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Community

More than a higher education institution, the School is a community.

ESAD is interlinked with several spaces: its Research Unit esad—idea, and its gallery space Exploratório; the esad—design [cluster] located in the Mercado de Matosinhos, an iconic building in the city’s port area; and the Casa do Design, located in the Paços do Concelho building. Since 2019, ESAD has organized the Porto Design Biennale, the largest Design event in Portugal, and leads the Blue Design Alliance consortium of higher education institutions.

esad—idea

Research in design and art

Matosinhos

Exploratório

Rua de Brito Capelo 243, Matosinhos

esad—design [cluster]

Support for the creation of sustainable business models

Municipal Market - Matosinhos

Casa do Design

Porto Design Biennale

A Celebration of Design

Porto — Matosinhos

Blue Design Alliance

Promoting the Blue Economy

Funded training

Erasmus+

Frequently asked questions

Find here answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Erasmus+ programme and international mobility.

Where can applications be submitted?

Which countries and partner institutions are available?

What does Erasmus+ financial support cover? Do I have to pay tuition fees at the host university?

Are travel expenses included in Erasmus+ support?

Is it necessary to pay tuition fees at the host university?

Is it necessary to speak the language of the destination country?

What criteria are considered in the selection process?

Is there any support available for finding accommodation?

How can a letter of recommendation be obtained?

Is there any specific support for students with special needs?

Is it possible to participate in Erasmus more than once?

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Undergraduate Degree in Digital Arts and Multimedia: Creating moving images, digital worlds and interactive narratives.
From animation to audiovisual, from interactive to motion design, tell stories through movement.
Undergraduate Degree in Design — Communication Design: Turning ideas into visual communication that people recognise and remember.
Shape images and text, visual identity, graphic, editorial and digital design to create brands, services and campaigns.
Undergraduate Degree in Design — Interior Design: Thinking and designing spaces that shape the way we live and experience the world.
From home to public space, develop interior, set design and exhibition projects.
Undergraduate Degree in Design — Fashion Design: Fashion as creation, research and practice.
Explore materials, techniques and identity to develop collections and work in the industry or in independent design.
Undergraduate Degree in Design — Product Design: From concept to prototype, imagining and designing the objects we use every day.
Explore materials, technology and production to develop products, furniture and equipment that redefine function, form and innovation.
Higher Professional Technical Course — Interface and Multimedia Design: Designing how people use technology.
Learn to explore interfaces, digital platforms, websites and apps that make the digital world clearer and more intuitive.
Graduate Degree in Design — Communication Design: Investigating how images, brands and visual systems shape contemporary culture.
Explore visual identity, narrative, graphic design, editorial design and critical communication to develop original thinking and creative direction.
Graduate Degree in Design — Interior Design: Exploring space as a cultural, social and experiential territory.
Investigate and design environments, scenography and spatial contexts that transform the way we inhabit, communicate and experience the world.
Graduate Degree in Design — Product Design: Exploring the object as a system of innovation, materials, technology and production.
From concept to experimentation, it carries out research and design work on products, furniture and new ways of creating, manufacturing and using them.

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Undergraduate 2026/2027

Calendar

School Activities

● 1.º semestre · 21.09.2026 — 22.01.2027

● 2.º semestre · 18.02 — 22.06.2027

School closures

● Restauração da Independência · 30.11 — 01.12.2026

● Natal e Ano Novo · 21.12.2026 — 03.01.2027

● Carnaval · 08 — 10.02.2027

● Páscoa · 22 — 29.03.2027

● Queima das Fitas · 03 — 07.05.2027

● Sr. Matosinhos · 18.05.2027 · 12:00 — 12:00

● Corpo de Deus · 27 — 28.05.2027

Assessments

Publication

● 1.º Semestre · 25 — 29.01.2027

● 2.º Semestre · 28.06 — 02.07.2027

Exams

● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre — Inscrição · 01 — 02.02.2027

● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre · 04 — 17.02.2027

● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre — Inscrição · 05 — 06.07.2027

● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre · 12 — 23.07.2027

● Época especial — Inscrição · 02 — 03.09.2027

● Época especial · 06 — 10.09.2027

Special Statutes

● Entrega dos Pedidos de Estatuto de estudantes com necessidades educativas especiais · 23.10.2026 · 09:00 — 09:00

● 1.º Semestre — Entrega dos pedidos de Estatuto de estudante praticante desportivo de alto rendimento ou de Estatuto de estudante-trabalhador · 30.10.2026 · 23:00 — 23:00

● 2.º Semestre — Entrega dos pedidos de Estatuto de estudante praticante desportivo de alto rendimento ou de Estatuto de estudante-trabalhador · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00

Change of Class

● 1.º Semestre — Apresentação do pedido de anulação da inscrição · 07.10.2026 · 23:00 — 23:00

● 1.º Semestre — Apresentação de pedidos de mudança de turma · 09.10.2026 · 23:00 — 23:00

● 2.º Semestre — Apresentação de pedidos de mudança de turma · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00

● 2.º Semestre — Apresentação do pedido de anulação da inscrição · 26.02.2027 · 23:00 — 23:00