Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Program in Environmental Engineering

The University of Lisbon (ULisboa) is the largest university institution in Portugal, with approximately fifty thousand students and eighteen schools. The Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA) has a long history of teaching and has always invested in research, quality training, and knowledge transfer. In this context, the institute began offering education in the field of Environmental Engineering in 2001, which has gradually imposed itself in the job market due to the knowledge and professional skills of its graduates.

Program Overview

Environmental Engineering is a specialty of engineering whose professional activity aims to define technological solutions to protect or improve environmental quality and manage natural resources in urban and rural areas. Professionals holding a degree in Environmental Engineering work creatively in a complex, transitioning world, seeking opportunities where challenges exist. They protect public health, mitigate the impacts of human activities, anticipate problems with new processes, and optimize pollution control systems.

Historical Background

The program has undergone evaluations, accreditations, and registrations, including:

• Accreditation by A3ES
• Registration by DGES R/A-Ef 2081/2011/AL02
• Publication in the Di疵io da Rep炻lica, including Despacho n.ｺ 7885/2025, Despacho nｺ 3236/2017, Despacho nｺ 3166/2014, Despacho nｺ 5572/2010, and Despacho nｺ 23010-AC/2007

Objectives

The Master's in Environmental Engineering operates in a daytime regime and consists of 4 semesters. It prepares professionals for responsibilities at the level of conception, project, operation, and deactivation, through the definition of processes or technologies that operationalize environmentally effective and efficient solutions. The master's program deepens the knowledge of methods and techniques for diagnosing environmental systems, evaluating impacts and risks, audits, and sustainability analyses, allowing students to acquire specific competencies in advanced topics associated with the integrated valorization of resources, remediation, and environmental system management.

Target Audience

The Master's in Environmental Engineering accepts candidates with the following qualifications:

• Holders of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering
• Holders of a foreign academic degree in Engineering, conferred after a first cycle of studies organized according to the Bologna process
• Individuals with a recognized curriculum, scientific or professional, that attests to their capacity to undertake the master's program

Professional Outcomes

Graduates can work in diverse areas, including:

• Environmental Assessment and Management
• Environmental Policies
• Water Treatment
• Wastewater Valorization
• Waste and By-Product Management
• Water Resources
• Planning and Management of Ecosystems
• Territorial Planning
• Climate Change and Energy Management
• Environmental Economics

Program Structure

The master's program includes a second-year unit based on the elaboration of a study or project in environmental engineering and the development of a dissertation. Optional disciplines allow students to improve or complement their training based on their undergraduate degree and interests.

Tuition Fees

• National students: 1,063.47 (annual fee for 2025/2026)
• International students: 2,000 (annual fee for 2025/2026)

Coordination

The program is coordinated by Cl疼dia Saramago de Carvalho Marques dos Santos.