon is the ideal destination for an experience of intense and complete internationalization. Lisbon is the Atlantic port not only of Europe, but also of Africa and the Americas. The city has always absorbed other cultures, which gives its inhabitants a spirit of great openness to foreigners.

School of Dance

The preselection consists in the evaluation of a video, presented at the time of the submission, in which the candidate performs classical dance technique exercises, contemporary dance technique and a choreography.

Each of the exercises mentioned should have duration of 3 a to 4 and present the following contents:

All international students who do not have Portuguese nationality can apply for the Graduate, Masters (2nd Cycle) and Postgraduate courses, through the International Student Statute.

Graduate courses/Bachelor’s degree

• Be in possession of a Portuguese secondary school diploma or,
• Be in possession of a legally equivalent qualification or diploma equivalent to Portuguese secondary education or,
• Be the holder of a qualification which gives access to higher education in the country of origin.