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Fees and Other Charges

Concerning Academic Administrative Services

Taking into account paragraph b), no. 1 of article 51 in the Statutes of the University of Coimbra (Estatutos da Universidade de Coimbra), the Management Council decided to fix the fees and other charges listed in the table below:

  • Resolution no. 65/2022, published in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series – No. 10 – of 14th January 2022, amended by Resolution no. 316/2022 of 18th January, published in the  Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series – No. 51 of 14th March 2022, Resolution no. 676/2022 of 20th May, published in the  Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series – No. 110 of 7th June 2022; Resolution no. 758/2022 of 2nd June 2022, published in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series – No. 124 of 29th June 2022;  Resolution no. 1231/2022, published in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series - N.º 219  of 14th November 2022, and Resolution no. 35/2024, published in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), 2nd series - N.º 8  of 11th January 2024:

1. Certificates (or diplomas)

Paper versionElectronic versionEnglish translation

1.1 Diploma - PhD, Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, Non-Degree courses, curricular section of a PhD or Master's degree course

* The fee's amount concerning the Translation  is not applicable whenever the Diploma Supplement is issued.

€20.00€10.00+€5.00*
1.2 Diploma - PhD, Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, Non-Degree courses, curricular section of a PhD or Master's degree, with a list of curricular units€50.00(2)(1)
1.3 Certificate of equivalence or of recognition of foreign high degree qualifications, certificate of approval in tenure exams (provas de agregação), of aptitude to perform the functions of scientific coordination, and of pedagogical aptitude and scientific capacity (aptidão pedagógica e capacidade científica)€36.00(2)+€15.00
1.4 Certificate of type of access and entry, of enrolment, of registration in an academic year, of academic year promotion, of non-lapsed status, student’s academic record, of successful assessment€10.005.00€+€5.00
1.5 Certificate of successful assessment in curricular unit(s) 
1.5.1 One curricular unit€10.00€5.00+€5.00
1.5.2 For each additional curricular unit€2.00€1.00
1.6 Certificate of workload and/or syllabus of a curricular unit 
1.6.1 One curricular unit€10.00€5.00+€15.00
1.6.2 For each additional curricular unit taught after 2007/2008 (including this academic year)€2.00€1.00
1.6.3 For each additional curricular unit taught between 1994/1995 and 2006/2007 (including these academic years)€3.00(2)(1)
1.6.4 For each additional curricular unit taught before 1994/1995€4.00(2)(1)
1.7 Certificate by authenticated photocopy of a document of the Student’s Academic Record * 
1.7.1 Concerning a document after 2011 (including this year)€10.00(2)(1)
1.7.2 Concerning a document between 1990 and 2010 (including these years)€15.00(2)(1)
1.7.3 Concerning a document before 1990€20.00(2)(1)
*Up to a maximum of 20 pages. Above this number of pages, the additional amount charged for each photocopied page will be €0.50, €1.00 and €1.50 concerning the documents mentioned in numbers 1.7.1, 1.7.2 and 1.7.3, respectively, up to a maximum of 100.
1.8 Another certificate concerning data of the Student’s Academic Record€20.00€10.0+€15.00
1.9  Formal diploma (Carta de Curso), Formal PhD Diploma (Carta Doutoral), Tenure Diploma (Carta de Agregação), in its basic version€150.00(2)(1)
1.10 Formal diploma (Carta de Curso), Formal PhD Diploma (Carta Doutoral), Tenure Diploma (Carta de Agregação), in its traditional version€300.00(2)(1)
(1) The translation into English does not apply to this document.
(2) The electronic version does not apply to this document.

2. Curricular credits

2.1 For each request for awarding of credits, concerning a curricular unit completed at the UC€10.00
2.2 For each request for awarding of credits, concerning a curricular unit completed at another national or foreign higher education institution€20.00
2.3 For each request for awarding of credits, concerning professional experience€200.00

3. Applications

3.1 Application concerning readmission, change of Institution/Course Pair, application to a PhD, Master's degree or a non-degree course€50.00
3.2 Application to the Special Contests of Access and Admission: for International Students, for holders of higher education degrees or for individuals over 23 years old€50.00
3.3 Application to the Special Contests of Access and Admission to the Integrated Master's Degree Course in Medicine for holders of a Bachelor's degree (licenciatura).€100.00
3.4 Application pursuant to numbers 3.1 or 3.2, beyond the deadline of the last period of applications at the University of Coimbra€75.00
3.5 Registration for the Exam intended to assess the Ability of Students over 23 years old to attend Higher Education€50.00
3.6 Registration for the prerequisites concerning the exam of functional, physical and sport aptitude€45.00
3.7 Registration for the prerequisites concerning the Portuguese exam for international students€70.00
3.8 Registration for the prerequisites concerning the medical evaluation for international students€40.00
3.9 Registration for the specific academic qualification exams for admission to the 1st cycle of studies and the integrated master's cycles of studies aimed at international students, by their own proposal.€ 50.00

4. Admission to Academic Exams

4.1 Tenure exam (prova de agregação) or aptitude exam to perform the functions of scientific coordination for career Professors and researchers of the UC€50.00
4.2 Aptitude Exam to perform the functions of scientific coordination, aimed at the career researchers in entities of the UC Group, who, according to a protocol signed with the UC, hold the status of member of this Group that gives them an equivalence to the university community members with the same category.€50.00
4.3 Tenure Exam for individuals especially hired by the UC in acccordance with the University Teaching Career Statute, whose employment relationship with the UC has a duration equal or longer than three consecutive or intercalary academic years.€1.000,00
4.4 Aptitude Exam to perform the functions of scientific coordination, aimed at the individuals especially hired by the UC in acccordance with the Statute of the Scientific Research Career, and the PhD Holders hired by means of a fixed-term contract by the UC in accordance with the system provided for in Decree Law no. 57/2016 of 29th August, in its current wording, whose employment relationship with the UC has a duration equal or longer than three consecutive or intercalary years.€1.000,00
4.5 Tenure exam (prova de agregação) or aptitude exam to perform the functions of scientific coordination for other applicants€2 500.00
4.6 PhD thesis defence, for UC students€50.00
4.7 PhD thesis defence, for other applicants€5 500.00

5. Other Academic Procedures

5.1 Extra fees for registration  carried out beyond the regular deadline
5.1.1 Registration in the 15 days beyond the last day of the regular deadline€15.00

5.1.2 Registration between the 16th and 30th day beyond the regular deadline€30.00
5.2 Request for appraisal of an exceptional condition, for not complying with the regular deadlines or another condition€50.00
5.3 Reappraisal of an exam€50.00
5.4 Request for exchange (permuta)€50.00
5.5 Registration or enrolment’s fee (includes school insurance)€20.00
5.6. Recognition of higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions (Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16th August)***
5.6.1 Automatic Recognition €80.00
5.6.2 Level or Specific Recognition | Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) or Master's degree (Mestrado)€500.00
5.6.3 Level Recognition  | PhD Degree
(Doutoramento)
€600.00
5.6.4 Specific Recognition | PhD Degree (Doutoramento)€650.00
5.6.5. Specific Recognition | Master's Degree in Medicine and Master's Degree in Dentistry              €1 500.00
*** The fee applied to the request for conversion of a final grade presented separately corresponds to the fee of the type of recognition.

[1] Fees and other charges provided for in this table are paid in full when submitting the request and no request or process will be handled by the academic services without proof of payment.

[2] Taking into account that, in the context of the procedures listed on this table, a request demands a detailed and individual analysis of the requester’s academic record at the UC, each request must be submitted individually.

[3] The column concerning the electronic version and the translation into English applies to the documents listed under number 1 "Certificates (or diplomas)", regarding courses and cycles of studies functioning in accordance with the Bologna model. Thus, their issuance may not be available for all situations.

[4] Fees and other charges listed on this table are applied regardless of the means by which the request is submitted, and are not reimbursed with the exception of the following situations: 

a) 5.2 - Request for appraisal of an exceptional condition, for not complying with the regular deadlines or another condition -  if, within the appraisal of the decision, it is considered that the request was submitted due to an omission or doubt of interpretation concerning rules and regulations of the UC. Therefore, the fee paid will be credited in the platform’s current account of the requester;

b) 5.3 - Reappraisal of an exam - if the exam’s grade is changed, due to a mistake in the first appraisal. In that case, the fee paid will be credited in the platform’s current account of the requester.

[5] Without prejudice to other cases protected by law or regulations of the UC, no fees are due regarding: 

  a) multipurpose certificate issued annually concerning the registration in each academic year, and that can be used for ADSE (Public Administration Social Security Fund) and other social protection systems, pensions, military purposes, family support, transportation cards and applications to scholarships; 

  b) certificate of student’s academic transcripts issued within the context of Mobility Programs of the UC;

  c) the request for the Awarding of Credits to curricular units accomplished in the context of the Erasmus Program, protocols or other agreements with the UC;

  d) the request for the Awarding of Credits to curricular units submitted along with the application by means of InforEstudante, when duly requested and completed with the necessary documents for its appraisal during the application;

  e) The automatic recognition of higher education academic degrees and diplomas awarded by Higher Education Institutions requested by applicants to competitions for the recruitment of Professors, researchers, and also applicants for research scholarships, carried out by the University of Coimbra, who, given the recognition of their merits by the examination board of the competition, may be selected and hired by the University of Coimbra, and who need to obtain the recognition of higher education academic degrees or diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, pursuant to Decree Law no. 66/2018, of 25th January, as a requirement to be hired.

 f) The automatic and the level recognition of higher education academic degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, in accordance with the Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th August, requested by applicants for Research Scholarships and other programmes and competitions for the recruitment of new Professors and researchers, carried out by the Foundation for Science and Technology I.P. (FCT), or another funding entity, and who need to obtain that recognition as a requirement for admission or appraisal of the application, whenever the University of Coimbra is the host institution.

[6] The exemption from paying fees provided for in paragraph e) in previous number 5 is applicable to applicants, who may be selected or hired within the aforementioned competitions, that may be under way, even if their recognition’s process has already been concluded, provided that the recognition had been requested at the University of Coimbra, in all the cases.

[7] The exemption from paying the fees provided for in paragraph f) in previous number 5, which is applicable to the applicants who may sign a scholarship contract or work contract as from the date of publication of this Resolution in the Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic (Diário da República), may apply to the recognition of one or more academic degrees, depending on the requirements established and the assessment criteria of the application. This exemption is implemented by means of (a) reimbursement(s) of the fee(s) paid by the applicant concerning his/her request(s) for recognition, if he/she submits a request and a supporting document of the aforementioned contracts, and if necessary, a supporting document of the need for recognition of different degrees.

[8] The exemptions established in this Resolution remain in force for 5 years, unless otherwise stated.

[9] If the requester is from one of the member states of the European Union, he/she benefits from a reduction by half of the fees provided for in numbers 5.6.3 e 5.6.4 of the table of fees and other charges of the UC.

[10] The fees concerning isolated curricular units are established by each organisational unit and published at the official website of the UC before the application’s period to these curricular units.