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Holders of a BSc degree as long as this is supported by a relevant academic or scientific background/track record and that can be acknowledged by the Scientific Council of the FCT as adequate for developing a PhD research project;

Holders of an academic, scientific and/or professional track record that can be acknowledged by the Scientific Council of the FCT as adequate for developing a PhD research project; The acknowledgement referred to in b) and c) can only be used to allow access to the PhD degree and will not allow a formal, or any other, recognition of equivalence to a PhD, MSc or BSc degree.

Ranking criteria for the applicants under a) and b) will be as follows: Adequateness of the previous academic degree and related to the academic background in the areas to apply: 50 %.

The final grade of a 3-year BSc degree post-Bologne (3 years degree) and MSc or a 5-year BSc degree (pre-Bologne): 30%.

Professional experience related to the PhD topic/area: 20%.

Applicants under c) will be ranked taking into consideration their professional experience related to the PhD topic. This might be complemented with an interview that will contribute up to 40% to the final grade. In this situation, the contribution of criteria 1) and 2) will correspond to a difference of 100 %, taking into consideration the contribution of the interview.

The application must include the following documents:

A formal certification of the academic degree(s)

A receipt confirming the payment of the application fee (110 Euros).

Indication of the branch and/or speciality of the PhD, if applicable.

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Registration Fee and School Insurance: 275 Euros

 The tuition of this course can be paid in 10 instalments, the first at the time of registration and the remaining in the months of October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May and June.

* by Decree-Law No. 36/2014, changed by Decree-Law No.62/2018, of 6th August, international students are nationals of a country which is not a Member State of the European Union and are not a legally resident in Portugal for more than 2 uninterrupted years by 1st of January of the enrolment year

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The University of Algarve, located in the south of Portugal, is a young public university, with a student population with more than 8,000 and employs over 700 academics. In these last three decades, the University of Algarve has consolidated the link established with the regional business and with the public and private organizations, encouraging the transfer of knowledge and contributing to sustainable development, with a positive impact across the community.

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