Learn Portuguese

Alunas na aula - UCP

Católica offers short-term Portuguese language courses for foreigners.

You can get more information from the Headquarters or Regional Centres:

  • Lisbon - Headquarters;
  • Porto Regional Centre;
  • Viseu Regional Centre.

Lisbon - Headquarters

The Faculty of Human Sciences runs semester-length courses in Portuguese for international students attending Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Courses consist of two sessions per week (totalling 4,5h per week) and are worth 6 ECTS.

For questions regarding tuition fees, please contact Clementina Santos at c.santos@ucp.pt

Levels: Portuguese for Beginners, Intermediate Portuguese and Advanced Portuguese.

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Porto Regional Centre

The Regional Centre of Porto offer includes two courses of Portuguese for foreigners:

The first aims to give a basic knowledge of the Portuguese language, while the second, coordinated by Dr. Helena Gil da Costa, provides a cultural component.

Contact the International Relations for more information.

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Viseu Regional Centre

The Regional Centre of Viseu offers Portuguese Courses for foreigners. This programme is coordinated and taught by Professor Filomena Capucho.

Contact Dr. Maria da Luz Sá or go to the Office of International Relations for more information.