Freemover Students

Students interested in spending a semester or a year abroad without participating in exchange programs can enroll as Freemover students at Nova SBE, choosing among 50+ courses available every semester.

Do you qualify?

  • Applicants must be officially enrolled in a Degree Program at their home university

Freemover Applications

If you’d like to apply for an Exchange Semester as a Freemover student now is the time! 

Applications for the Spring semester will be open from September 3, 2025, until 3:00 PM on October 24, 2025 (Lisbon time). 

For more information, please contact us by emailing studyatnova@novasbe.pt.

Apply here

Application

  • Academic Transcript – only transcripts in English or Portuguese with the indication of the average grade will be accepted
  • CV in English
  • ID Document (either Passport or National ID card)
  • Professional passport photo
  • Confirmation of English Level B2:

- IELTS 6
- TOEFL iBT 80
- CFE minimum 170 or grade C (minimum 170),
- CAE Advanced (any grade),
- CPE with any pass grade,
- High school education fully taught in English or Bachelor’s fully taught in English,
- Mother tongue declaration /bi-lingual.
 

  • Freemover students may apply for courses at a Bachelor’s and Master’s Level
  • Freemover students are allowed to take elective courses up to 31.5 ECTS per semester, subject to the availability of places in classes
  • To enroll for Master’s elective courses, students must have completed three years of a Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS)
  • However, Freemover students are not registered as regular university students and are not entitled to complete a university degree at Nova SBE
  • Freemover students are required to organize all aspects of their study abroad independently – admission, enrollment and non-academic requirements such as visas, accommodation and also traveling, living, and academic expenses
  • Applications will work on rolling basis
  • Decisions will be released by email within a maximum of eight weeks, starting from the application's submission
  • For correct use of the application platform, during the application period, we recommend the use of the Google Chrome browser.

For Bachelor’s Level Courses:

  • European Union Students: € 2250 per semester
  • Non-European Union Students: € 4500 per semester

For Master’s Level Courses: € 5600

Fee to be applied per semester regardless of the number of enrolled courses

 

Intake Application Classes start in

Fall or Spring

 February 4, 2025 – April 30, 2025 until 3.00 pm (Lisbon time) Late August / Early September
Spring September 3, 2025 – October 24, 2025 until 3:00 pm (Lisbon time)  Late January/ Early February

 

Admissions

Email: studyatnova@novasbe.pt
Telephone: (+351) 213 822 773
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, from 10.00 to 1.00 pm
Location: Student Central (Hovione Atrium)