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Conditions of access

a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree awarded by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution, whose curriculum reveals an adequate scientific background;

b) Holders of a bachelor’s degree awarded by a foreigner Higher Education Institution that is in accordance with the principles of the Bologna process, and whose curriculum reveals an adequate scientific background;

c) Holders of a foreigner higher education degree that is deemed by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Economics as complying with the objectives of a bachelor's degree, and whose curriculum reveals an adequate scientific background;

d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Economics deems relevant to attend this master program;

e) Attending this master's program requires a good command of the English language, both spoken and written;

f) Points c) and d) above are not an equivalence of a bachelor's degree nor the recognition of such degree by the University of the Algarve.
 

Criteria for selection of the candidates

Criteria (A) – First degree’s final classification 
Rounded final classification of the candidate on his/her first degree (on a scale from 0 to 20 points)

Foreign degrees will be assessed via the formula of the Direção Geral do Ensino Superior, which is as follows:
Cfinal = {[(C-Cmin)/(Cmax-Cmin)]*10} + 10
where:
Cfinal = final classification (on a scale from 0 to 20 points);
C = final classification of the foreign diploma;
Cmin = minimum mark to pass in the country of origin
Cmax = maximum mark in the country of origin

Criteria (B) - Position of the Institution that awards the first degree in the international rankings
20 points – If the awarding institution is present in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
10 points – If the awarding institution is Portuguese but is not present in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
0 points - Other situations

Criteria (C) – Curriculum vitae
20 points – If the professional/scientific experience of the candidate exceeds two years in roles closely related to the program’s main scientific area;
10 points – If the professional/scientific experience of the candidate is between one and two years in roles closely related to the program’s main scientific area;
5 points – if the professional/scientific experience of the candidate is up to one year in roles closely related to the program’s main scientific area;
0 points - Other situations.

Criteria (D) - Additional Training
Candidates that have already completed other advanced programs (i.e., Master's or Doctor's degree, have a postgraduate diploma, and similar situations) may have extra points according to the relevance of such training for the master’s program as follows:
20 points – If the previous training is very relevant;
10 points - If the previous training is relevant;
5 points – If the previous training is not very relevant;
0 points – If there is no previous relevant training.

Criteria (E) - Motivation Letter
Candidates will have from zero to 20 points conditional on the analysis of their motivation letter.

Final classification of the application = 0.40 Criteria (A) + 0.30 Criteria (B) + 0.05 Criteria (C) + 0.05 Criteria (D) + 0.20 Criteria (E)

Tiebreaker criteria:
1. Exact classification (not rounded to the nearest unit) of the first degree;
2. Reassessment of the motivation letter.
3. In particular cases, applicants may be asked to attend a selection interview

NOTES:
1. In the first call, candidates covered by the International Student Statute must hold a bachelor’s degree with a final grade equal to or higher than 85% of the maximum possible grade in their degree program.

2. Candidates in all application rounds must have at least 9,5 points in their final application score. Applications that do not comply with this threshold will be dismissed by the School of Economics.

3. In all applications rounds, the maximum first degree’s grade considered for ranking purposes is 16 points, in accordance with the Portuguese grading scale. Consequently, all applicants whose final undergraduate grade exceeds this value — after conversion to the Portuguese scale, where applicable — will be deemed, for the purposes of their application, to have obtained a grade of 16 points.

4. In the first call, applications from holders of bachelor’s degrees obtained at institutions in countries not participating in the Bologna Process will not be considered, unless those institutions are included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 

5. When applicable, all applications received in a given application phase are evaluated on equal terms with applications carried over from the previous phase.

6. Candidates classified as “admitted but not placed” in a given phase do not automatically move on to the subsequent phase, should one occur. In particular, candidates classified as “admitted but not placed” may submit a new application, which will be exempt from fees, provided that there is no change in the documentation submitted and the candidate sends an email to safa@ualg.pt, during the application period, requesting the transfer of the previously paid application fee, and indicating the applicant number from the previous phase and from the current phase.

7. Providing false information will result in exclusion from the selection process, annulment of the selection results, or cancellation of enrollment and registration, depending on the stage at which the issue is identified.

8. Aggressive or rude behavior or language during the application and selection process will result in the immediate disqualification of the candidate.
 

Necessary documentation

Necessary documentation
. Online application form, with the following required information completed (mandatory):
- Name of previous degree/program
- Name of awarding institution
- Country of awarding institution
- Year of completion
- Final grade/classification
- Upload of a recent photo

. Up-to-date CV

. Payment of the application fee

. University Degree Certificate and Academic Results Transcripts. Documents in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French do not require translation. Documents in any other language must be translated into English or Portuguese. Documents issued in a country other than Portugal must be certified in that country by a notary under the Hague Apostille Convention or by the Portuguese Consulate. Graduates from foreign institutions must present an official declaration, issued by the Higher Education Institution where they completed their first degree that includes their final classification as well as the respective scale used. This declaration must be written in Portuguese or English and duly validated by the competent entity

. Passport or identity card

. Taxpayer number (for Portuguese applicants only)

. Motivation letter

NOTES: 
1. UAlg graduates may replace their qualifications certificate with a pdf file with the same information registered in the internal system of the University of the Algarve
2. Foreign students must present official information regarding his/her final classification in the first degree and the scale used to attribute it. Students that do not comply with this requirement shall be treated has having passed in their first degree, which is equivalent to 10 points on the Portuguese scale

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