Support services
Support services
- Academic Office
Provides support to students and staff on academic and administrative matters, such as registration, enrolment, exams, fees, and official documentation.
- External Relations Office
a) Circulates information on all post-graduate and advanced courses offered by the Faculty, both autonomously and in collaboration with other academic bodies. It is also responsible for the student admission process;
b) Provides guidance and support to applicants for academic programmes offered by foreign universities;
c) Issues student certificates and transcripts before forwarding them to the Academic Office;
d) Sends an original of all Transcripts of Records to the relevant home institutions, and a copy to each student;
e) Provides guidance and information to ERASMUS students.
Library
1. Services
a) Free, full, on-site access to the library collection;
b) A high proportion of the collection is available for borrowing;
c) Legal research services are provided to both academic staff and students;
d) An inter-library loan service is available (including access to the British Library and the Jacques Delors Documentation Centre collections).
2. E-Resources
a) Readers have access to the library's automated catalogue containing a selection of 234 periodicals, 8900 monographs, and 4500 journal analytics;
b) The following legal databases are available: Legix 7 (European Law resources); Digesto; Diário da República Eletrónico; Celex; Westlaw (US legal periodicals); and other national databases, including official ones such as the database of the Ministry of Justice;
c) The library website offers links to both Portuguese and international legal portals.
Other equipment
Students have a fully equipped IT Room at their disposal.
Interchange programs
ERASMUS is, at present, the only exchange programme administered by the Faculty.
Internships
Career guidance and advice for students is provided by the Students Association (AEFDUNL), with the support of the Faculty.
Scholarship
Student grants from the SAS (Serviços de Ação Social) are available, and there are a number of scholarships offered by CEDIS, a research centre funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).
Language courses
A good working knowledge of English or German is required. Access to the First Cycle is conditional on evidence of adequate language skills, which must be provided before the students’ fifth semester.
Food services
All students have access to the various SAS-run cafeterias on campus.
Special needs facilities
Special facilities are available for disabled students and those with special needs.
Extra curriculum activities
The Faculty is pleased to offer its students a range of cultural activities, such as poetry readings, theatre trips, exhibitions and even drama workshops.
Students associations
AEFDUNL was founded in 1997 (26th November) and its first president was André Miranda. Its mission is to represent and stand for the rights and interests of students and has, over the years, worked to contribute to a richer, more supportive and rewarding student life. It is currently led by Guilherme Costa.
ALUMNI FDUNL is an association of former Faculty students. It was created in 2004 by the Faculty’s first graduates. Its aim is to assure a tighter link with those who are part of the Faculty’s heritage with view to reinforcing its prestige and encouraging a dialogue between past and present.
Registration may be made online by filling in a form available at www.fd.unl.pt (please follow the link to “Comunidade/Alumni/Registo de Antigos Alunos”).
Other information
A FDUNL, através dos Serviços de Ação Social (SAS) da UNL, tem ao dispor vagas em duas residências de estudantes (Residência Alfredo de Sousa e Residência do Lumiar).