Incoming Students – Application Procedures
Before applying for admission as an Erasmus student, make sure that:
Your university has a bilateral Erasmus+ agreement with the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
(P Coimbra 02) for your area of study;
You have been appointed by your home institution to participate in the exchange. Applications must be sent by your international office to the email gri@iscac.pt
APPLICANTS
Erasmus+ (European Students)
Please submit you application at academic platform Inforestudante: HERE
Students who need a Letter of Acceptance must request it from the International Office, by email: gri@iscac.pt
APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES
Deadlines
For Nominations
Autumn (Winter) semester: 01st April to 31st May
Spring (Summer) semester: 01st September to 30th November
Nominations (by the Universities) must be sent to gri@iscac.pt
LANGUAGE REQUERIMENTS
Coimbra Business School does not require any formal language certification. However, students who arrive at the ISCAC | Coimbra Business School must ensure that they have a sufficient level of Portuguese or English. All classes are in Portuguese.
The next academic year we have the following classes in English for our Erasmus+ students:
ACCOMMODATION
Please book a room in a hostel for the first days. After your arrival, students might visit apartments to rent in Coimbra (with prices around 120€/250€ or >).
You can ask some support to Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Coimbra at:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Insurance
Incoming Students must provide adequate health and civil liability insurance for Portugal. We also suggest that you are insured against accidents.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
WINTER SEMESTER – 1st semester
Welcoming the 1st year student _04/09/2024
09.09.2024 – 04.02.2025 (Including exam season)
Period of classes: 09.09.2024 – 20.12.2024
Examination Period (Normal Season): 06.01.2025 – 18.01.2025
Examination Period (Appeal Season ): 22.01.2025 – 04.02.2025
SPRING SEMESTER – 2nd semester
05.02.2025 – 05.07.2025 (Including exam season)
Period of classes: 05.02.2025 – 22.05.2025
Breaks for academic festivities “Queima das Fitas”: 23.05.2025 – 30.05.2025
Examination Period (Normal Season): 04.06.2025 – 18.06.2025
Examination Period (Appeal Season): 23.06.2025 – 05.07.2025
Institutional information about ISCAC | COIMBRA BUSINESS SCHOOL
Institution: Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC) – ISCAC | COIMBRA BUSINESS SCHOOL
Erasmus Code: P COIMBRA02
Address: Quinta Agrícola – Bencanta
3045-231 Coimbra – Portugal
Phone number: +351 239 802 000
Website: ISCAC – Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra
During your stay
You must present yourself at the beginning of the academic year /(1st or 2nd semester) at the International Relations Office, for information about the institution’s procedures.
Before Departure
Inform the International Relations Office about your departure date.
Pick up the Certification of Stay in International Relations Office.
The Transcript of Records will be sent by email some days after the period of exams.