IB Pathways
NOVA School of Business and Economics, em Carcavelos

Carcavelos (Lisbon) · Portugal · Business school

Nova School of Business and Economics

NOVA's business and economics school on the coast at Carcavelos, near Lisbon; three bachelor's taught in English, entered via the national contest.

GualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0

In English
3 programmes
City
Carcavelos (Lisbon)
Apply via
Concurso Nacional de Acesso
Founded
1978

Deadlines

Not published yetWatch novasbe.unl.pt

Every date in Portugal

What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: €697 a year (2026/27).

Management

BSc · 3 yrs · Carcavelos

Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HL, standing in for Portugal's Mathematics A exam (2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published).

Business

Economics

BSc · 3 yrs · Carcavelos

Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HL, standing in for Portugal's Mathematics A exam (2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published).

Economics

Ocean Studies

BSc · 3 yrs · Carcavelos

Maths is not required: exam pairs include Biology or Geography with English (2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published).

Interdisciplinary

What it asks of IB students

EU citizens apply through Portugal's national contest: your IB grade, converted to 0–200, plus IB exams in place of Portuguese entrance exams; each exam at least 9.5 of 20 (2026 criteria).

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

The 36-point IB rule on the international-students page is for non-EU applicants; EU/EEA citizens are excluded from that route.

All 3 notes
  • The 36-point IB rule on the international-students page is for non-EU applicants; EU/EEA citizens are excluded from that route.
  • Placed in the first phase? You enrol online within four days (24–27 August in 2026).
  • Economics and Management offer a first-year Mixed Track with three maths courses in Portuguese; years two and three are English only.

Sources
  1. Nova SBE — National Call (exam combinations, 2026/27 vacancies, 2025 last-placed grades, fees) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Nova SBE — International Students applying to bachelor's (statute excludes EU/EEA nationals; IB 36 points, maths HL 6) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. Nova SBE — Bachelor's programs (three listed) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. Nova SBE — Bachelor's in Economics: program (English and Mixed tracks, 180–195 ECTS) — checked 2026-09-26
  5. Nova SBE — Bachelor's in Management: program — checked 2026-09-26
  6. Nova SBE — Bachelor's in Ocean Studies: program (taught fully in English; first week in Faro) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. DGES — Students with foreign secondary education (equivalence, exam substitution) — checked 2026-09-26
  8. DGES — Calendário Concurso Nacional de Acesso 2026 — checked 2026-09-26
  9. CNAES Deliberação n.º 619/2026 (homologous foreign exams, 2026-2027 contests; IB maths AA SL/HL, AI HL for Matemática A) — checked 2026-09-26