The School of Technology and Management of Bragança (ESTiG) warmly welcomes its students, ensuring them the best conditions for the development of their academic journey.
From the very first moment, while they are still potential applicants to an ESTiG programme, until they complete their studies and enter the labour market, our students are guided and supported in order to achieve the best possible results.
The entire ESTiG academic community — academic staff, non-academic staff and students — makes continuous efforts, year after year, to welcome each new student, creating a unique and enriching academic environment.

It is a great source of pride for us to see that an increasing number of students choose ESTiG to obtain their qualifications.
We are convinced that no other institution can compete with ESTiG in our areas of expertise — engineering and business sciences — providing comprehensive and high-quality education.
Most of our students choose ESTiG because of the reputation and recognition the School has achieved and the positive references shared by our graduates (alumni).
The excellence of ESTiG in the various fields of engineering and business sciences is recognised by our students from their very first contact with the School.

ESTiG is a fantastic School where every student feels involved and motivated to learn.
Over time, our students have found the best opportunities for learning and qualification for life.
Alongside teaching activities, ESTiG organises numerous thematic lectures, study visits, curricular internships, exchange programmes with institutions in other countries, among others.
The student community, through student associations and student groups, also plays a key role in promoting extra-curricular activities, helping students complement their study time and laboratory experience with equally enriching social activities.

The reasons why ESTiG is the choice of many students are varied, but the following deserve particular emphasis:

• diversity and quality of education – 6 technological specialisation courses, 11 bachelor’s degrees, 9 master’s programmes and one of the most highly qualified academic staffs within the Portuguese polytechnic higher education system;
• quality of facilities and equipment – a modern and well-equipped building, with laboratories, resource centres and a library, widespread implementation of information and communication technologies, a sports complex and a campus surrounded by a cycle path;
• quality of life and low cost of living – Bragança is one of the European cities with the best quality of life, with a low cost of living, and the tuition fees at IPB are among the lowest in the entire Portuguese higher education system;
• academic, cultural and environmental atmosphere – the city of Bragança is a true centre of academic life, surrounded by a vast historical, cultural and environmental heritage;
• interculturality and internationalisation – students coming from all regions of the country and a considerable number of international students, resulting from collaboration with European higher education institutions (Erasmus Programme) and institutions from Portuguese-speaking countries;
• social support and student assistance – a social support service that includes the allocation of scholarships and accommodation for students in need, as well as meals at the canteen, together with several internal support structures dedicated to assisting students.