The Advanced studies course is offered jointly by the Technical University of Lisbon – UTL (Instituto Superior Tecnico – IST), the New University of Lisbon (faculty of science and technology - FCTUNL) and the University of Minho (School of Engineering – UMinho). The University of Coimbra (Faculty of Science and Technology – FCTUC, and Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - CNC) will be part of the joint degree in 2009.

Requirements: candidates must hold a Bologna 2nd cycle degree or a Master's degree or a 5 year degree (licenciatura).

Scholarships: there are no scholarships available for the Advanced studies course.

Tuition fee: 2000 €

Structure of the Advanced Studies program

Designed as a first-year lecture course with innovation training and laboratory visits, this course consists of an intensive Fall semester followed by elective courses and Spring semester research initiation, collaboration and placement, and an Innovation Teams (i-Teams) project.

Each student in the advanced study course follows six curricular modules (two weeks each, intensive). Four of these modules are mandatory and the two remaining requirements are electives from a selection of four modules, which may change from year to year. The modules will be held on a rotating schedule at each of the participating universities.

Teams of lead faculty (typically one Portuguese and one MIT) have been identified for curriculum development and teaching.