Welcome!
Come build your future in a great European School of Engineering, making the most of the widest-ranging supply of courses in the field of Engineering, Architecture, Science and Technology, with highly trained professors.
Enter a global world which opens the doors to the best European and international universities.
Participate in research projects in units of excellence and international prestige.
A diploma from IST changes your future: 96% of IST students get a job 6 months after concluding their course, while 63% get a job even before concluding it.
Why choose técnico?
Undergraduate Programmes
We offer you the best opportunities in Engineering, Architecture, Science and Technology in Portugal, constantly intertwining education, research and link to industry.
Research is changing the world and, at Técnico, we offer you the possibility to become part of research projects in internationally recognised centres.
The world is increasingly more global and, therefore, we work together with some of the best comparable schools in Europe and the rest of the world so that you can learn and work with multinational and multicultural teams.
Master Programmes
We offer you a wide-ranging selection of Master programmes in the areas of engineering, architecture, science and technology, which comprises the involvement in research activities within the scope of IST research centres and in close partnership with faculty, researchers and companies.
We offer you the possibility to do part of your Master studies in an international school by awarding a Double Diploma.
Doctoral Programmes
We offer you a wide-ranging selection of PhD programmes, covering a vast spectrum of scientific areas, in an international School of prestige.
We give you the chance to actively participate in national and international research programmes, and stimulate your creativity and enterprising spirit.
We offer you the possibility to participate in joint PhD Programmes with MIT, CMU, UT-Austin and EPFL.
Continuous Training – Lifelong Learning
The IST offers an array of training actions devoted to deepening or updating knowledge of Graduates and/or Graduates with Masters degree. These courses are fully compatible with anyone's professional activity and are structured in two distinct formats: Advanced Training Diplomas (ATD) and Speccialization Courses.
The former attest the core technical and/or technological knowledge acquired in a field of expertise, ensuring top-notch professional qualifications.
The latter are post-first cycle courses designed for graduates and attest their technical and/or technological-based knowledge in a field of expertise, updating ad strengthening knowledge.
International Programmes
We have actively participated in various international networks and programmes which are aimed at mobility in MSc, PhD programmes, internships or research projects.
We have celebrated more than two hundred agreements with different international universities under the scope of the ERASMUS Programme.
We offer you more than 20 joint MSc (Double Diploma) programmes, in cooperation with some largest international schools.
We participate in joint PhD Programmes with MIT, CMU, UTAustin and EPFL.