ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2023/2024
If you are interested in studying in ESAP, please read the information below carefully.

DEADLINES FOR ERASMUS APPLICATION’S SUBMISSION:

– 31 May for the entire academic year
– 31 May for the 1st semester (winter semester)
– 15 November for the 2nd semester (spring semester)

APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES:

– Coordinators confirmation (home university)
– Student’s grades Certificate of the previous years (home university)
– Student’s presentation letter
– Student’s Portfolio (using the platform WeTransfer [https://wetransfer.com/] or by indicating a link)
– Student’s ID photos (mandatory)
– Student’s copy of an identity card, for ex: passport
– ESAP’s Student Application Form (download)
– Students Learning Agreement initial proposal (download)

All documents need to be sent to: erasmus@esap.pt, in a single email, identified with: Name of applicant | School of origin | Year and semester of application

Please note that an Application without all this required documents will not be analyzed!

The results of applications for Erasmus mobility acceptation or refusal will be formally communicated by e-mail to the University partners Erasmus/International Office Coordination. Please note that you are only considered an Erasmus studente after the acceptation of your application.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS REGARDING REGISTRATION/STUDY PLAN (LEARNING AGREEMENT) CRITERIA:

—- Erasmus students for the entire academic year can choose semestrial and annual disciplines;
—- Erasmus students for the 1st semester can only choose semestrial disciplines from that semester;
—- Erasmus students for the 2nd semester can only choose semestrial disciplines from that semester;
—- from 2015/2016 on: The following disciplines are not oppened to foreign students: ‘Estágio’ (Internship) from Cinema and Audiovisualand from Design Comunication and Multimedia BA Courses; ‘Trabalho de Projeto/Dissertação’ (Final Thesis) from Architecture Integrated Master Course.

Concerning the definition of the Erasmus learning agreement (study plan) our School allows the Erasmus foreign students to propose disciplines from all ESAP’s 1st cycle Courses, besides the disciplines from the area Course which the student provides and which is officially registered in the bilateral agreement between the two Institutions. However, the student must realize that the percentage of disciplines from ESAP’s other courses can never exceed or equal the percentage of the disciplines from the area Course which the student provides and which is officially registered in the bilateral agreement between the two Institutions.

RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE SKILLS:

ESAP’s Courses language of instruction is Portuguese, although our teachers are able to give each foreign student a tutorial guidance in a foreign language, namelly in english, if agreed between them. So, B1 is the recommended language level of Portuguese. Be aware that this not a language certification demand, only a recommendation we are making in order for the interested students and their Home Schools know what we point as the minimum satisfactory Portuguese skill level. Despite you have it or not, you can make a conscious decision about your mobility intention here. Since the sending institution is the one responsible for providing support to its nominated candidates, for any issue about this, please contact your School Erasmus Office.

We also inform that ESAP’s International and External Relations Office (GREI) organizes two annual editions of a specific Portuguese course for foreign Erasmus students, at pre- elementary level and each edition lasts for 30 hours. The first edition usually happens near the beginning of the 1st semester (winter semester), for the 1st semester Erasmus students and those Erasmus students that came for the entire academic year. The second edition usually happens near the beginning of the 2nd semester (spring semester), for the Erasmus students of that semester. This Course editions are free of charges, all the accepted Erasmus students are automatically inscribed and are free to decide if they want to attend it or not. To those who attend the Course, in the end of the Erasmus mobility we provide the Home School a Statement attesting that attendance.

HOUSING:

Our School cannot offer accommodation since we don’t have a Students Residence. You may want to rent your own room/flat. If so, check:
– local newspapers (e.g. Jornal de Notícias)
– Pin-walls inside ESAP’s buildings
– Or the Internet – e.g.:
https://home-4-students.com/
www.easyquarto.com.pt
www.uniplaces.com/pt/
https://home-4-students.com/
http://www.esnporto.org/

Sharing a flat with other students is very common in Portugal. Prices vary significantly depending on the city and the area (living in the outskirts is, obviously, less expensive than living in town centre). Prices range, depending on the room characteristics and relying on the location, facilities, and the landlord’s common sense! Also, keep in mind that some areas might be dangerous to walk alone at night, so when looking for a room/flat, try to find out whether the area is safe. Try to see the room/flat in person before renting it. Pictures on the internet are often misleading.

You can contact ESAP’s Students Association to get advice and help on how to find a room/flat to rent in our city and near our School.
E-mail contact: esap.ae@gmail.com

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:

When arrived to ESAP, the student must contact ESAP’s Erasmus Coordination in its schedule of service [ 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.], at Rua dos Navegantes nº 51, Porto, that will receive the student and send him/her to our Courses Direction Office in order for him/her to schedule a meeting with the Course(s) Director(s) he/she wants to attend, so that together, the student and the Course(s) Director(s), be able to confirm the initial learning agreement proposal or define the necessary changes according to the disciplines schedules and the student goals and best interests. The final learning agreement must be formalize until 2 weeks after the beginning of the classes in ESAP, in each semester.
After the definition of the final learning agreement (study plan), the student must wait for the GREI Office contact to formalize his/her registration. At that time the student will receive a document attesting the registration, a student number and a student card. We suggest the student to consult and download our Courses study plans on this webpage.