2014 / 2015 academic guidebook · table of contents 1. introduction ..... 5

2014 / 2015 Academic Guidebook

1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles

Table of contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Services .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Academic Division (DA) ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

International Relations Office (GRI) .................................................................................................................................... 6

ISA’s IT Centre (CIISA) .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

2. 2014/2015 School Calendar ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

3. Enrolment and registration regulation ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Curricular units’ registration ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

Inter-sites mobility for University of Lisbon Student’s ......................................................................................................... 9

Code of Conduct for ISA students’ ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Regulation for part-time studies status (1st and 2nd Cycle of studies) ............................................................................. 12

Registration for individual curricular units (1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycle of studies) ................................................................ 14

Expiration / Prescription Regulation ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Special Statutes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Senior Student......................................................................................................................................................................... 20

League Athlete ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Top Competition Athlete .................................................................................................................................................... 20

Student-worker proof of eligibility ........................................................................................................................................... 21

Regulation for ISA Young Organization Leader .................................................................................................................... 22

General Regulation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Regulation for Change of Major, Transfer or Re-entry ...................................................................................................... 24

I. Change of Major or Transfer ........................................................................................................................................... 24

II. Re-entry ............................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Special Examination for Admission .......................................................................................................................................... 26

1. Holders of specific tests suited to evaluate the aptitude for high school attendance of older than 23

individuals ................................................................................................................................................................................. 26

2. Holders of university, secondary or post-secondary courses ............................................................................... 26

Special Programmes for Admission .......................................................................................................................................... 27

4. Masters (2nd cycle of studies) ................................................................................................................................................... 29

2nd Cycle of studies application ................................................................................................................................................. 29

Special conditions to a master’s degree achievement for students with a pre-Bologna licenciatura issued by

ISA .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30

General Regulation for the 2nd Cycle of Studies leading to an ISA Master’s Degree ........................................... 30

Rules for elaborating the Professional Occupation Consolidated Report .............................................................. 37

Relevant procedures concerning the master’s thesis ................................................................................................... 38

Standards for preparing the Master’s thesis .................................................................................................................... 40

5. Doctorate (3rd cycle of studies) .............................................................................................................................................. 49

General Regulation for PhD (Doctor) degree at ISA ................................................................................................... 49

Standards for Seminar curricular unit for ISA doctor’s program .............................................................................. 59

Description of Senior Student: ........................................................................................................................................... 61

6. Tuition fees ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

Tuition Fees Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................................... 62

Tuition fees for 2014/2015 .................................................................................................................................................. 66

1. Annual amount of tuition fee .......................................................................................................................................... 66

2. Tuition fee payment .......................................................................................................................................................... 67

3. Special conditions for payment of tuition fee for 2nd cycle students, who only have to submit the

dissertation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 68

7. Supplement to diploma ............................................................................................................................................................... 70

8. General rules for knowledge evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 71

9. Fees .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Concepts .................................................................................................................................................................................. 76

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1. INTRODUCTION

ISA is devoted to academic teaching and scientific research in the fields of Agricultural, Zootechnical, Forestry, Food

and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, as well as Landscape Architecture and Biology.

Incorporated in the University of Lisbon since 2013, ISA is part of the Technical University of Lisbon/UTL from

1930.

Its structured organization is based in three basic principles - teaching, science and social integration – being

interconnected with the school distinct governing bodies.

Fig. 1 – ISA Organization Chart

Captions:

Research and Development Units

CBAA – Centre for Applied Botany to Agriculture;

CEABN – Centre for Applied Ecology Professor Baeta Neves;

CEER – Bioscience Centre;

CEAP – Centre for Landscape Architecture Affairs Professor Caldeira Cabral;

CEF – Centre of Forestry Studies;

UIQA – Research Unit for Environmental Chemistry.

Technical Support Units

JBA –Ajuda Botanical Garden;

LET – Technical Studies Lab;

LPVVA – Plant Pathology Lab Veríssimo de Almeida;

ADISA – ISA's Association for Development;

INOVISA - Association for Innovation and Business Development.

Teaching

School Council Scientific Council Prof.ª Helena Pereira

Pedagogic Council Prof. Jorge Cadima

PRESIDENT Prof.ª Amarilis Varennes

Management Board

Central and Support Services

School Assembly

Bioscience and Bioengineering Department

(DCEB)

Natural Resources,

Environment and Land

Department (DRAT)

Course Committees

CBAA

CEABN

CEER

CEAP

CEF

UIQA

JBA

LET

LPVVA

ADISA

INOVISA

Research Support Services and Social Relations

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Services

Academic Division (DA)

DA is the body that assures the management of all actions concerning the student's academic life, since enrolment to

graduation ceremony, providing all information related to the institution operating rules.

Consult the following document to know more about DA competencies / assignments:

http://www.isa.utl.pt/files/pub/ee/servicos/da/atrib_da.pdf.

International Relations Office (GRI)

GRI office has the mission to coordinate and motivate the exchange of docents, researchers, students and

employees; support programs and cooperation protocols and compile the information in the scope of international

relationships.

Among the exchange actions developed we highlight the ERASMUS+ and the Santander Universidades Luso-Brazilian

Scholarships Programs, providing scholarships and other forms of support towards the student mobility.

ISA’s IT Centre (CIISA)

CIISA is a body of Scientific and Pedagogic assistance with the purpose of providing IT data processing services, as

well as technical support and training. It’s the department accountable for ISA’s IT network. Besides other services,

provides IT assistance to ISA’s students.

All ISA’s students receive, at the time of enrolment / registration, a username and password that allows them to

access, among others, the academic info service and FÉNIX website.

Coordinator: Susana Freire

Opening hours:

MON and TUE: 14:00/17:00

WED: 10:00/19:00

THU and FRI: 9:30/13:00

Contact:

Graduation Committee: +351 213653118/19/21

Post-graduation Committee: +351213653120/ 237

e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.isa.utl.pt/home/node/218

Organizer: Paula Malveiro

Opening hours:

MON and TUE: 14:00/16:00

WED: 10:00/12:00 and 14:00/16:00

THU and FRI: 10:00/12:00

Contact:

+351 216353401

e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.isa.utl.pt/home/node/584

Coordinator : Tiago Picado

Opening hours :

MON to FRI: 8:00/20:00

+351 216353459

Contact:

Information - [email protected]

User support – [email protected]

http://www.isa.utl.pt/ciisa

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2. 2014/2015 SCHOOL CALENDAR

1st year (1st Cycle of studies)

1st term

(semester)

Registration (1st year / 1st

cycle)

1st batch 8 to 12 September 2014

2nd batch 25 to 29 September 2014

3rd batch 10 to 13 October 2014

Registration (remaining years /1st and 2nd cycles) 1 to 10 September 2014

Classes period Start 15 September 2014

End 19 December 2014

Christmas Holidays 22 December 2014 to 2 January 2015

Examinations period 5 to 30 January 2015

MEDfOR - 5 to 9 January 2015

Break 2 to 6 February 2015

Registration for examinations special period 9 to 13 February 2015

Examinations special period

(comprises special season for student-workers

and seniors (1))

9 to 20 February 2015

MEDfOR - 9 to 13 February 2015

Registration (all years and all cycles) 28 January to 4 February 2015

2nd term

(semester)

Classes period Start 18 February 2015

End 2 June 2015

Carnival Holidays 16 and 17 February 2015

Easter Holidays 1 to 7 April 2015

Break 3 to 5 June 2015

Examinations period 8 June to 3 July 2015

Registration for examinations special period 30 June to 7 July 2015

Examinations special period

(student-workers and seniors (1)) 9 to 22 July 2015

Master’s Deadline for dissertation submission 16 October 2015

Public Holidays

2014: December, 8th and 25th

2015: January, 1st; April, 3rd, 5th and 25th; May, 1st; June, 10th and 13th

(1) At the seniors period of odd semesters only odd term examinations will take place and only students being seniors

in this period of the school year will be accepted. At the seniors period if even semesters both terms examinations will

take place. Senior students will have to choose one of the two dates for taking the appropriate curricular unit

examination.

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Introductory Note

Due to the recent merger between Technical University of Lisbon (UTL)

and University of Lisbon (UL), the regulation published in this document,

approved according to UTL scope, will be in force until approval of new

regulation by University of Lisbon (ULisboa).

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3. ENROLMENT AND REGISTRATION REGULATION

Curricular units’ registration

One can register in curricular units, online at the Fénix academic site:

https://fenix.isa.utl.pt/qubEdu/loginPage.jsp.

A Helpbook to online registration, with explanation of all necessary steps to accomplish the task, can be found at:

http://www.isa.utl.pt/files/da/pub/ManualApoioInscriOnlineISA.pdf

In case of doubts regarding instructions and outlined conditions, contact should be made to DA services at:

[email protected].

Inter-sites mobility for University of Lisbon Student’s

(University of Lisbon, Decree 139/2013, December, 31st)

Considering that setting up a pluridisciplinar instruction is an asset that should be provided and encouraged to

students at University of Lisbon;

Considering that creating the University of Lisbon, integrating all areas of knowledge in the same institution, is a

unique opportunity to stimulate the students' mobility among the various Schools;

Considering that the curricula of many of the cycles of studies in operation at the University of Lisbon already

contemplate the students' possibility to frequent optional curricular units in scientific areas different from the basic

ones of that cycle of studies;

Considering that, with the creation of University of Lisbon, a lack of regulation concerning students’ inter-mobility

is ascertained;

According to the content of Article 26 / No. 1 Paragraph p) of University of Lisbon regulation, and following hearings

with the different schools Presidents and Principals, the following is established:

1. Students at any School of University of Lisbon (ULisboa) that intend to frequent an existing curricular unit

at another School, to combine, as an option, with the cycle of studies towards completion of the current

registered degree, should apply to the Academic Services at the currently enrolled school.

2. The qualified and ratified departments at School of origin, after compatibility certification of the application

with the curricular structure of the studies cycle that the student is currently engaged, forwards the petition

to the School where the desired curricular unit(s) is(are) in operation.

3. The qualified and ratified departments at the second School, after confirmation of existing operating

conditions that allow the acceptance of the candidate, register the student, informing the home School and

Academic Services at University of Lisbon Chancellor’s Office.

4. The student pays the home School the full value of tuition fees and related dues associated with the course

that is engaged.

5. The tuition fee quota linked to the application and frequency of the second School curricular unit is calculated

in the following way

Quotai =

ECTS i Tuition fee 60

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being:

tuition fee – value of yearly tuition fee for the cycle of studies the student is registered for 2014/2015; this value is updated annually; ECTS – curricular unit number of credits.

6. The home School transfers to the second School the tuition fee quota owed and associated with the

application and attendance of the curricular unit(s) taken there.

7. The Schools establish the amounts referred in the previous number, based in the reciprocity for the school

year, being settled by Schools in the end of that school year.

8. The second School, at the end of each school term, should record the student academic marks and

communicate them, by means of the corresponding school report card.

Code of Conduct for ISA students’

Being part of the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), ISA’s students are governed by the school statutes, UTL

regulation and common law. All of the students at UTL should behave in a way to preserve the highest ethical and

professional standards when carrying the tasks they exercise.

The main regulation that UTL students should abide by are:

Chart of Rights (Decree 24697/2009 – November, 9th);

Code of Conduct and Good Practices (Decree 24698/2009 – November, 9th);

UTL Student Disciplinary Regulation (Decree 24699/2009 – November, 9th).

These documents are available at the following Pedagogic Council page (http://www.isa.utl.pt/home/node/3376).

From these statutes is worthwhile to mention some rights that students enjoy:

a) The right to equal opportunities without any kind of discrimination;

b) The right to know: the student may require to peruse a corrected written test, once knowing the score,

that should be made available within a maximum of ten working days;

c) The right to a qualified education, backed-up by humanistic, scientifically, technical, cultural, moral and social

teachings.

Such as having rights, students also have obligations:

a) Contribute to a harmonious school coexistence and to the full integration in the students' community;

b) Behave well when attending classes;

c) To accept the standards in evaluating the learning process, refraining from any behaviour that could unfairly

influence or harm another student;

d) Not to use, for inappropriate purposes, the resources made available to him/her concerning his/her teaching

process;

e) Abstaining of plagiarism activity (submission as own work, of someone else’s work) and of self plagiarism

(repeated submission of the same work or portions of previous works);

f) Not to use any improper means in order to obtain better educational results;

g) To meet classes schedule and be diligent in his/her scholastic schedules.

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Any action that conflicts with the regulations is liable to disciplinary sanction according to the law and statutes. All

students should apply for registration during the dates established by the Management Board. The application for

1st year curricular units will be made before the beginning of the school year. The application for the remaining

curricular units that run on term basis will be made before the beginning of the particular terms.

The application for curricular units is subject to a set of rules:

1. Term ECTS limit:

a) Bachelor’s - 42 ECTS;

b) Master’s – the registration for 1st and 2nd term can not exceed 42 ECTS for each term; the students can apply

for the master’s thesis providing that 48 ECTS from the curricular plan had been completed; in the school

year that a student from a 2nd cycle of studies applies for thesis, the registration can not exceed 84 ECTS,

for both terms, according to the 2nd cycle regulation in force.

2. Curricular units order of application:

i. The student will have, mandatorily, to register in curricular units that failed in previous years (always giving

preference to the more overdue and to those that logically precede the current ones, in contents terms);

ii. After registering for these curricular units, the student can register in other units pertaining to his/her cycle

of studies, providing he/she still has enough credits, within the limits referred in point 1..

3. Extra-curricular units

A student will only be able to engage in extra-curricular units pertinent to the cycle of studies currently registered.

The extra-curricular units are considered for the limit referred in No. 1, although not being accounted for the

number of necessary credits for the course progression, nor for calculation of the course final mark.

Decree 06/CG/2013 - March, 4th

Attainment of curricular units not included in the cycle of studies plan (extra-curricular units)

The accomplishment of curricular units not being part of the cycle of studies plan (called extra-curricular) is allowed,

against the payment of € 50,00 for each of the units.

4. Optional curricular units

The operation of optional curricular units is only assured when ten, or more, students are registered.

5. Registration for students from 1st cycle of studies in master’s curricular units

Exceptionally, a bachelor’s student can register in master's degree curricular units (belonging to the corresponding

curricular plan), after achieving 156 ECTS at the 1st cycle of studies course, but will have to apply by himself / herself

and fulfil the following requirements:

a) Passed all 1st school year curricular units of his bachelor’s course;

b) Be within the approved semester ECTS limits.

In case he/she wants to register in curricular units from another master's degree, he/she will need the consent of

the respective course committee.

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Regulation for part-time studies status (1st and 2nd Cycle of studies)

(Management Board, 28th June 2011; to be updated after the new ULisboa regulation has been published)

Article 1st

(Object)

The present statute establishes the rules regarding the part-time system of studies to be in force for the 2010/2011

school year, according to the content of Executive Law 107/2008, June 25th / Article 46C – No. 2 that assigns the

approval of the regulation for this system of studies to the High Education Institutions.

Article 2nd

(Scope)

Any student registered for the 1st and 2nd cycle of studies of any course provided by ISA (School of Agronomy),

Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), can access the part-time system of studying.

Article 3rd

(Concept and requirements)

1. A part-time student is the one that, for each school year, is registered in a maximum of ECTS equal or less than

50% of the allowed to a full-time student, subject to the following rules:

a) The registration for a part-time student status is done yearly, by means of application submitted at the time

of enrolment, being able to do it, for specific and proven reasons, up to thirty days after the school term

start;

b) The conversion to the part-time status is not allowed when the number of ECTS, toward the degree

conclusion, is equal or less than 42, except to bachelor’s students with three, or less, curricular units

remaining to conclusion. In this situation, the transition to the part-time status is allowed, the student being

not able to register in curricular units from other cycle of studies.

2. The part-time status is valid during the school year of application. The transition from part-time to full-time status

should be requested, under proven reasons, to the Academic Services within thirty days of the former application.

3. Applications submitted outside the deadlines referred in 1. a) and 2. of this article will be rejected outright.

4. The part-time status is not applicable to students when the cancellation of the right to enrol is unavoidable.

Article 4th

(Tuition fees)

1. The value of the tuition fee, paid yearly, by a part-time student is 50% of a full-time fee.

2. This policy is not cumulative with any other benefits granted by ISA, in order to reduce the tuition fee payable

by the student.

3. The enrolment and registration dues and the school insurance premium, as well as other fees and dues, are the

same as for a full-time student.

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Article 5th

(Expiration status)

For the purpose of applying the prescription, every school year the student registers as a part-time student will be

counted as 0,5.

Article 6th

(Evaluation)

Whenever there are limit to credit units or curricular units linked to specific situations, such as access to special

evaluation seasons, the applicable limits to part-time students correspond to half of full-time students, rounded off

to the unit, except for clause in contrary.

Article 7th

(Information)

The certificates of conclusion of the studies cycle will have information regarding the number of years the individual

was registered as a part-time student.

Article 8th

(Implementation)

The present statute will go into effect in the school year 2011-2012.

School of Agronomy, 7th September 2012.

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Registration for individual curricular units (1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycle of studies)

Article 1st

(Object)

The present statute establishes the rules regarding registration, of candidates external to ISA, for ISA’s 1st, 2nd and

3rd cycle of studies individual curricular units, by students enrolled in a high school course or other candidates, to

go into effect since 2010/2011 school year, and according to the content of Executive Law 107/2008, June 25th /

Article 46A.

Article 2nd

(Application and registration)

1. Students enrolled in a higher education course or others candidates can apply for registration in individual

curricular units, subject to restrictions defined in Article 3.

2. The registration for 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle’s individual curricular units can be object of a previous selection.

3. To be able to register in individual curricular units, the candidate should fill in a registration application available

at ISA Academic Division and in the appropriate web page, during the dates previous established.

4. A fixed charge is applicable to the request as defined by ISA’s appropriate managing body.

Article 3rd

(Restrictions)

1. The registration in individual curricular units is not allowed to students in a prescription situation.

2. The simultaneous registration in individual curricular units from more than one cycle of studies (1st, 2nd or 3rd

cycles) is not allowed.

3. The maximum number of individual curricular units a student can register, in a particular school year, corresponds

to the limit of ECTS for a part-time student (50% of credits that a full-time student can register).

4. The registration in individual curricular units is not subject to the system of precedencies.

5. The possibility of registration in a certain curricular unit is always subjected to vacancy availability in the school

classes. The students benefiting from this system have the last priority in the list of vacancies for the school class.

Article 4th

(Tuition fees)

1. A fixed cost is applicable for the registration as defined annually by ISA’s Management Board.

2. The tuition fee payable to attend individual curricular units is calculated, in a semester basis, according to the

price list in use at ISA (DR – Diário de República, 2nd Series, No. 47, 7th March 2014), being:

1st cycle - € 40,00;

2nd cycle - € 60,00;

3rd cycle - € 80,00.

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The following cases are also applicable:

a) The ones contemplated by Decree 139/2013 - December, 31st related to the University of Lisbon students

mobility;

b) For students registered in curricular units for courses bestowing a degree and delivered at associated

Universities, the tuition fee should be set by the proper administrative body of that institution.

Article 5th

(Evaluation)

The student registered in individual curricular units, and subject to evaluation, is covered by the same set of rules

as an ordinary ISA student.

Article 6th

(Crediting)

The individual curricular units registered by the student and subject to evaluation, and in which he / she succeeds

are:

a) Subject to certification;

b) Compulsorily credited, according to Executive Law 107/2008, June 25th / Article 45, providing the holder had

or will have the condition of being an high school cycle of studies student;

c) Included in the diploma supplement to be issued.

Article 7th

(Final Provisions)

The regulation for registration in individual curricular units (1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle of studies) and following Addendum

published 20th April 2011 are revoked.

Article 8th

(Implementation)

The present statute will go into effect in the school year 2011-2012.

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Decree 02/CG/2013 (March, 4th)

Payments regarding application, enrolment/registration in individual curricular units for 1st, 2nd and

3rd cycles at ISA.

In agreement with Article 2 / No. 4 of the regulation in force, a levy is applicable for applying and according to the

fees price list implemented by ISA. This payment should be made at moment of application.

In agreement with Article 4 of the referred regulation, the amount to be paid for enrolment / registration in

individual curricular units is subject to established fees implemented by ISA. This payment should be made at moment

of registration.

In agreement with Article 3 / No. 5, registration in a specific curricular unit is always subjected to vacancy availability

in the school class. The students benefiting from this system have the last priority in the list of vacancies for the

school class. In case no vacancy is available at any school class that particular curricular unit is taught, the student

can request reimbursement of that curricular unit payment, within two weeks of classes opening.

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Expiration / Prescription Regulation

(Management Board, 25th January 2010)

The General Law for High School Funding (Executive Law 37/2003, August 22nd, modified by Executive Law 49/2005,

August 30th) foresees, among others, the principle of the student being accountable for, in the sense that they have

to show school performance, since benefiting from a social advantage. Thus, having passed a period of stabilization

in the teaching, learning and appraisal processes, resulting from the adequacy of all ISA provided courses to the

Bologna System guidance, and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Law 37/2003, Article 5 – No. 2, the

definition and regulation for the Prescriptions System is outlined.

Article 1st

(Object)

The current regulation defines the expiration status of ISA’s students right to registration in courses leading to

bachelor’s (1st cycle of studies) or master’s (2nd cycle of studies) degree, according to the General Law for High

School Funding (Executive Law 37/2003, August 22nd), Article 5 – No. 2.

Article 2nd

(Concept)

Expiration is the loss of the right for enrolment and registration in any of the cycle of studies referred in Article 1,

when the student, properly registered, does not meet the school performance defined in Article 3. The prescription

prevents the student of attending that or another course at ISA, during two consecutive terms.

Article 3rd

(Expiration status)

1. The right to register is refused to students whose learning achievement does not meet the criteria in the following

table:

Maximum number

of enrolments

ECTS

achieved

3 0 a 59

4 60 a 119

5 120 a 179

2. The limits defined in the previous number are not applicable to those students benefitting from the part-time

system of studying (Executive Law 35/2004, July 29th – Article 155), nor to military personnel with same status

(Article 2 of Ordinance of Incentives to Military Service under Contract (RC) or Volunteer Schemes (RV), Decree

320-A/2000 - December, 15th modified by Decree 118/2004 - May, 21st).

3. Students included in the following proven situations benefit from a special prescription status:

a) Part-time status;

b) Physically or sensory unfit;

c) In state of parenthood;

d) With contagious or infectious disease inhibitive of school performance;

e) With serious illness or long recovery inhibitive of school performance;

f) Top competition athlete;

g) AEISA (ISA Students’ Association) Member of the Board;

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h) Elected to a school administrative body;

i) Young organization leader.

4. The situations foreseen in d) and e) imply a discontinuation of more than three months.

Article 4th

(Number of registrations)

1. For effects of application of the present Statute, successive registrations in the course the student attends at any

institution of the Portuguese public education, are accounted for.

2. For students with special status, as in Article 3 – No. 3, only half registration is accounted for, if the situation

arises.

3. Students enrolling with ISA by change of major, re-enrolment, course transfer or special entrance tests are

subject to the following:

a) In case of being registered mostly in ECTS corresponding to curricular units for the first school year, are

covered by the limits established by Article 3 of the current regulation;

b) In case of being registered mostly in ECTS corresponding to curricular units for other school year, the

maximum number of allowed registrations is twice the number of necessary registration to accomplish the

missing ECTS.

Article 5th

(Return to Education)

1. The student whose right to enrolment prescribed, or cancelled the enrolment as detailed in Article 3 has the

right to re-admittance, not depending to vacancies limits, after the period of time foreseen in Article 2 has

expired.

2. The re-admittance should be requested according to the terms and schedules regulated by ISA’s Reinstatement

Program.

Article 6th

(Information to students)

Until registration time, each student will be advised of the number of ECTS needed to avoid expiration by school

year’s end.

Article 7th

(Doubts and Omissions)

Any doubts resulting from the application of the current Regulation and left out situations, will be object of

judgement and decision by the appropriate managing bodies.

Article 8th

(Implementation)

The present statute will go into effect by the date of approval by ISA’s proper managing bodies.

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Decree 21/CG/2011 (August, 8th)

After ISA’s Scientific Council and Pedagogic Council being heard, and considering that the necessary conditions to

the stabilization of the current study plans at ISA were reached, together with a wide dissemination of the Expiration

/ Prescription Regulation at ISA’s website, the Student Guide and the regulation relevant to 1st and 2nd year courses,

is hereby established that the system of prescription is applied, thoughtfully, for the 2011/2012 school year, taking

into account the following:

1. Students that are, beyond doubt, in process of recovery of school performance, and complying with the following

requirement, should not be included:

ECTSn > ECTTSn-1 and ECTTSn-1 ≥ 12

being ECTSn the total value of ECTS concluded in the running school year and ECTTSn-1 the total value of credits

achieved in previous year.

2. The implementation of the prescription rules can, however, accommodate situations invoked by the student

where, by compelling reasons and unequivocally justified, was unable to attend scholar activities and thus, to

achieve a minimum level of school performance. This adjustment will be implemented by means of an application

to ISA’s President and submitted to the Academic Division, within eight days of the listing for students barred to

enrol and register, being published.

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Special Statutes

It is regarded as special status student the one that benefits from a set of special rights, resulting from the application

of guidelines with powers of law or from ISA’s approved regimentation, namely, student associative leaders, juvenile

associative leaders, top competition athletes, military personnel, firemen, students with special needs, students with

exceptionally serious illness, student workers, senior students, athletics academic students and parent-students

covered by the substance of Executive Law 90/2001, 20th August.

Senior Student

It is considered as 1st cycle senior student the one that has up to three curricular units to conclude the bachelor’s

degree, being able to access the examinations special period, provided all necessary requirements to be admitted

to examination for those curricular units (for instance, to obey by the conditions for registration to be accepted for

examination) have been achieved. By the time the student wants to enjoy the benefit of being senior, has to make

sure to had at least one registration in each of all necessary curricular units to terminate the course.

It is considered as 2nd cycle senior student the one, registered for thesis submission, with up to two curricular

units to conclude the master’s degree, being able to access the examinations special period, provided all necessary

requirements to be admitted to examination for those curricular units (for instance, to obey by the conditions for

registration to be accepted for examination) have been achieved. By the time the student wants to enjoy the benefit

of being senior, has to make sure to had at least one registration in each of all necessary curricular units to terminate

the course.

In the finalists period of even term both terms examinations will take place. In the special period of odd term, only

students with conditions to be regarded as senior at that particular time, can perform odd term examinations as

finalists; however, under this regulation conditions, these students can register in the same curricular unit one time

only during a school year, and will have to choose one of the two dates for taking the appropriate curricular unit

examination.

League Athlete

According to the General Law for Physical Activity and Sport (Executive Law 5/2007, 16th January), the student

benefits from a sports social utility status, whereby the School establishes that a League Athlete student as the right

to carry out, each year, up to four special season examinations, providing that, due to a sports event performance,

can not be present at a standard examination season (1st or 2nd season).

To attain this status at the School, the student must submit an application each year, at the time of registration or

within 30 days of school classes’ start, with the following documents testifying a league athlete status attached:

a) Declaration from the Sport Federation testifying the student is registered as an athlete;

b) Declaration from the Sports Club showing the athlete training schedule.

Top Competition Athlete

The Top Competition Athlete is able to carry out examinations in the special season, for those curricular units

he/she was registered during that school term. He/she has the right of admission to the three examination seasons

(1st season, 2nd season and special season). In case of any interference due to his/hers sport activity not allowing to

be present at any of those seasons, and after proof of being involved in sport activity or pre-competition training,

can request/agree with the appropriate docent for an alternate date.

To attain this status at the School, the student must submit an application each year, at the time of registration or

within 30 days of school classes’ start, with the following documents testifying a league athlete status attached:

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a) Declaration issued by the Portuguese Sports and Youth Institute (IPDJ) attesting the status of the student;

b) Declaration from the Sports Club showing the athlete training schedule.

If necessary to justify classes absence, occurring from the sport activity or preparation for tournaments, the top

competition sportsmen/women may, during that period of preparation and involvement in competitions, present

confirmation, by means of submitting a supporting declaration issued by IDP, I. P., thus avoiding the negative school

outcomes resulting from that.

Student-worker proof of eligibility

According to Number 3 in Ordinance 548/83, 10th May, and Article 9 - Paragraph b) from Executive Law 116/97,

4th November (regulating the student-worker legal system, accommodating it in the Labour General Law), for the

purpose of the student-worker eligibility authentication, every semester, at registration time, or within 60 days of

applying for that status, the student must turn over the following to the Academic Division:

1. Employee worker

a) Employer affidavit with the following mandatorily information: employer full identification (including Social

Welfare number); worker’s full name; type of employment contract; professional category; weekly working

hours; worker Social Welfare number; worker tax number.

b) Written statement testimony of a regularized contributory situation with Social Welfare Services

c) Copies of pay slips for the last three months.

2. Self-employed worker

a) Statement from IRS, certifying opening of work activity;

b) Written statement testimony of a regularized contributory situation with Social Welfare Services or, in case

of being exempt, statement from those services certifying the exemption;

c) Copies of last three receipts issued;

d) In case of issue of recibo verde, only a minimum value equal to 25% of the basic national wage will be taken

into account for this purpose.

The absence of any of the above elements entails the non attribution of Student-Worker status.

3. The established privileges cease when the student-worker doesn't attain school performance in two consecutive

years, or three non-consecutive.

For this purpose, school performance is regarded as the transition to the following school year or being approved

in, at least, half the curricular units the student-worker is registered, rounding this number, by default, when

necessary.

It is considered lack of school performance the non-achievement of the curricular unit attendance, unless justified

by circumstances beyond the student control, such as, long illness, mishap, pregnancy or fulfilment of legal duties.

In the following year of loosing the benefits specified in this regulation, the student-worker can apply for this status

over again.

The Student-Worker can carry out examinations for those curricular units registered in that semester, during the

special season and since being admitted to the frequency.

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Regulation for ISA Young Organization Leader

(in force since 1st April 2013)

According to Executive Law 23/2006, 23rd June, the following Regulation for Young Organization Leader is laid

down, to govern and explain the observance of its legal provisions at ISA.

1. Young Organization Leader

It is regarded as a Young Organization Leader the student being a member of youth associations organs based in

portuguese territory and filed in the National Register of Young Associations (RNAJ), being the associations

management responsable for listing the leaders names benefitting from that status, producing proof of registration

at RNAJ.

2. Rights

The Young Organization Leaders enjoy the following rights:

1. Relieve of school classes absences, due to presence in meetings of bodies belonging to, in case of overlaping

classes schedule;

2. Apply to up to five examinations in each school year, in addition to normal and special seasons, with a

maximum of two per syllabus;

3. Postpone submission of work and written reports by a period not exceeding one month after the standard

established date;

4. Carry out, at a date agreed with the docents responsible for the syllabus, the written tests not attended due

to presence in undeferrable associative activities.

3. Acceptance of Rights

The exercise of rights mentioned above will be formalised by the Management Board after the students’ school

situation has been verified by the Academic Division, being necessary the hand in a testimonial of the minutes for

the investiture of the social organs, within 30 days of occurrence, as well as a document showing the members with

up to date membership fees (for compliance of conditions referred in Article 23).

For cases that there is no investiture a document giving proof of grant of privileges should be submited. The non

submission of these documents within the deadline will have the result of the present status not being enforced.

4. Duration of Rights

The rights established in 2. and 3. should be exercised in an uninterrupted way by a period of time no longer than

the term of office. That period of time can start when the incumbency begins (benefits during term of office) or can

be initiated within one year of incumbency termination (benefits post term of office).

5. Examinations execution

The right consecrated in 2.2. should be exercised under the following conditions:

1. The examination should be requested within seven days of being carried out;

2. The examination is requested by means of a specific application form (in use by AEISA associative leaders,

and available in that organization).

3. The examination for a given school year should be performed before the start of classes for the following

year (date allocated yearly in the school calendar).

6. Termination of Rights

Students that end or interrupt, for any reason, the functions granting the young leader status, loose the rights

established in the current regulation and should make the fact known, in writing and within ten working days, to

the Academic Division.

7. Final Provisions

Any unforeseeable situation in this regulation needs assessment by ISA’s Management Board.

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Baccalaureate (1st cycle of studies)

General Regulation

Articles 7 and 19 from Executive Law 74/2006, 24th March, establish the admission to a 1st studies cycle.

The ranking and placement procedures for students resulting from the General Admittance Competition, as well as

from the Special Access Status, are a MCTES responsibility.

Vacancies

Course Vacancies

2014/2015

Landscape Architecture 25

Biology 45

Agricultural Engineering 45

Food Engineering 45

Environmental Engineering 25

Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering 20

Zootechnical Engineering 35

Total 240

Conditions for Admission

Course Entrance Tests (options) Entrance

Tests Application

Classification

Landscape Architecture

One of the following sets:

16 Maths + 02 Biology and Geology,

16 Maths + 07 Physics and Chemistry or

16 Maths + 10 Descriptive Geometry

Minimum final score:

95 points for each test

Final score for secondary school: 50%;

Score for entrance tests: 50%;

Minimum score: 100 points

Biology

Two of the following:

02 Biology and Geology,

07 Physics and Chemistry or

16 Maths

Environmental Engineering

One of the following sets:

19 Maths A + 02 Biology and Geology or

16 Maths A + 07 Physics and Chemistry

Agricultural Engineering

Food Engineering

Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering

Zootechnical Engineering

19 Maths A + 07 Physics and Chemistry

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Regulation for Change of Major, Transfer or Re-entry

(Ordinance 401/2007 - April, 5th)

I. Change of Major or Transfer

I.1 Vacancies

For the 2014/2015 school year 29 vacancies are made available (17 for changes of major and 12 for transfers),

assigned the following way:

Course Change of Major Transfer

Landscape Architecture 2 1

Biology 4 2

Agricultural Engineering 3 2

Food Engineering 4 2

Environmental Engineering 1 2

Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering 1 1

Zootechnical Engineering 2 2

total 17 12

I.2 Ranking Criteria

The candidates will be ranked by ISA’s Scientific Council, or appointed Committee, taking into account the following

criteria:

a) “Kinship / Afinidade” between the currently registered 1st cycle course and the requested course, being

assigned the maximum Afinidade (1), when it is the same course, Afinidade (0,5), when the predominant

scientific area of the original course is the same and null Afinidade (0), when the predominant scientific area

of the original course is different from the one applying for;

b) Student’s school performance.

For calculation of the final score(C), in a scale of 0 to 200, the following formula will be applied:

C = (0,4 × “Afinidade” + 0,6 × (A+B)/2) × 200

wherein “Afinidade” has a value between 0 and 1. The parameters A and B are a measurement of school success, in

agreement with:

A = ECTS from curricular units completed successfully in both school of origin and original course

ECTS from curricular units registered in both school of origin and original course

B = Sum of scores obtained in completed curricular units

Number of completed curricular units for the course x maximum score in the scale

In absence of information, five ECTS for each curricular unit will be considered and 60 ECTS for each registered

curricular year.

I.3 Tiebreaker criteria

a) In a situation of tie, the average from high school admittance will be considered or, in case of students from

private or associative high school institutions, the average from secondary school national examinations;

b) Continuing the tie, the candidates will be interviewed.

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I.4 Necessary documents for online application submission:

a) Copy of personal identification document: national identity document, EU identity document or passport

(being a foreign citizen);

b) Copy of tax number ID;

c) Documented proof of school year of admittance to high education (high school candidacy record) or Form

ENES 2013 issued by the secondary school where the national examinations were performed;

d) Education testimonial, with the final scores achieved in the individual curricular units and their ECTS(1).

Foreign students should produce a declaration from the university of origin, with the appropriate equivalency

to the 0/20 system;

e) Workload and curricular units programme from presently registered course, or previously registered, and

obtained attendance or copy of communication concerning the process of curricular integration, whenever

it exists;

f) Candidate’s Curriculum vitæ, in conformity with EuroPass format (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/);

g) Proof of accomplished professional training and activities, in case of relevance toward professional

experiences certification in the course being applied for;

h) In case of students registered, during the previous school year, in a different Portuguese high school

institution than ISA/UTL, certificate of non prescription, for the school year applying for;

i) Online filling in the application form.

(1) in case of in-house change of major, ISA students’ have no need to produce the education testimonial for their

qualifications.

I.5 Application fees

After application submission, will be provided the relevant information for payment, by ATM (Multibanco), of the

application fees, not refundable and amounting to € 60,00 (except for UL’ students or former students, for which

the value will be € 50,00). Only after payment of fees regarding the application, it becomes effective.

I.6 Deadlines

Action Deadline

Application submission 28th July to 16th August

Billboard posting of placement notices 8th September

Submission of placement claim 8th to 12th September

Enrolment and registration 15th to 17th September

Claim conclusion 18th September

Enrolment/registration for approved claims 22nd to 26th September

II. Re-entry

It is not subject to the vacancies system.

II.1 Necessary documents for online application submission




c) Online filling in the application form.

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

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II.2 Application fees


application fees, not refundable, amounting to € 50,00. Only after payment of fees regarding the application, it

becomes effective.

II.3 Deadlines

Action Deadline

Application submission Until 8th September

(for 1st semester re-admittance)

Registration 8th to 10th September

Special Examination for Admission

(Executive Law 393-B/99 – October, 2nd; Ordinance 854-A/99 – October, 4th; Executive Law 64/2006

– March, 21st)

1. Holders of specific tests suited to evaluate the aptitude for high school attendance of older than

23 individuals

The access to attendance of ISA’s courses, for older than 23 individuals, will be done according to the Regulation

to evaluate the aptitude for high school attendance of older than 23, in use at University of Lisbon, accredited by

Decree 17138/2011, and published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 244, 22nd December 2014.

For further details refer to the following website:

www.m23.ulisboa.pt

For 2014/2015 school year, 12 vacancies were made available.

2. Holders of university, secondary or post-secondary courses

Holders of university, secondary or post-secondary courses, namely master's, licenciatura’s, bachelor's degrees or

technological specialization courses (CET), can apply to the Special Process for Access that is intended to holders

of secondary and high school courses.

2.1 Vacancies

For 2014/2015 school year, seven vacancies were made available, one for each licenciatura (bachelor’s degree):

Course Vacancies


Biology 1


Food Engineering 1




Total 7

file:///C:/Users/clarisse/Desktop/GEPQ-NEP/regulamentos%20cursos/20142015/www.m23.ulisboa.pt

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2.2 Ranking Criteria

The candidates will be ranked taking into account their academic degree and course final score, by applying the

formula:

C = Natureza

+ MFC

x 100

5 200

being:

MFC – Student Course Final Average in a scale from 0 to 200

Natureza – the academic degree and diploma obtained, being the value 5, 4 or 3 as the candidate is a

holder of bachelor’s or higher degree (5); pre-Bologna bachelor’s, higher education course not awarding

a degree or middle school course (4); and holders of post-secondary course or any other course foreseen

in the legislation (3).

2.2.1 Tiebreaker criteria

a) Be a holder of a course of similar scientific area to the one intending to attend;

b) Continuing the tie, the candidates will be interviewed.

2.2.1 Necessary documents for online application submission:




c) Education testimonial, with the final scores achieved in the individual curricular units and their ECTS (foreign

students should produce a declaration from the university of graduation, with the appropriate programme

results equivalency to the 0/20 system;

d) Course Certificate, including the final average score;

e) Candidate’s Curriculum vitæ, in conformity with EuroPass format (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/);

f) Online filling in the application form.

2.3 Application fees


application fees, amounting to € 100,00 (except for UL’ students or former students, for which the value will be

€ 50,00).

Only after payment of fees regarding the application, it becomes effective.

2.4 Deadlines

The deadlines will be fixed by DGES (Directorate-General for Higher Education).

For further details consult the following page:

http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/ConcursosEspeciais/Concursos/

Special Programmes for Admission

Special Programmes for Admission to High School legislation refer to Executive Law 393-A/99, 2nd October;

Ordinance 854-B/99, 4th October and Executive Law 272/2009, 1st October.

For 2014/2015 school year, 24 vacancies were made available, distributed as this table:

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/ConcursosEspeciais/Concursos/

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Course Vacancies


Biology 2


Food Engineering 4




The calendar for special programmes is fixed by DGES - Directorate-General for Higher Education (Decree 4344/2013,

published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 59, 25th March 2013) and can be perused in:

http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/RegimesEspeciais/Calendario/

http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/RegimesEspeciais/Calendario/

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4. MASTERS (2ND CYCLE OF STUDIES)

2nd Cycle of studies application

1. The following individuals can apply to ISA’s 2nd cycle of studies (master’s degree):

a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree, or legal equivalent, by ISA or other high school institution, in areas specific

to each master’s course;

b) Holders of a foreign high school academic degree attained after a 1st cycle of studies, in areas of each master’s

course, structured according to Bologna Process principles by a signatory country of this process;

c) Holders of a foreign academic degree being recognized, by ISA’s Scientific Council, as meeting the objectives

of a bachelor’s degree;

d) Holders of a school, scientific or professional curriculum being recognized, by ISA’s Scientific Council, as

having capacities to attend the cycle of studies.

2. Necessary documents for online application submission

a) Recent photo (handed in when doing registration);

b) Copy of personal identification document: national identity document, EU identity document or passport


c) Copy of tax number ID;

d) Education testimonial, with the final scores achieved in the individual curricular units and their ECTS(1).

Foreign students should produce a declaration from the university of origin, with the appropriate equivalency

to the 0/20 system;

e) Candidate’s Curriculum vitæ, in conformity with EuroPass format (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/);

f) Online filling in the application form.

(1) Conditional applications are accepted in situations of students still concluding the previous cycle of studies. ISA students’ have no

need to produce the education testimonial for their qualifications.

3. Application fees

After application submission, an e-mail will be sent with the relevant information for payment, by ATM (Multibanco),

of the application fees, amounting to € 50,00 (the fees will only be reimbursable in the case of the course not having

enough conditions to be lectured).

Only after payment of fees regarding the application, it becomes effective.

4. Deadlines

The dates for ISA’s master’s degree (2nd cycle) application, for daytime and after-work schemes, can be examined

in:

http://www.isa.utl.pt/candidatos/candidaturas-2ciclo#RC

Note: The running of the master's degree courses, for daytime as well as after-work schemes, is dependent of a

minimum number of candidates.

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/http://www.isa.utl.pt/candidatos/candidaturas-2ciclo%23RC

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Special conditions to a master’s degree achievement for students with a pre-Bologna licenciatura

issued by ISA

1. Students holding a pre-Bologna licenciatura, issued by ISA, in a particular specialty, or area of specialisation, may,

when applying, request to ISA’s Scientific Council, to be exempt from doing the curricular units belonging to the

master’s course referred in the General Regulation for Second Cycle of Studies – Article 7 / Paragraph a) leading

to ISA’s Master’s degree;

2. Students holding a pre-Bologna licenciatura and more than five years of relevant professional experience, in a

given specialty, or area of specialisation, may, when applying, request to ISA’s Scientific Council the submission

of a detailed report assessing and analysing the occupation carried out, alternatively to what is mentioned in the

General Regulation for Second Cycle of Studies – Article 7 / Paragraph a) leading to ISA’s Master’s degree.

General Regulation for the 2nd Cycle of Studies leading to an ISA Master’s Degree

(Decree 10544/2011 – August, 22nd)

According to Executive Law 74/2006, 24th March, amended by Executive Laws 107/2008, 25th June, and 230/2009,

14th September, and provisions from Technical University Of Lisbon (UTL) Dean’s office resolution 1487/2006, ISA’s

Scientific Council approves the following general regulation for the 2nd cycles of studies leading to ISA master’s

degree.

Article 1st

(Scope of Application)

1. The present statute is applied to all ISA’s second cycle courses of study, establishing common general rules to be

followed;

2. The second cycle courses of study enable the achievement of an academic master’s degree and testify a sound

level of knowledge in an existing specialty at ISA and, in case of being defined, in an area of specialisation;

3. ISA’ can partner with other higher educational institutions, domestic or foreign, to extend the offer for second

cycle courses of study leading to the master’s degree. In this case the specific statutes will be approved by lawful

and statutory qualified bodies from each participating unit or institution.

Article 2nd

(Conditions for Access)

The following individuals can apply to a cycle of studies course leading to ISA’s master degree:

a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree, or legal equivalent, by ISA or other high school institution, in areas specific

to each master’s course;

b) Holders of a foreign high school academic degree attained after a first cycle of studies, in areas of each

master’s course, structured according to Bologna Process principles by a signatory country of this process;

c) Holders of a foreign academic degree being recognized, by ISA’s Scientific Council, as meeting the objectives

of a bachelor’s degree;

d) Holders of a school, scientific or professional curriculum being recognized, by ISA’s Scientific Council, as

having capacities to attend the cycle of studies.

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Article 3rd

(Rules for Applying)

1. The access applications to the second cycle of studies will take place in Academic Division, during a period of

time to be announced, annually, by ISA’s Management Board, by submitting the following documents:

a) Certificate of Licenciatura with final average;

b) Curriculum vitæ;

c) Copy of personal identification document: national identity document, EU identity document or passport


d) Copy of tax number ID;

e) Application petition.

2. Students holding a pre-Bologna licenciatura, issued by ISA, in a particular specialty, or area of specialisation, may,

when applying, request to ISA’s Scientific Council, to be exempt from doing the master’s course referred in

Paragraph a) from Article 7;

3. Students holding a pre-Bologna licenciatura and more than five years of relevant professional experience, in a

given specialty, or area of specialisation, may, when applying, request to ISA’s Scientific Council the submission

of a detailed report assessing and analysing the occupation carried out, alternatively to what is mentioned in

Paragraph b) from Article 7.

Article 4th

(Candidates Selection and Ranking Criteria)

1. Each ISA’s second cycle Course Committee has the competency to draft the proposal for selection and ranking

of candidates fulfilling conditions established in Article 2, considering the following criteria:

a) Academic Curriculum;

b) Scientific Curriculum;

c) Professional experience.

2. Other elements deemed necessary, such as eventual tests or interviews that appraise the candidate’s motivation

and the level of knowledge in fundamental scientific areas concerning the cycle of studies being applied for, may

be taken into consideration;

3. After application of the selection criteria, a list of approved and rejected candidates is prepared and published,

and will be ratified by ISA’s Scientific Council.

Article 5th

(Vacancies Determination and Application Deadlines)

1. It is the Scientific Council duty to advise, annually, on the number of vacancies for ISA’s second cycles of studies

and the minimum applications needed to assure its operation, as well as the school period, by the Course

Committees proposal.

2. The procedure for determining and displaying of vacancies, as well as application deadlines, are set annually by

order from ISA’s President, under proposal from the Scientific Council and should be known, at least, 15 days

before the opening date for registration application to the cycle of studies.

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Article 6th

(Duration of the Cycle of studies)

1. The cycle of studies leading to master’s degree has 120 credits and runs in a semester basis, with a normal

duration of four curricular semesters of students work.

2. Exceptionally, and with no prejudice of being assured the compliance of all requirements associated with the

characterisation of the degree targets and its achievement conditions, the cycle of studies leading to master’s

degree in a particular specialty can have a normal duration of two curricular semesters of work, as a result of a

sound and internationally consolidated activity in that specialty, or situations foreseen in Article 3 / Nos. 2 and

3.

Article 7th

(Structure of the Cycle of studies)

1. The cycle of studies leading to master’s degree incorporates:

a) A specialisation course, comprised of an arranged set of curricular units, named master's degree course,

accordant with a plan of studies and with a defined number of credits for each course, corresponding to a

minimum of 60 credits;

b) A dissertation of scientific nature or a work project, unique and specially done to this end, or a professional

apprenticeship subject to a final report, according to the given specific targets, in conformity with prescribed

terms set by proper regulation and corresponding to a minimum of 42 ECTS.

2. The conclusion of the specialisation course, referred in the previous paragraph, awards the Post-Graduation /

Advanced Studies Diploma in the area or subject of provided specialized training.

3. By provision of the preceding number, students in situations foreseen in Article 6 / No. 2, are allowed to apply.

4. The master’s degree is granted to students that have obtained approval, or course crediting, in all curricular units

being part of the plan of studies of the degree course, and successful public defence of dissertation, of the work

project, apprenticeship report, or detailed report assessing and analysing the occupation carried out.

Article 8th

(Registration in Curricular Units and Operating Conditions)

1. A student can register, for each semester, in curricular units adding to a maximum of 42 credits, excluding the

foreseen in Article 9 / No. 2.

2. The application for each curricular unit can be conditioned to the obtainment of precedencies, as laid out in each

course plan of studies.

3. After start of semester, the student has up to three weeks to change his/hers registration in optional curricular

units.

4. The credits to achieve for each optional curricular units can be accomplished in any semester (even or odd).

5. The student will be able, if desired, to register in curricular units not being part of the plan of studies, being due

payment according to the table of fees and suitable regulation.

6. The registration in curricular units not being part of the plan of studies is not subject to the system of

precedencies, is not accounted for the necessary credits toward the master’s degree achievement (although the

curricular unit is listed in the diploma supplement, if the student obtains approval), but is included in the semester

credits limit the student can register.

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Article 9th

(Registration for Thesis/Dissertation, Work Project or Curricular Apprenticeship)

1. For the student to be able to register for dissertation, work project or professional apprenticeship, he/she should

have completed at least 48 credits of the master’s course.

2. In the year the student registers for dissertation, work project or professional apprenticeship, the annual limit of

credits is 84, regardless of semesters.

3. The registration will always be in the odd semester, within 30 days after start and with the following documents:

a) Application petition to the Scientific Council noting the scientific field of study, the specialisation area and

the dissertation, work project or professional apprenticeship subject;

b) Advisor’s statement of acceptance.

4. Each second cycle course committee is responsible to produce, before end of each school year, a list of topics

for dissertations, work projects or professional apprenticeships, which can be made available to students before

the registration process, without prejudice to other subject fields that can be proposed.

Article 10th

(Counselling for Thesis/Dissertation, Work Project or Curricular Apprenticeship)

1. The preparation of the dissertation, work project, or taking the professional apprenticeship, should be guided by

a doctor or expert in the specific scientific area and with recognised merit, accepted as qualified by ISA’s Scientific

Council, that can be aided by one or two assistants.

2. In case of the advisor not belonging to ISA, an assistant from this institution will be appointed.

Article 11th

(Presentation and Submission of Thesis/Dissertation, Work Project or Curricular Apprenticeship

Report)

1. Only candidates that have concluded the school part of the course can apply to public presentations.

2. The application is submitted to the Academic Division, in the form of a petition to ISA’s Scientific Council

President and with the following documents attached:

a) Copies of the dissertation, work project, or curricular apprenticeship report in paper and digital support

(refer to the standards for master’s preparation);

b) Candidate’s curriculum vitæ;

c) Portuguese and English summaries, each with six keywords;

d) A compact disc with the dissertation cover, the summaries and candidate’s curriculum vitæ;

e) Statement from the advisor that the dissertation, work project, or curricular apprenticeship report is able

to be presented in public.

3. The preparation of the written dissertation should conform to the standards defined in a specific document

available in ISA’s website.

4. The deadlines for submission of dissertation and its public defence ceremony are published, annually, in ISA’s

school calendar.

5. The submission after the deadline implies a new application for dissertation, work project or professional

apprenticeship, as established in Article 9.

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Article 12th

(Composition, appointment and functioning of the jury)

1. The jury for appreciation of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report consists of three to five

members, as established by Executive Law 107/2008, 25th June, Article 22 / No. 2, including the Course

Committee Coordinator or other member appointed by him, being the majority of elements extraneous to the

counselling group.

2. The jury’s members should be experts in the field of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report

concerned, and are nominated among national and foreign holders of doctor’s degree or experts with accepted

merit as such by ISA’s Scientific Council.

3. The jury is selected within 15 days after submission of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report

and is nominated by ISA’s Scientific Council under proposal of the proper course committee.

4. The jury’s president is ISA’s senior, and oldest, docent not being part of the counselling group.

5. The order of appointment of the jury must be reported to the candidate, in writing, within five working days of

nomination.

6. The jury will meet within 15 days of nomination, to issue an opinion if the dissertation, work project or

apprenticeship report should be accepted as submitted or should be modified. In the last case the candidate:

a) Has 45 days to submit a revised version of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report with the

proposed modifications;

b) Alternatively will draw a statement where he/she forsakes making the changes.

7. The public defence of dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report will be presented within 30 days of a

positive opinion or submission of documents referred in 6.

Article 13th

(Thesis/Dissertation, Work Project or Curricular Apprenticeship Report Defence)

1. The dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report are object of submission, approval and public discussion

by a jury appointed as referred in Article 12 of this regulation.

2. The public presentations have a maximum duration of 90 minutes. The candidate should make an introduction

of, at the most, 15 minutes followed by a discussion where all jury’s members can intervene. For this discussion

the candidate will have the same period of time as the jury’s members.

3. Immediately after the public presentations, the jury gathers for appreciation and classification, in agreement with

the following procedure:

a) The final appreciation of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report is done by the wording

Aprovado / Pass (with or without modifications) or Reprovado / Fail, by justified nominal vote, with abstentions

not allowed;

b) In the case of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report been passed, its classification is equal

to the arithmetic mean of the scores attributed by each member of the jury in a scale from 10 to 20 points.

4. A record of the jury’s meeting is drawn up, where the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report

classification, each member vote and reasons, that can be common to all or some members, will be mentioned.

5. The jury’s president will only sign the session record if it is in line with the provisions in No. 4 of this Article.

6. Possible changes to the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report, proposed by the jury, should be

made by the candidate and validated by the jury’s president within 30 days of the public presentation.

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7. In the case foreseen in the previous number, the candidate must deliver the revised dissertation, three paper

copies and one in digital support, at ISA’s Academic Division.

Article 14th

(Attribution of Final Classification)

1. A final classification is attributed to the academic master’s degree, as an integer between 10 and 20, as well as its

equivalent in the European scale of classifications comparability;

2. The master’s degree final classification calculation is done by weighted average, according to the appropriate

ECTS, of all curricular units’ scores, including dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report.

Article 15th

(Granting of Master’s Degree Title)

1. The bearer of the master’s title is mandatorily proved by a Diploma de Registo, that authenticates the student

academic knowledge and approval in all curricular units being part of the course of studies, as established by

Dean Decree 83/UTL/2009;

2. According to Executive Law 42/2005, the Diploma de Registo is followed by the issue of the diploma supplement,

within 180 days of request;

3. The Carta de Curso (Course Diploma) is optional and will be issued only upon request from the student;

4. The issue of any certificate attesting a successful completion of training for a degree achievement is optional and

is contingent on a petition for the Diploma de Registo.

Article 16th

(Post-Graduation / Advanced Studies Diploma)

1. To students that successfully complete the curricular component from the master’s course (specialization

corresponding to the group of curricular units and with a minimum of 60 ECTS), a Post-Graduation / Advanced

Studies Diploma for the area of the course will be issued;

2. The issue of the Diploma referred in the previous number is accompanied by its Diploma supplement;

3. The classification included in the Diploma will be the mean value of all curricular units’ scores, weighted by the

appropriate ECTS.

Article 17th

(Intellectual Property and Confidentiality)

1. ISA establishes, as general principle, the copyrights ownership and industrial property for any research activity,

performed in ISA or with its means and resources;

2. Some dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report undertaking, by its nature or being developed in

cooperation with business entities, may involve the need of assurance of confidentiality in particular components

of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report;

3. The situation foreseen in the previous number should be requested to the Course Committee, within 30 days

of enrolment for dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report, identifying the reasons and entity requesting

confidentiality;

4. After the Course Committee acceptance, a memorandum of confidentiality between entities concerned,

counselling team and student will be written, and should be signed by all;

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5. The submission, presentation and public defence of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report

covered by the confidentiality clause, must conform to the following:

a) The title, synopsis and keywords (either in Portuguese or English) may not remain confidential;

b) The Course Committee chairman and all members of the jury should accept and sign a memorandum of

confidentiality (form approved by ISA’s management bodies and available in the appropriate webpage);

c) The subject matter of the dissertation, work project or apprenticeship report, that will be public, should be

reviewed and authorized by the entity requesting the confidentiality, together with the Course Committee;

d) The data and sections of text considered confidential should be part of an appendix, in a separate volume,

given only to members of the jury, and returned, when the process is concluded, to the entity that requested

the confidentiality.

Article 18th

(Tuition Fees)

1. The decision for the tuition fees amount is subject to the contents of Executive Law 74/2006, 24th March, modified

by Executive Laws 107/2008, 25th June, and 230/2009, 14th September, and is under jurisdiction of UTL General

Council, by proposal of the Dean;

2. The system of payment for each of ISA’s second cycle of studies will be set annually by the Management Board

or, in cases of courses associated with other institutions, by lawful and statutory qualified bodies from each

participating unit or institution.

Article 19th

(System of prescriptions)

In the cycles of studies leading to ISA’s master’ degree, the general system of prescriptions for registration is applied,

in agreement with Executive Law 37/2003, 22nd August, with alterations made by Executive Law 49/2005, 30th

August and statutes in effect.

Article 20th

(Omissions)

For situations not covered by the present regulation, the determination from Executive Law 74/2006, 24th March,

modified by Executive Law 107/2008, 25th June is applied, as well as other legislation in force, being the left out

situations judged by ISA’s lawful and statutory qualified bodies.

Article 21st

(Annulment and implementation)

The present statute revokes the previous one and will go into effect after being publish in the Diário da República.

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Rules for elaborating the Professional Occupation Consolidated Report

(according to the General Regulation for the 2nd cycle of studies Leading to an ISA Master’s Degree,

Paragraph 3 / Article 3 – DR (Diário de República), 2nd series – No. 160, 22nd August 2011)

(Scientific Council, 19th September 2011)

1. Scope and objectives

Under General Regulation for Second Cycle of Studies Leading to an ISA’s Master’ Degree, Paragraph 3 / Article 3

(DR, 2nd series – No. 160, 22nd August 2011), covering graduates for more than five years, and considering the Rules

for Elaboration of the Master’s Dissertation (Normas para a Elaboração da Dissertação de Mestrado - NEDM) in use

at ISA, the following standards applicable for elaborating and presenting a detailed report assessing and analysing the

occupation carried out are elaborated, for award of an ISA/UTL Master’s degree in the appropriate scientific area.

2. Report’s contents, introduction and structure

The Report should include an account of the professional experience, duly proven, that the candidat

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