The Language Proficiency Test for the Portuguese as a Foreign Language Course is available online from the 3rd to the 5th of February. The course is offered at levels A1, A2 and B1.
The application process, which requires the submission of the document containing the Language Proficiency Test result in order to be considered valid, will take place – from the 10th to the 12th of February. Enrollments will be available from the 18th to the 20th of the same month.
Academic Period – February 23rd to June 9th, 2026
Level A1 (20 places) – Tuesday and Thursday – 6:00 pm –8:00 pm
Level A2 (40 places) – Tuesday and Thursday – 6:00 pm –8:00 pm
Level B1 (20 places) – Tuesday and Thursday – 6:00 pm –8:00 pm
Classrooms – Faculty of Arts and Letters (information will be available at the Main Entrance of Building 1, at the Letters Secretariat and will be published online www.ple.ubi.pt).
Follow 4 simple steps:
1st Step
Language level assessment test (MANDATORY) – 3rd to the 5th of February, 2026 (results reported by email until the 9th of February).
Candidates will receive, via email, a document confirming the completion of the test and recommend level.
It is mandatory to send this document to CFIUTE during the application period (read “2nd step - Applications” carefully). Failure to submit this document will result in the exclusion of your application.
2nd Step
Application – 10th to the 12th of February, 2026 (online)
ATTENTION: Before submitting your application, please check the schedule for each level. Levels will be open if there is a minimum of 5 students.
Level A1
Level A2
Level B1
Attention: after submitting your application on the platform, the document certifying that you took the test must be sent to the email cfiute@ubi.pt (subject of the e-mail - “Application for a Language Course”).
Placement notice (Application results) – until the 16th of February, 2026
Attention: Enrollment in the course “Língua Estrangeira” (code 16953), as part of a study plan, constitutes a preferential criterion for placement/sequence.
3rd Step
Registration– from the 18th to the 20th of February, 2026 (online)
ATTENTION: When you formalize your registration it is mandatory to pay the course fee in a single instalment (when applicable). Registration cancellations will not be accepted.
Fees:
Registration fee – when applicable and according to the Academic Services’ fee table
Course fee - UBI Community (Students/Researchers/Staff) – €50
Course fee - Community external to UBI – €100
Course fee exemption: students enrolled in the UC “Língua Estrangeira” (code 16953), as part of their study plan. Attention: enrollment in this UC must be completed, in the Academic Services, by the 12th of February, before the application submission deadline.
4th Step
Lesson Period –23rd of February to the 9th of June, 2026.
Language skills assessment: 1) written comprehension, 2) written expression, 3) oral comprehension, and 4) oral expression and interaction.
Contacts:
Language level assessment test: letras@ubi.pt
Applications: cfiute@ubi.pt
Registration and payments: University Academic Services desk
Academic period: letras@ubi.pt
More information:
Portuguese as a Foreign Language Course