- University of Aveiro
Music | amended by Decree No. 190/2019 , of June 21 - University of Évora
Music | amended by Decree No. 167/2025/1 , of April 9 - University of Minho
Music and Dispatch No. 778/2020 , of January 20 (Academic Regulations of the University of Minho) - Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco – Higher School of Applied Arts of Castelo Branco
Music, a variant of Singing
Music, a variant of Musical Education
Music, Instrument variant
Music, specifically Electronic Music and Music Production. - Coimbra Polytechnic Institute – Coimbra Higher School of Education
Theatre and Education | amended by Decree No. 155/2022 , of June 3
Applied Musical Studies | amended by Decree No. 95/2022 , of February 14 - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher Schools of Education and Music
Music in the Community - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher School of Dance
Dance - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher School of Music
Music, variant of Composition, Conducting and Musical Training | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music, Performance variant | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music, Jazz variant – after-work schedule | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music Technologies - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – School of Theatre and Cinema
Cinema | amended by Decree No. 192/2017 , of June 16
Theatre | amended by Decree No. 189/2019 , of June 21 and Decree No. 106/2023 , of April 17 - Polytechnic Institute of Porto – Higher School of Music and Performing Arts
Music, instrumental variant and singing
Music, a variant of composition
Music, a variant of Jazz
Music, a variant of Early Music
Music, Production and Music Technologies variant
Theatre, Interpretation variant
Theatre, a variant of Set Design
Theatre, specializing in Stage Direction and Production.
Theatre, Costume Design variant
Theatre, Light and Sound variant
Local Competitions – Public
There are courses whose specific characteristics justify that access and admission be through local competitive examinations.
The holding of local entrance examinations is subject to express authorization, by decree of the member of the Government responsible for higher education, upon request from the higher education institution and after a favorable opinion from the National Commission for Access to Higher Education.
The relevant decree establishes the general rules that must be followed in the process of evaluating eligibility for the course, as well as the criteria for selecting and ranking candidates.
Applications for local admission processes are made directly to the higher education institution that offers the course the candidate wishes to enroll in.
For information on application requirements, deadlines, available places and applicable procedures, please consult the information provided by the respective higher education institution.
Regulations for Local Competitions – Public Higher Education
- University of Aveiro
Music | amended by Decree No. 190/2019 , of June 21 - University of Évora
Music | amended by Decree No. 167/2025/1 , of April 9 - University of Minho
Music and Dispatch No. 778/2020 , of January 20 (Academic Regulations of the University of Minho) - Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco – Higher School of Applied Arts of Castelo Branco
Music, a variant of Singing
Music, a variant of Musical Education
Music, Instrument variant
Music, specifically Electronic Music and Music Production. - Coimbra Polytechnic Institute – Coimbra Higher School of Education
Theatre and Education | amended by Decree No. 155/2022 , of June 3
Applied Musical Studies | amended by Decree No. 95/2022 , of February 14 - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher Schools of Education and Music
Music in the Community - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher School of Dance
Dance - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – Higher School of Music
Music, variant of Composition, Conducting and Musical Training | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music, Performance variant | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music, Jazz variant – after-work schedule | amended by Decree No. 156/2022 , of June 6
Music Technologies - Lisbon Polytechnic Institute – School of Theatre and Cinema
Cinema | amended by Decree No. 192/2017 , of June 16
Theatre | amended by Decree No. 189/2019 , of June 21 and Decree No. 106/2023 , of April 17 - Polytechnic Institute of Porto – Higher School of Music and Performing Arts
Music, instrumental variant and singing
Music, a variant of composition
Music, a variant of Jazz
Music, a variant of Early Music
Music, Production and Music Technologies variant
Theatre, Interpretation variant
Theatre, a variant of Set Design
Theatre, specializing in Stage Direction and Production.
Theatre, Costume Design variant
Theatre, Light and Sound variant
Legislation
Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25 –
Modified By
- Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023, of July 31, 2023
- Decree-Law, No. 11/2020, of April 2, 2020
- Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of May 30
- Decree-Law No. 45/2007, of February 23
- Decree-Law No. 40/2007, of February 20
- Decree-Law No. 147-A/2006, of July 31
- Decree-Law No. 158/2004, of June 30
- Decree-Law No. 76/2004, of March 27
- Decree-Law No. 26/2003, of February 7
- Decree-Law, No. 99/99, of March 30
- Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023, of July 31, 2023
Status: Active
Rectification Declaration No. 32-C/2008, of June 16 – Rectifies Article 42 of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25.
Status: Active
Replacing Entrance Exams with Foreign Language Exams
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Updated on 20 Aug 2026