Doctorate in Education

• PhD

  Degree

• Portuguese

  Language of instructions

• 3 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• October 31, 2025

  Studies commence

• Portugal, Lisbon

  Location

Admission Requirements The following are eligible to apply to the cycle of studies leading to the Doctoral degree (a) Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent; b) Holders of a Bachelor degree who have a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum vitae that is recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the PhD Scientific Committee; c) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting to their capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the Scientific Committee of the doctorate. Seriation criteria - 50% grade of the previous qualification - 50% evaluation of the curricula Candidates with no previous qualifications / holders of a bachelor's degree, holders of an academic or scientific curriculum of particular relevance / holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies: - 100% curricular appreciation Recipients The schedule and timetable of seminars is announced in advance and takes into consideration the simultaneous attendance of the Program by national and foreign students on scholarship (or equivalent) and on an after-labor regime. For the foreign students, organizational forms are foreseen that will articulate their attendance in Portugal with empirical research carried out in their respective countries. In January and July of each year, the seminars foreseen in the curricular part of the Doctoral Program will take place in a concentrated manner. These periods of stay in Portugal also allow students to have close contact with their supervisors, to review the literature required for their research in Portuguese libraries, and to attend scientific and cultural events. The Program has Distance Learning facilities that will support the candidates in all phases of their research. Within the scope of existing protocols with foreign HEIs, or those belonging to the Lusophone Group, forms of on-site support may be developed in the countries of origin, namely of a methodological nature, when the material and scientific conditions exist.