Master's in Law and Economics of the Sea – Ocean Governance
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Presentation
The Master’s in Law and Economics of the Sea – Ocean Governance is an interdisciplinary, unique and innovative programme dedicated to the study of issues related to the governance of the sea.
Distinguished as the best in the world, according to Eduniversal’s international ranking, in Maritime Management, from 2023/24 brings together NOVA School of Law and Nova School of Business and Economics , corresponding to the evolution of the NOVA School of Law Master’s degree started in 2015.
In this new configuration, it reinforces its interdisciplinary and international vocation, aware that at sea lie some of the greatest challenges and opportunities on the planet for sustainable development.
This course is taught entirely in English.
Coordination
Assunção Cristas
Antonieta Cunha e Sá
Scientific Commission
Chair: Assunção Cristas | Board Members: Antonieta Cunha e Sá (teaching stage) | Laura Íñigo Álvarez (research phase)
Goals
Students should acquire in-depth knowledge in the areas of law most relevant to the field of the sea, always bearing in mind the perspective of ensuring sustainability, as well as in the area of economics related to the ocean – the major areas of development of the sustainable economy of the ocean, financing of the economy and the link between natural resources and the economy of the sea.
They should acquire an integrated, holistic and interdisciplinary vision of ocean-related issues, from a critical, constructive and creative perspective that allows them to identify the main trends, the threats the ocean suffers and the opportunities it holds, and to be able to contribute creatively to finding solutions to threats and to seizing and creating opportunities.
Students are challenged to understand issues at local, but also regional, national and global levels, in a mutually related perspective consisting of diverse levels of reflection and action.
Target Applicant
The master’s degree places value in involving students with very diverse previous academic paths. The following may enter the course:
- Holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent;
- Holders of a foreign higher academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State that adheres to that Process;
- Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the bachelor’s degree by the Faculty’s Scientific Council.
Hourly regime:
This course is taught in the evening*.
*Some optional curricular units may have timetables that do not coincide with the course timetable.
Certification
| Study Cycle | Degree | A3ES Decision | Number of Years | Publication of the A3ES decision | DGES registration number | Regulation/Study Programme |
Law and Economics of the Sea – Ocean Governance | Master | Accredited | 6 | R/A-Cr 205/2022 |
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Curricular Plan
+ 2024/2025
The teaching phase corresponds to 60 ECTS and consists of 8 mandatory courses (38 ECTS). Students must also complete 22 ECTS in option subjects (4 ECTS in the Social and Behavioural Sciences option and 18 ECTS in the Law or Economics or Management option), as listed below.
From 2024/25, students will need to approve the curricular component with, at least 13,50 points out of 20 (13,5/20) to be able to enrol in the research phase (2nd year of the course).
Completion of the curricular component (60 ECTS), with any positive grade, grants the award of a Diploma in Postgraduate Studies in Law and Economics of the Sea.
1st Year - Taught Component
| 1st Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Environmental Law | 6 |
| International Law of the Sea and International Courts | 6 |
| Natural Marine Resources and the Ocean Economy | 4 |
| Maritime Law and Civil Liability | 4 |
| Ocean Policies | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Law) | |
| International Humanitarian Law | 6 |
| Business, Human Rights and Sustainability | 4 |
| Financial Instruments Law | 4 |
| Energy Law | 4 |
| 2nd Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Financing Sustainable Blue Economy and Integration of Policies and Development | 6 |
| Economic Models for Sustainable Ocean Economy | 4 |
| Maritime Security | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Law) | |
| Data Protection and Management Law* | 6 |
| Methodology of Legal Research | 6 |
| EU Asylum and Migration Law | 6 |
| International Commercial Law | 6 |
| Port’s Law and Shipping Management | 4 |
| European Law of the Sea | 4 |
| Insurance Law (EU Insurance Law)** | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Social and Behavioural Sciences) | |
| Ocean Governance | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Management) | |
| 4th trimester (March through May) | |
| Business Model Innovation | 3.5 |
| 2nd Semester | |
| Applied Social Entrepreneurship | 7 |
| Restricted Option (Economy) | |
| 3rd trimester (January through March) | |
| Environmental Policy | 3.5 |
| 4th trimester (March through May) | |
| Global Energy Markets | 3.5 |
*Data Protection and Management Law is a course offered by NOVA School of Law’s Jean Monnet Module on European Union Data Protection Law in Portugal (DataporEU)
**EU Insurance Law is a course offered by NOVA School of Law’s Jean Monnet Module on EU Insurance Law: Challenges in the SDG Era, funded by the European Commission (EUInsLSDG).
(The curricular units presented as free options are suggestions and may be changed. In free-option curricular units that are compulsory for other master’s programmes, enrolment and attendance depends on logistical and pedagogical possibilities).
2nd Year - Research Phase
| Research Phase | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Dissertation, internship at national or international institution or project work | 60 |
NOVA School of Law participates in THEMIS, a network that encourages the internationalization of master’s students. The THEMIS certificate is granted when students complete a semester of mobility, participate in an international conference, and complete an international internship under the THEMIS Programme.
+ 2025/2026
The teaching phase corresponds to 60 ECTS and consists of 8 mandatory courses (38 ECTS). Students must also complete 22 ECTS in option subjects (4 ECTS in the Social and Behavioural Sciences option and 18 ECTS in the Law or Economics or Management option), as listed below.
From 2024/25, students will need to approve the curricular component with, at least 13,50 points out of 20 (13,5/20) to be able to enrol in the research phase (2nd year of the course).
Completion of the curricular component (60 ECTS), with any positive grade, grants the award of a Diploma in Postgraduate Studies in Law and Economics of the Sea.
1st Year - Taught Component
| 1st Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Environmental Law | 6 |
| International Law of the Sea and International Courts | 6 |
| Natural Marine Resources and the Ocean Economy | 4 |
| Maritime Law and Civil Liability | 4 |
| Ocean Policies | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Law) | |
| International Humanitarian Law | 6 |
| Business, Human Rights and Sustainability | 4 |
| Financial Instruments Law | 4 |
| Energy Law | 4 |
| 2nd Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Financing Sustainable Blue Economy and Integration of Policies and Development | 6 |
| Economic Models for Sustainable Ocean Economy | 4 |
| Maritime Security | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Law) | |
| Data Protection and Management Law* | 6 |
| Methodology of Legal Research | 6 |
| EU Asylum and Migration Law | 6 |
| International Commercial Law | 6 |
| Port’s Law and Shipping Management | 4 |
| European Law of the Sea | 4 |
| Insurance Law (EU Insurance Law)** | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Social and Behavioural Sciences) | |
| Ocean Governance | 4 |
| Restricted Option (Management) | |
| 4th trimester (March through May) | |
| Business Model Innovation | 3.5 |
| 2nd Semester | |
| Applied Social Entrepreneurship | 7 |
| Restricted Option (Economy) | |
| 3rd trimester (January through March) | |
| Environmental Policy | 3.5 |
| 4th trimester (March through May) | |
| Global Energy Markets | 3.5 |
*Data Protection and Management Law is a course offered by NOVA School of Law’s Jean Monnet Module on European Union Data Protection Law in Portugal (DataporEU)
**EU Insurance Law is a course offered by NOVA School of Law’s Jean Monnet Module on EU Insurance Law: Challenges in the SDG Era, funded by the European Commission (EUInsLSDG).
(The curricular units presented as free options are suggestions and may be changed. In free-option curricular units that are compulsory for other master’s programmes, enrolment and attendance depends on logistical and pedagogical possibilities).
2nd Year - Research Phase
| Research Phase | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | |
| Dissertation, internship at national or international institution or project work | 60 |
NOVA School of Law participates in THEMIS, a network that encourages the internationalization of master’s students. The THEMIS certificate is granted when students complete a semester of mobility, participate in an international conference, and complete an international internship under the THEMIS Programme.
Objectives and Structure of the Curricular Units
Tuition Fees
In master’s degrees and doctorates, the tuition fee for part-time students corresponds to 65% of the tuition fee owed by full-time students.
*Tuition fees as deliberated by the General Council on 14 December 2022
**Applicable only if the course is not terminated inside the established deadline
The reading of this information does not dispense with consulting the notice of fees and the table of emoluments in force in the respective academic year.
The fees are annual and are due in full upon enrolment in the course. Payment in instalments is allowed at the students’ convenience.
In the case of withdrawal from the course, the amounts already paid are not refundable. The remaining tuition fee payments due for the academic year of the application must also be paid.
Refund of the tuition fee is only possible where the previous course has not been completed by September, and is conditioned by its completion. In this case, the applicant must give proof of the situation through a declaration from the home institution, before the end of September. Amounts other than tuition fees (fees, school insurance and administrative costs) are not refundable.
Payments must be made via Visa, PayPal, MBWay or Multibanco payments, through NetPA. The system validates payments in a few minutes, maximum. Failure to pay tuition fees within the time limits indicated results in an increase in the amount to be settled and/or the suspension of enrolment and registration, as well as the invalidity of all curricular acts practised in the academic year in which the payment dates are not respected.
Payment by instalments
Annual tuition fees for the taught component
The annual tuition fees for the taught component can be paid in 10 instalments.
- 10 instalments: 1st instalment of 20% of the total amount paid upon enrolment and the remaining amount in 9 instalments paid between the 1st and 10th of the months of September through May.
Tuition fees of the Research phase
Tuition fees for the Researchphase can be paid in 10 instalments.
- 10 instalments: 1st instalment of 20% of the total amount paid upon enrolment and the remaining amount in 9 instalments paid between the 1st and 10th of the months of October through June.
Tuition fee for an additional Research Phase semester
Additional semester tuition fees for the Research Phase can be paid in 4 instalments.
- 4 instalments: 25% of the total amount paid upon enrolment, remaining instalments:
- 1st semester: between the 1st and 10th (October, November, January);
- 2nd semester: between the 1st and 10th (March, April, May).
Fee for the extension of Deadline of delivery of the Research Phase:
Fees are paid in full at the time of registration.
Merit Awards
The number of awards is established annually by the Board of NOVA School of Law. Merit Awards are awarded to:
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 17,00 points (on a scale of 0/20) and who enrol and attend the same course, benefit from a monetary award corresponding to 50% of the due tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 16,00 points and lower than 17 (on a scale of 0/20) and who enrol and attend the same course, benefit from amonetary award corresponding to 30% of the due tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
In the research phase, three prizes for academic merit are awarded (by master’s degree or area of specialization, in the case of the Master’s Degree in Law). These awards assume the completion of the taught component within the stipulated time.
- The best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle, resident in Portugal, who continues and attends the Research Phase benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 100% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase phase of the Master’s degree;
- The second-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the Research Phase , resident in Portugal, benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 60% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase phase of the Master’s degree;
- The third-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the Research Phase of the Master’s degree, resident in Portugal, benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 40% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase of the Master’s degree.
Scholarships for Access to Study Cycles at NOVA University Lisbon
The Scholarships for Access to Study Cycles are available to students of the three study cycles, being students of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, nationals or stateless persons, foreigners with tax residence in Portugal or with refugee status, who are in a situation of financial need and who do not benefit from the scholarships awarded by the Directorate-General for Higher Education, or whose value proves to be insufficient.
Full scholarship details here.
José Neves Foundation Grant
This course is eligible for the José Neves Foundation ISA scholarship programme. Find out more information here.
Fees and Emoluments
- Application fee: €51.00
- Administrative cost per enrolment/registration (annual): €35.00
- School insurance (annual): €3.00
- Certificate of registration: €6.00
- Grade improvement exam: €15.00/registration
- Certificate of registration of the degree of Master: €50.00
In master’s degrees and doctorates, the tuition fee for part-time students corresponds to 65% of the tuition fee owed by full-time students.
*Tuition fees as deliberated by the General Council on 14 December 2022
**Applicable only if the course is not terminated inside the established deadline
The reading of this information does not dispense with consulting the notice of fees and the table of emoluments in force in the respective academic year.
The fees are annual and are due in full upon enrolment in the course. Payment in instalments is allowed at the students’ convenience.
In the case of withdrawal from the course, the amounts already paid are not refundable. The remaining tuition fee payments due for the academic year of the application must also be paid.
Refund of the tuition fee is only possible where the previous course has not been completed by September, and is conditioned by its completion. In this case, the applicant must give proof of the situation through a declaration from the home institution, before the end of September. Amounts other than tuition fees (fees, school insurance and administrative costs) are not refundable.
Payments must be made via Visa, PayPal, MBWay or Multibanco payments, through NetPA. The system validates payments in a few minutes, maximum. Failure to pay tuition fees within the time limits indicated results in an increase in the amount to be settled and/or the suspension of enrolment and registration, as well as the invalidity of all curricular acts practised in the academic year in which the payment dates are not respected.
Payment by instalments
Annual tuition fees for the taught component
The annual tuition fees for the taught component can be paid in 10 instalments.
- 10 instalments: 1st instalment of 20% of the total amount paid upon enrolment and the remaining amount in 9 instalments paid between the 1st and 10th of the months of September through May.
Tuition fees of the Research phase
Tuition fees for the Researchphase can be paid in 10 instalments.
- 10 instalments: 1st instalment of 20% of the total amount paid upon enrolment and the remaining amount in 9 instalments paid between the 1st and 10th of the months of October through June.
Tuition fee for an additional Research Phase semester
Additional semester tuition fees for the Research Phase can be paid in 4 instalments.
- 4 instalments: 25% of the total amount paid upon enrolment, remaining instalments:
- 1st semester: between the 1st and 10th (October, November, January);
- 2nd semester: between the 1st and 10th (March, April, May).
Fee for the extension of Deadline of delivery of the Research Phase:
Fees are paid in full at the time of registration.
Merit Awards
The number of awards is established annually by the Board of NOVA School of Law. Merit Awards are awarded to:
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 17,00 points (on a scale of 0/20) and who enrol and attend the same course, benefit from a monetary award corresponding to 50% of the due tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 16,00 points and lower than 17 (on a scale of 0/20) and who enrol and attend the same course, benefit from amonetary award corresponding to 30% of the due tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
In the research phase, three prizes for academic merit are awarded (by master’s degree or area of specialization, in the case of the Master’s Degree in Law). These awards assume the completion of the taught component within the stipulated time.
- The best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle, resident in Portugal, who continues and attends the Research Phase benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 100% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase phase of the Master’s degree;
- The second-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the Research Phase , resident in Portugal, benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 60% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase phase of the Master’s degree;
- The third-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the Research Phase of the Master’s degree, resident in Portugal, benefits from a monetary award corresponding to 40% of the tuition fee due for the Research Phase of the Master’s degree.
Scholarships for Access to Study Cycles at NOVA University Lisbon
The Scholarships for Access to Study Cycles are available to students of the three study cycles, being students of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, nationals or stateless persons, foreigners with tax residence in Portugal or with refugee status, who are in a situation of financial need and who do not benefit from the scholarships awarded by the Directorate-General for Higher Education, or whose value proves to be insufficient.
Full scholarship details here.
José Neves Foundation Grant
This course is eligible for the José Neves Foundation ISA scholarship programme. Find out more information here.
Fees and Emoluments
- Application fee: €51.00
- Administrative cost per enrolment/registration (annual): €35.00
- School insurance (annual): €3.00
- Certificate of registration: €6.00
- Grade improvement exam: €15.00/registration
- Certificate of registration of the degree of Master: €50.00
Applications
Important Notice to All Prospective Students
NOVA School of Law wishes to inform all prospective students that we do not employ or authorize any representatives, agents, or intermediaries for admissions, application processing, or fee payments.
Our only partner is Keystone, but exclusively as a provider of information to prospective students. All applications, registrations, and payments must be handled directly by the candidate with the School’s Applications and Academic Services.
Please be aware of potential scams, especially those targeting international students, where third parties claim to facilitate the admissions and VISA process for a fee. These claims are false and unauthorized.
All applications are received through our official portal, and assessed according to their merit, taking into account the selection criteria defined by the scientific committees.
For your safety and to ensure a legitimate application process, always communicate directly with the School’s Applications and Academic Services through our official contact channels, by e-mail or telephone (+351 21 384 74 00).
We do not accept any liability for losses incurred due to interactions with unauthorized third parties.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation
2025/2026
General course information
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Number of ECTS: 120
- Number of places: 30
- Teaching language: English
Admission requirements
Applications will be accepted from:
- Holders of a bachelor’s degree certificate from a higher education institution in countries that subscribe to the Bologna Declaration and others considered to be similar, taking into account the respective curricular structure, with mention of the final average.*
- Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognised as satisfying the objectives of the degree of licenciado by the competent scientific body of NOVA School of Law, with a mention of the final average.*
For bachelor degree finalists:
- Conditional applications are accepted from students who can demonstrate that they will be able to complete their degree by September 2025.
Applicants who are required to complete their degree must present:
- A formal statement from the educational institution where they are enrolled, showing all subjects they have completed, their final grade and their current average grade. This document must also state the expected date for the completion of the program. Without this official document from the institution of origin, signed and stamped, the final grade awarded will be of 10/20 points. Print screens from academic portals are not accepted.
NOVA School of Law students do not need to attach this document. The current average will be validated by the Academic Service according to the information available in the system at the time the application is validated.
Current finalist averages will be granted to the closest whole number to their current grade.
*Failure to prove the final classification of the Academic Degree in the terms mentioned above will result in the final classification of 10 points being awarded for the purposes of the application process
Selection and Ranking Criteria
Applications are ranked according to the score obtained in the selection process, based on individual merit. The following criteria are taken into account:
- Final grade in the degree course you are applying for (50%);
- Relevance and suitability of previous experience for the master’s course (50%) – the jury will give each candidate a score on a scale of 0 to 20, based on an analysis of the letter of motivation and curriculum vitae. Due consideration is given to: (i) a degree in Law, Economics, Management, Ocean Studies, Public Policies, Marine Sciences, Political Sciences, Military Sciences, Social Sciences.
The members of the jury may decide to hold interviews with all or some of the candidates. These interviews can be held online during the week of 10 to 14 March 2025, and each candidate will receive a notice to this effect in the email address used for the application.
Candidates assessed with a mark lower than 9.5 will be automatically excluded.
Application process
Submission of applications:
The application must be accompanied by the following elements:
- Motivation letter;
- Curriculum vitae (European model);
- Copy of the certificate of completion of the course(s); candidates with foreign qualifications must send transcripts showing the coefficient of performance or a statement with the final average of the degree, as well as the grading scale used in the country of origin of the course. Diplomas that are not presented in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish must be accompanied by a translation certified by the relevant authorities (the grade will be converted to the Portuguese scale in accordance with DGES criteria, rounded up to the nearest whole number);
- Proof of Tax ID Number, where applicable;
- Proof of ID;
- In the case of an International Student **, a declaration, sworn on honour, in which the candidate declares that he/she does not have Portuguese nationality, nor is covered by any of the exceptions in Article 2(2) of Regulation no. 687/2020, of 20 August, which, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10 March, excludes him/her from the status of International Student – model Declaration of honour | International Student;
- For applications for the national student scheme whose applicants present an identification document with a nationality other than Portuguese or EU, a declaration on honour that the applicant has Portuguese nationality or is covered by one of the exceptions in Article 2(2) of Regulation no. 687/2020 of 20 August, which, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 36/2014 of 10 March, excludes him/her from International Student status – model Declaration of Honour;
- Applicants who are required to complete their degree must send a statement from the educational institution where they are currently enrolled, showing all subjects they have completed, their final grade and their current average grade. This document must also state the expected date of completion of the program. Without this official document from the institution of origin, signed and stamped, the degree mark awarded will be 10/20 points. Print screens from academic portals are not accepted.
NOVA School of Law students do not need to attach this document. The current average will be validated by the Academic Service according to the information available in the system at the time the application is validated. - After submitting the application, candidates must pay the fee according to the designated references (€51, which can be paid via Multibanco, MB way, Paypal or Visa). The application will only be sent for assessment once payment has been made.
Applications that are not accompanied by all the documents, or for which the application fee has not been paid, will be rejected outright.
** For the purposes of the provisions of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10 March, amended by Decree-Law no. 113/2014, of 16 July and republished under the terms of Decree-Law no. 62/2018, of 6 August, an international student will be those who meet the conditions described at https://novalaw.unl.pt/candidatos-internacionais.
Optional documents:
Candidates may submit a request for accreditation of academic training and professional experience obtained prior to entering the study cycle. Accreditation processes take into account the level of credits corresponding to previous training, and under no circumstances will accreditation be allowed for further studies in a study cycle for training undertaken as part of a study cycle at a lower level of qualification. For the purposes of accreditation, the candidate must fill in a specific form and attach all the relevant documentation. When the request for accreditation is made at the time of application, accreditation is not a sufficient condition for admission to the study cycle and only takes effect after admission and only in that same study cycle.
Important information about documentation
Whenever the above-mentioned documents are issued in a language other than Spanish, French, English or Portuguese, you must provide a translation of them, accordingly. The translations must be duly certified by relevant authorities. Otherwise, the applications will be rejected.
If there are any inquiries about the documents presented, particularly in the case of documents obtained abroad, recognition may be requested by the local Portuguese consular agent and/or legalised by the Apostille system under the terms of the Convention on the Abolition of the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Acts (better known as the Hague Convention), signed in The Hague on 5 October 1961, with the exception of documents issued by Higher Education Institutions in European Union countries.
Deadline for the submission of the course completion certificate, according to the point “Copy of the course completion certificate(s)” for successful candidates: 30 September 2025.
Deadlines 1st phase
- Applications: 03 to 28 February 2025
- Publication of results: By 31 March 2025
- Registration: From 09 to 17 April 2025
Application fees
The application fee is €51 (fifty-one euros) and will not be refunded if the application is rejected or not selected. This information does not dispense with consulting the 2025/26 tuition fees notice, available on the NOVA School of Law website, as well as the NOVA fees table applicable for the current academic year.
For more information on tuition fees candidates should consult the NOVA School of Law’s Regulations on Tuition Fees, Fees and Emoluments.
Applications through the NOVA School of Law applications portal.
Readmissions
Readmission is the act by which a student, after interruption of studies in an institution/course of higher education, enrols in the same institution and in the same course or in the updated version of the course.
Requirements:
Students who can apply for readmission to any cycle of studies:
- Must have already been enrolled at NOVA School of Law, in the same course in which they are already registered, without having completed it;
- Must not have been enrolled in that course in the previous academic year to the one in which they intend to be readmitted to;
- Those students whose registration has lapsed due to the requirements in force may apply for readmission once two school semesters have elapsed since the date of the lapsing.
The Faculty reserves the right to refuse readmission to applications from students whose curricular record indicates serious difficulties in adapting to the study plan in force and to the type of lecturing provided at NOVA School of Law. Requests from students who are in debt to the School for tuition fees or any other amounts will be rejected, subject to the provisions of Law Nº. 75/2019, of September 2.
Deadlines for submission of applications | School Year 2024/25:
2nd Semester
Submission of the application | From 13 to 17 January 2025 |
Enrolment and Registration for Curricular Units | From 27 to 31 January 2025 |
Deadlines for submission of applications School Year 2025/26:
1st Semester
Submission of the application | From 30 June to 4 July 2025 |
Enrolment and Registration for Curricular Units | From 1 to 5 September 2025 |
2nd Semester
Submission of the application | From 12 to 16 January 2026 |
Enrolment and Registration for Curricular Units | From 02 to 6 February 2026 |
Instructions for submitting the application (online):
The application is submitted online through NetPA by filling in a form and uploading the necessary documents, namely:
- Online submission of a simple digital copy of the citizen card or passport (international applicants)
- Payment of the application fee through the PayPal, Visa, MBway or Multibanco references on the system: 70.00€ (non-refundable), validated by the system in few minutes.
Incomplete and/or unpaid applications will be automatically rejected.
Fees and Emoluments
Application Fee: 70,00€
Note: All due tuition and other fees should be checked in the course’s webpage, as well as in the tuitions annual order and NOVA fee’s table.
Tuition fees are fixed annually by the General Council of the NOVA University Lisbon.
Regulations Applicable: Decree-Law Nº. 36/2014, of March 10th, altered by Decree-Law Nº. 62/2018, of August 6th, and Regulation Nº. 436/2020, of April 28th, of NOVA School of Law.
Applications through the NOVA School of Law applications portal.
Clear all your doubts
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School of Law.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email: admissions@novalaw.unl.pt