PortugalCourse facts
Dates, fees and requirements
- Start pattern
- Annual July summer course; 2027 applications 3 May-21 June 2027.
- Enrolment deadline
- 2027-06-21
- Additional fees
- Enrolment declaration EUR 6 and completion certificate EUR 6 if requested; some cultural visits cost extra (details given on day one).
- Entry requirements
- Adult non-native speaker of Portuguese (citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries excluded); an online level placement test is required to apply. Classes need at least 8 students to open.
- Application process
- Take the online placement test; the result is emailed with instructions to finish enrolment. Payment instructions are sent by email after the application is validated (PayPal, Multibanco reference or in person at the NOVA FCSH treasury).
Course format, eligibility and practical details
- Course type
- Portuguese language course
- Level
- A1, A2, B1, B2, C1
- Audience
- Adults for whom Portuguese is not a native language (citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries excluded)
- Format
- Immersion, intensive pace, with cultural activities alongside the language classes (delivery mode implied in person, not stated explicitly).
- Accommodation
- Rooms in a NOVA university residence (shared double room, shared bathroom) can be requested through the registration form; the school also lists private student-housing providers. Published residence dates relate to the 2026 edition.
- Placement test
- Online level placement test; result emailed with enrolment instructions.
- Certificate
- 6 ECTS credits per level passed (75% attendance needed to sit the final exam); a completion certificate can be requested at the end for EUR 6.
- Official contact
- geral@fcsh.unl.pt; +351 217 908 300 / +351 217 908 301
Details to confirm with the school
The reviewed sources did not publish these details. Ask the school before applying.
- Campus
- Not publicly specified
- Minimum age
- Not publicly specified
- Weekly intensity
- Not publicly specified
- Schedule
- Not publicly specified
- Maximum class size
- Not publicly specified
- Visa-document support
- Not publicly specified