Overview

The Transportation Systems programme from Instituto Superior Técnico covers all relevant transportation system themes, from transportation policy, planning, and management to infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance, for the various spatial levels (from international to urban/local) and the different transportation modes (air, water, land – rail, transit, car, bicycle, and walk).

Objectives

The goal of the program is to prepare students to become leading actors in the transportation world by providing excellence and innovation in teaching and research through:

Providing a solid scientific education covering both methodological approaches and institutional factors required to understand the transportation enterprise as an intermodal integrated system;

Conducting cutting-edge research for the development of a world-class transportation system for passengers and freight for Portugal that can serve as a model for the rest of Europe though multi-disciplinary research collaborations between Portugal, MIT and with European universities and outside Europe;

Working with industrial, government, and laboratory collaborators to provide added value to the program through research collaboration and teaching involvement.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Projecto and Maintenance of Railway Infrastructure

Road and Airport Infrastructure Engineering

Simulation Systems for Land-Use / Transport

Thesis Project in Transport Systems

Transport Policy and Institutions

Business Models and Contracts

Infrastructure Optimization and Transport Operations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-09 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Disciplines

Transport Management

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Holders of an Undergraduate Degree and Master’s Degree may apply for this training doctoral programme by obtaining a pass in an advanced study course, that grants a total of credits between 30 and 60 ECTS, followed by advanced research, development and innovation work, leading to a dissertation (PhD thesis). In all it has a 3 year duration.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2750 EUR / year

≈ 2750 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2750 EUR / year

≈ 2750 EUR / year

Living costs

Lisbon

Portugal

630 - 1123 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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