Applications to the Open University run until May 6th with support from Silves

The 1st phase of Specific Access and Access for Over 23 Years Old to the Open University (UAb) – University […]

Open UniversityThe 1st phase of Specific Access and Access for Over 23 Years Old to the Open University (UAb) – Portuguese Public University of Distance Learning and Elearning – is ongoing until the 6th of May. These candidacies are supported by the Chamber of Silves, which seven years ago signed a protocol with the Universidade Aberta to open the CLA in Silves.

This phase consists of applications for degrees from the UAb, for the 2015/2016 academic year, for candidates who meet the requirements of the M23, in the case of this type of Access and, in the case of Specific Access, for holders of the 12th year or legal equivalent , who are 21 years of age (or 18, provided they are student workers, and who have had this status since the age of 16).

The Bachelor courses available are Environmental Science, Social Science, Education, Art Studies, European Studies, Management, History, Humanities, Informatics, Applied Languages, Mathematics and Applications.

The available Masters Courses can be consulted at http://www.uab.pt/web/guest/estudar-na-uab/oferta-pedagogica/2ciclo and those of PhD in http://www.uab.pt/web/guest/estudar-na-uab/oferta-pedagogica/3ciclo.

Find out how to apply at http://www.uab.pt. Follow UAb on social media Facebook e Twitter and subscribe to newsletter to stay abreast of applications and other initiatives.

access at http://www.uab.pt/web/guest/estudar-na-uab/futuro-estudante/candidaturas/acesso-especifico to all information about the application for specific access.

All the information needed to apply for people over 23 is available at http://www.uab.pt/web/guest/estudar-na-uab/futuro-estudante/candidaturas/maiores-de-23-acfes.

The Universidade Aberta has two types of student support: the Mutual Guarantee University Credit and the UAb Study Grant (the so-called scholarship that pays the entire tuition fee). Interested parties can find more information at: http://www.uab.pt/web/guest/estudar-na-uab/estudante/apoio-financeiro

They will also be able, under the support program for higher education students in the Municipality of Silves, to benefit from a scholarship for higher education courses.

For more information, they should contact the local authority's Education Sector, via email [email protected], telephone 282 440 800 (ext. 387) or telephone 919 339 200.

Founded in 1988, UAb has over 25 years of experience as the only public distance education university in Portugal, using the most advanced methodologies and technologies, oriented towards education without geographic borders or physical barriers.

The UAb, the University that meets you, allowing you to study anywhere, offers its pedagogical offer – undergraduate, postgraduate, masters, doctoral and courses in Lifelong Learning – within the scope of the Bologna Process, and it is qualified as a European reference institution in the advanced domain of elearning and online learning, with a Pedagogical Model unprecedented in the country.

About seven years ago, the Municipality of Silves signed a protocol with the Open University for the opening of the CLA of Silves, which placed the council among the pioneering municipalities/regions in the creation of these teaching/training infrastructures and allows Silves to host the only Public University of Distance Learning (e-learning), whose territorial scope covers the entire Algarve.

For more information, contact: Elsa Vieira – Coordinator of CLA Universidade Aberta, Silves Local Learning Center, T: 282 441710 / 915676338, [email protected]

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