Mobility Students

International exchange programmes

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa offers to all its students a vibrant and relaxed atmosphere in a suitable environment, characterised by a high international profile and a close relationship among teachers and students. 

The growing participation in several mobility programmes with Universities from all continents has been the driving factor of the internationalisation strategy of NOVA.

For more information about the several mobility exchange programmes in which NOVA is involved, please visit the International webpage.

Registration and enrolment

Foreign students should enrol as soon as possible. To do so, they should contact the International Relations Office and the Department Coordinator at their Academic Unit.

After registration, they will receive a student card which will entitle them to the same rights as any other Portuguese student: access to canteens, libraries, documentation centres and price reductions for books, among others.

National Health Service

Students from the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland are eligible to use the European Health Insurance Card, which will give them access to the Portuguese health system with the same rights of a national citizen. To benefit from the card’s advantages, the students should request it before coming to Portugal. The remaining mobility students should make sure that they have health insurance, before travelling and arriving to Portugal.

School insurance

All NOVA students, either Portuguese or in a mobility programme, benefit from school insurance, offered at enrolment. For more information, please contact the academic services of each Academic Unit.

This insurance is guaranteed to Erasmus students after enrolling in the International Relations Office of the host Academic Unit. It is worth highlighting that, if an accident occurs, the student should immediately contact this Office.

For more information about this and other international mobility programmes, please contact:

International Relations Office
Phone.: +35 213 715 642
E-mail: international@unl.pt