It was always very clear that I wanted to study dentistry. It is a career that has always caught my attention. I searched several options and one of them was a university in Portugal. (...) At first, sometimes, I thought, "But why should I be in another country, with another language? I've got myself into trouble!" Right now, honestly, I feel very fortunate to be here, and by so many reasons: It is a university with a prestigious MSc in Dentistry, students have many practical classes and well-trained teachers, there is a great atmosphere, people are nice, and there is a lot of friendship and a unique academic spirit.
Egas Moniz School of Health & Science
About
Egas Moniz School of Health and Science is a community of students, teachers and staff which has been, for a long time now, a benchmark institution in teaching health in Portugal.
Egas Moniz offers about 50 programs in the fields of Health and Forensic Science. With an academic community of approximately 3,500 students, a forth of which are international students, and over 400 highly qualified Professors, we invest in quality teaching and modern facilities and amenities that can be found all over our Campus.
In health care provision, we highlight our Dental Clinic and Veterinary Hospital, both on campus, as well as our Physiotherapy Clinic, Almada University Clinic, Setúbal University Clinic, and Sesimbra Nursing Home. All these facilities are used to significantly enhance the student’s learning and complement the theoretical component of our teaching by providing the practical experience on a true workplace environment, ensuring this way an efficient acquisition of skills.
Our study plans include modern pedagogical methodologies, in which students take an active role in their own learning. Our pedagogical proposal is equally backed up by all the modern e-learning tools available, both for learning and evaluation.
We thank you in advance for your confidence and look forward to welcoming you!
Here at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, we strive to be a relevant force in International Higher Education.
Our top-quality on-campus university residence, which is located only 10 minutes away from the city of Lisbon and 15 minutes from the sunny beaches of Portugal, is equipped with excellent amenities such as a swimming pool, weekly housekeeping and a gym, ensuring that our institution can offer all the necessary conditions for an international student to thrive in a relaxed and healthy environment.
All of our degrees have a very strong practical component that, although demanding, includes a well-balanced work and personal life, respecting free time and valuing curricular enrichment in different areas, thus ensuring an efficient acquisition of skills and abilities for our students. For this purpose, all our Laboratories and Clinics are fully equipped with the most recent technological devices and equipments.
Located in Monte de Caparica (Almada), Egas Moniz offers excellent support services on campus, such as cafeterias, a playing field, gym, areas for conviviality and leisure, copy centre, bookstore, library, para-pharmacy, facilities for student associations, as well as medical and psychological support.
Both our University Veterinary Hospital and our University Dental Clinic can be found on campus, along with the majority of our laboratories where our students are able to perform their internships. Other facilities such as our Physical Therapy Clinics are located around the Campus.
Egas Moniz also has an university residence with 211 rooms on campus for students who don’t live nearby. The residence is fully equipped with several common areas such as large kitchens, laundry rooms and study rooms (with daily cleaning services), an outdoor swimming pool and private parking space. The rooms have their own private bathrooms and kitchnette, and also include weekly housekeeping for the comfort of our students.
Who can apply?
Candidates for the Institutional Contest:
- Possess an EU nationality or have a double nationality with an EU country.
- Applicants who have finished their high school education or legally equivalent qualification in 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025, and who have undergone leaving exams that are homologous to the Portuguese entrace examinations, wishing to apply under the Article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A / 98, of September 25. These candidates will have to apply for equivalence of their High School at the General Directorate of Education in Portugal (DGE - Direção-Geral de Educação), and after the assigned equivalence, request the substitution of the entrance exams, through article 20-A in our Institution.
Candidates for the Special Contest for International Students:
- Not possess an EU nationality, nor a double nationality with an EU country.
- Holders of a high school course or legally equivalent qualification and who have undergone leaving exams that are homologous to the Portuguese entrace examinations and who wish to apply under the Article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A / 98, of September 25. These candidates will have to apply for equivalence of their High School at the General Directorate of Education in Portugal (DGE - Direção-Geral de Educação), and after the assigned equivalence, request the substitution of the entrance exams, through article 20-A in our Institution.
- Non-EU students who have not performed High School leaving exams that are homologous to the Portuguese entrance examinations, have the possibility to perform entrance exams in our Institution.
Laura Carretero (Spanish Student)
Egas Moniz is well recognized for its excellence and innovation in Higher Education. Being certified in accordance with the ISO 9001:2008, we focus on training health care professionals and being a centre for social responsibility heavily implanted in the local community, through the provision of health care.
Egas Moniz's scientific performance in recent years, in terms of volume, impact and quality of scientific production, number of patent applications and citations received by research production, number of internet pages, backlinks and mentions on social networks, led us to achieve the following rankings:
- No. 1 private institution in Portugal in the Innovation ranking of the SCImago Institutions Ranking in 2023;
- No. 1 private institution in Portugal in SDG 1 AND SDG 3 in the Impact Times Higher Education Ranking in 2023;
- No. 1 in Portugal and No. 15 in the world for SDG 3 in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking in 2024;
- No. 1 private institution in Portugal in the Public Health, Environmental Health and Occupational Health in the SCImago Institutions Ranking in 2025;
- Monte de Caparica
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