NOVA Information Management School

Programs

General

The NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) was founded in 1989 in response to the shortage of senior specialists in information management and the growing need for using new information technologies.

Installed on Campus Campolide, NOVA IMS has an infrastructure equipped with the most modern information and teaching support technologies. Today, NOVA IMS provides high level education to more than a thousand students.

NOVA IMS develops research of excellence in information science and information systems. As a result of this activity annually produces over a hundred high-impact international journal papers and more than 50 master dissertations and doctoral theses.

NOVA IMS also has a strong connection to society, having protocols and partnerships with more than one hundred public and private institutions, for which develops applied research, studies, projects and advanced training.

NOVA IMS is member of the most prestigious association of schools in information science field (iSchools), having also a quality certification NP EN ISO 9001:2008.

Its master degree programs are included in the Eduniversal ranking, and are consistently ranked as the best in Portugal and among the best in the world in their categories.

Mobility students

Lifelong Learning Programme's main goal is to contribute to the development of the European Union as a knowledge-based society, with sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and with greater social cohesion, operating in parallel to an appropriate environmental protection, considering the future generations.

The Erasmus program seeks to emphasize the quality and reinforce the European dimension of Higher Education by promoting transnational cooperation between universities, fostering the European mobility and encouraging transparency and full academic recognition of studies and qualifications throughout the European Union.

NOVA IMS welcomes incoming ERASMUS students in all three cycles of study offered. This possibility is offered to students from higher education institutions with whom bilateral agreements exist.

By accessing these programs, the studies made at NOVA IMS have the recognition of equivalence of the courses attended in the home institution. During this period, the student is exempted from paying tuition fees at NOVA IMS, and must maintain the payment to its home institution.

Erasmus Coordinator of NOVA IMS:
Vítor Santos
e-mail:vsantos@novaims.unl.pt

Informations and Contacts:
Hugo Caldeira
e-mail:erasmus@novaims.unl.pt

For more information please visit the Erasmus webpage.

Academic authorities

Director Prof. Doutor Miguel de Castro Neto
Scientific Council President Prof. Doutor Tiago Oliveira
Pedagogic Council President Prof.ª Doutora Manuela Aparício

Admission and enrollment

Calendar of the 2024 National Higher Education Access

1st Phase: from July 22th to August 5th, 2024.

2nd Phase: from August 26th to Sptember 4th, 2024.

Establishment Code: 0906

Course Code: 9155 - Information Management

Course Code: 8259 - Information Systems

Course Code: L188 - Data Science

Formula of Applicants Grade:

Secondary school grade: 65%
Entry Exam: 35%

Minimum Grades:

Applicants Grade: 100
Entry exam grade: 95

Entrance Exam (Information Managment and Information Systems) (1 of the following):

04 - Economy
16 – Mathematics

Exams (Information Managment and Information Systems) (1 of the following):

712 - Economy A
635 - Mathematics A or 735 - Mathematics B

Entrance Exam (Data Science) (1 of the following)

19 - Mathematics A

19 - Mathematics A
04 - Economy

19 - Mathematics A
10 - Descriptive Geometry

Exams (Data Science) (1 of the following)

365 - Mathematics A

635 - Mathematics A
712 - Economy A

635 - Mathematics A
208 - Descriptive Geometry A

Prerequesites: None

For more information about access to higher education.

Postgraduate, Master and Doctoral programs

The applications must be filled online, in NOVA IMS' Applications Portal. The applicants must fill the form in this platform, upload their Curriculum Vitae and submit the application at the end. The selection process includes the analysis of the applicant's academic and professional curriculum and an interview.

Opening hours of the Academic Services.

September to July

Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (on Tuesdays and Thursdays it closes at 7 p.m.)

August
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The customer service by electronic mail is carried out through the following form.

Practical information

Libraries

Specialized in the areas of Statistics and Information Management, NOVA IMS' Library aims to provide students, teachers and researchers access to documentation and information necessary for the development of their scientific and academic activities.

Here you can access about 5,000 books, theses and dissertations in paper and electronic version from the UNL Repository, and full-text electronic journals from JSTOR, Emerald, Wiley Blackwell and B-On Online Knowledge Library (over 23.000 scientific international publications from 19 publishers). The Library provides the following services:

Online Library catalogue
Guided bibliographic and database searches
On-site reading
Book lending and reservation
Inter-library loan
Assistance in formatting scientific papers

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday | 10:30 a.m - 5 p.m

Other equipments

Interchange programs

Through the Erasmus+ Program, NOVA IMS students have the possibility to attend a semester in a European educational institution with which a partnership has been established. NOVA IMS being aware of the importance of developing a culture of cooperation and mobility already has about 43 partner institutions from 17 different countries.

Interships

NOVA IMS is proud to contribute to the training of excellent professionals in the national and international job market. Companies know the value of our students and they know the added value of having them as interns. Over the years, these companies have developed internships for our undergraduate, masters and doctorate students.

Here are some of the companies that have developed internships for our students as well as areas in which they can do them.

CRM Açoreana Seguros | Cetelem, SA | Banif |

Market studies and Surveys Metris GFK | Modelo-Continente | Optimus |

NOVA IMS would like to thank all the institutions that have offered internships to the various students.

Scholarships

At NOVA IMS, we encourage continuous individual development, so we reward students who distinguish themselves in their applications to our degree programs, and we recognize the excellence of those who, during their academic career, ceaselessly seek to achieve the best results.

Incentive Award to Academic Excellence - honours students admitted to degree courses with an application grade of 18 or above, with a tuition fee award. This award is sponsored by AD NOVA IMS.

Banco de Portugal - honours the best postgraduate student in Statistical Systems, with specialization in Central Bank Statistics with a prize of €1000, and the second best postgraduate student with a prize of €500.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística - honours the best graduate students on the Information Management and Information Systems degree courses with a prize of €1500.
SAS Institute - honours the best undergraduate student in Machine Learning, with a prize of €1500, and postgraduate and master's students in Descriptive Data Mining Methods and Predictive Data Mining Methods, with a prize of €750.
Governo de Portugal - honours the best undergraduate and master's degree students with a scholarship of an amount to be determined. The value of the grant is 5 times the national minimum wage in force in the year in which it is awarded.
Esri Portugal - honours the best student in the Degree in Information Systems in the Geospatial Intelligence course unit with the offer of 10 days of institutional support through a Technology Mentor, at ESRI's facilities, for the implementation of a GIS project, and the best Master's student in Geographic Information Science and Systems, with the offer of a prize worth €750.
Nokia - honours the best undergraduate student in the subjects of Process Intelligence and Business Process Management with a prize of €1000, and postgraduate and master's students in the subjects of Business Process Management, Applied Network Analytics and Process Mining powered by Nokia, with a prize of €1000.
NTT DATA - honours the best postgraduate and master's student in Customer Relationship Management Systems, with a prize of €1500.
Mind Over Data - honours the best postgraduate and master's student in the subjects of Analytical Methods and Marketing Engineering and Business Cases with Data Science, with a prize of €1500.
IFood - honours the best student on the Master's Degree in Data Science and Advanced Analytics with a prize of €1000.
Tranquilidade - honours the best postgraduate and master's student in Statistics for Data Science, with a prize of €1000.

Find out more about the prizes offered by NOVA IMS.

Language courses

Food services

NOVA IMS students are granted access to all SAS catering units, the closest ones being located in Professor Alfredo de Sousa Halls of Residence (canteen, bar and esplanade). They provide bar services from 8am to 9pm, lunch from 11.30am to 2.30pm, and dinners from 6.30pm to 9:30 pm.

Special needs facilities

Extracurricular activities

Student association

The primary objective of the NOVA Information Management School Students Union is to represent NOVA IMS students and defend their interests by promoting and participating in all issues of student interest, through the enhancing of the training, human, social, cultural, and recreational areas of educational and sports policy. You can rely on NOVA IMS SU to give you the best years of your life, from recreational events such as the reception of new students, great academic festivals, and the NOVA IMS Gala, to the promotion of different types of sports, including a futsal team.

To maximize your experience, we have a wide range of benefits for our members.

Meet us in person or on our official social networks: Website, Facebook and Instagram.

Other information

ALUMNI

The mission of the Association of Former Students of NOVA IMS is to collaborate in the growth of NOVA IMS. The mission is carried out through 3 main strategic pillars: networking, mentoring and talks.

Identifying, getting to know and relating with former students are critical and fundamental tasks in the ﬁrst pillar.

Identifying in which sectors of activity they work, in which countries and which functions they occupy are priority tasks for members of the different Alumni governing bodies, either by making intensive use of social networks or personal contacts.

The second pillar is our contribution through our accumulated experience and the functions we occupy to the development of the different dimensions of the students of NOVA IMS, especially those in undergraduate programs.

Finally, the third pillar aims at improving eclectic knowledge, technical and professional skills throughout life through meetings, courses and conferences in the most varied areas of knowledge.
We believe that these are the pillars that allow us to contribute to the development and prestige of NOVA IMS through the personal and professional relevance of former students.

School calendar

Undergraduate - 2nd and 3rd years: 2024-09-09 -> 2025-06-06

Undergraduate - 1st year: 2024-09-09 -> 2025-06-06