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Isabel Sarmento
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Undergraduate in Design
Product Design
It prepares students to design innovative and functional objects, combining user-centred thinking with the exploration of materials and technologies. Using practical workshops and expert guidance, they can experiment with different production processes and explore more sustainable practices. Collaborations with the industry challenge them to design for the real world.
Profile
Critical, practice-based and contextual learning
Objectives
- Provide a stimulating, dynamic and competitive project context.
- Address methodological principles within the scope of project development with industry or for digital environments.
- Explore different ways of representing and materializing project proposals.
- Acquire knowledge about different materials and technological execution and production processes.
- Foster an analytical, ethical and critical spirit, debating the importance of history and heritage and the challenges for the future in the social, environmental and technological dimensions.
Professional Future
Consumer electronics — Lighting — Home/technical furniture — Toys — Industrial equipment — Medical devices — Personal accessories — Sports equipment — Tools — Vehicles — Cutlery — Footwear — Ceramics — Glass — Design studios — Research centres
Structure, content and learning progression
Curriculum
Semester — 1
Design Fundamentals 75 HC 8 ECTS
Design and Technologies 45 HC 4 ECTS
Drawing I 60 HC 4 ECTS
Interaction Design 45 HC 4 ECTS
Geometry and Projection 30 HC 4 ECTS
Themes of Contemporary Culture 30 HC 3 ECTS
Theory of Perception 30 HC 3 ECTS
Semester — 2
Semester — 3
Semester — 4
Semester — 5
Semester — 6
Electives
HC — Contact Hours · ECTS — European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Dialogue between design, industry and culture
Ecosystem
Ensuring permanent and necessary contact with the real world, there is a clear commitment to partnerships with national and international industries, companies and institutions. In addition to partnerships with companies and industries, there are many competitions, whether by invitation or opportunity, both nationally and internationally, in which Product Design students have won prizes.
- Alstom
- BA Glass
- Berg
- Sonae
- Salvador Caetano
- Sanindusa
- Bombay Sapphire
- CMcadeiras
- Electrolux
- Eumel
- Leica
- Gaz de France
- Nokia
Creative processes and tangible outcomes
Projects
Teaching, practice and research
Faculty
Enriching lives, opening minds
Erasmus+
Erasmus+, funded by the European Commission, is the EU's flagship program for education, training, youth, and sport. It aims to boost personal and professional development for all Europeans. This can involve student exchanges, vocational training placements, or even adult learning programs. Erasmus+ also encourages collaboration between organizations across Europe to share knowledge and drive innovation in these fields.
Undergraduate 2025–2026
Calendar
Atividades letivas
● 1.º semestre · 22.09.2025 — 21.01.2026
● 2.º semestre · 09.02 — 23.06.2026
School closures
● Natal e Ano Novo · 22.12.2025 — 02.01.2026
● Carnaval · 16 — 18.02.2026
● Páscoa · 30.03 — 06.04.2026
● Queima das Fitas · 04 — 08.05.2026
● Sr. Matosinhos · 25 — 26.05.2026
Assessments
Publication
● 1.º semestre · 22 — 26.01.2026
● 2.º semestre · 25.06 — 02.07.2026
Exams
● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre — Inscrição · 27 — 28.01.2026
● Época de recurso — 1.º semestre · 30.01 — 06.02.2026
● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre — Inscrição · 03 — 06.07.2026
● Época de recurso — 2.º semestre · 06 — 18.07.2026
● Época especial — Inscrição · 03 — 04.09.2026
● Época especial · 08 — 18.09.2026
Statutes
● Pedidos estatutos especiais — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 31.10.2025
● Apresentação do pedidos de mudança de turma — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 09.10.2025
● Apresentação do pedido de cancelamento da inscrição — 1.º semestre · 22.09 — 09.10.2025
● Entrega dos pedidos de estatuto de estudantes com necessidades educativas especiais · 22.09 — 22.10.2025
● Pedidos estatutos especiais — 2.º semestre · 09 — 27.02.2026
● Apresentação do pedidos de mudança de turma — 2.º semestre · 09 — 20.02.2026
● Apresentação do pedido de cancelamento da inscrição — 2.º semestre · 09 — 20.02.2026
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Scholarships
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Applications and Admissions
Administrative Services
Contacts
For information on applications, admission or scholarships at ESAD, the Administrative Services team is available to assist by email or telephone, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 (in August, morning opening is at 9:00).
Undergraduate
The change that generates changes is taught and learned.
By studying at ESAD, you will have the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and make use of the school’s laboratories. You will explore and master a range of processes, tools, and technologies, both analogue and digital. The undergraduate programmes develop creative and technical skills, fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and autonomy. They prepare you to act with flexibility, responsibility, and innovation, positioning you at the centre of change.