EZ.Move
A Charging Module for Electric Vehicles
Júlio Teixeira
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Graduate in Design
Product Design
This programme enables students to design innovative products and services with a focus on the circular economy. Through advanced design processes, practical activities and stimulating laboratory exercises, students engage in real-world challenges and collaborate with industry. The programme works on design from a strategic perspective, emphasising emerging technologies, sustainability and user-centred approaches. By exploring different product typologies in various industrial sectors, students develop the skills needed to create critically-minded solutions capable of responding to society's emerging challenges.
Profile
The work of our students shown is the practical outcome of research and investigation into design practice.
Circular Economy in Product Design
Application in Footwear Design
Diogo Pimenta
BE 4.0
Advanced Concept
Jorge Carneiro
Objectives
- Explore creative methods and tools for research and project development, articulating strategic thinking and critical vision.
- Integrate knowledge of materials, engineering processes and emerging technologies into the design workflow.
- Connecting with the professional context through projects within different sectors, internships and visits to companies, factories and cultural centres.
- Develop personal communication and teamwork skills.
- Build a solid portfolio based on practical experiences and direct contact with professionals and experts in the field.
Graduate — Product Design
Study Plan
Year — 1
Contextual Studies 90 HC 9 ECTS
Product Project 240 HC 24 ECTS
Product Design Lab 90 HC 12 ECTS
Advanced Virtual Modelling 90 HC 9 ECTS
Product Engineering 90 HC 6 ECTS
Year — 2
HC — Contact Hours · ECTS — European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Collaborations · Partnerships
Partnerships are essential for sharing ideas and tackling challenges in the professional context.
Aligned with the latest professional practices, it allows students to collaborate annually with various companies and industries on projects, competitions, research incentives and internships within the curriculum.
Aloft Amorim — Top Series — Boa Safra — CEIIA — CITEVE — Everythink — Hamilton Conte — Koke — Pixartidea — Laboratório de Design Advançado — Limalha — Mesa Cerâmica — TMG Group — OpoLab — Precious Plastic Portugal — Vito
Committed to excellence
Our dedicated educators foster a stimulating learning environment to help you reach your design potential
Events
Specialization Courses
The Specialization Courses (60 ECTS) ensure access to the 2nd year of the Master's Degree in Design.
Enriching lives, opening minds
Erasmus+
Erasmus+, funded by the European Commission, is the EU's flagship program for education, training, youth, and sport. It aims to boost personal and professional development for all Europeans. This can involve student exchanges, vocational training placements, or even adult learning programs. Erasmus+ also encourages collaboration between organizations across Europe to share knowledge and drive innovation in these fields.
2025–2026
Graduate Calendar
Atividades letivas
Graduate
● Ano letivo · 06.10.2025 — 30.06.2026
● Final — Unidades curriculares — 1.º Semestre (2.º ano) · 30.01.2026
● Final — Unidades curriculares — Anuais (1.º ano) · 30.06.2026
School closures
● Natal e Ano Novo · 22.12.2025 — 02.01.2026
● Carnaval · 16 — 18.02.2026
● Páscoa · 30.03 — 06.04.2026
● Queima das Fitas · 04 — 08.05.2026
● Sr. Matosinhos · 25 — 26.05.2026
● Corpo de Deus · 04.06.2026
● Dia de Portugal · 10.06.2026
Assessments
Publication
● 1.º semestre — Unidades curriculares — 2.º ano · 02 — 06.02.2026
● Anuais — Unidades curriculares — 1.º ano · 01 — 07.07.2026
Exams
● Unidades curriculares anuais · 08 — 09.07.2026
● Época especial · 03 — 04.09.2026
Work plan
● 1ª Época — entrega projeto/relatório de estágio/dissertação · 03.07.2025
● 2.ª Época — entrega projeto/relatório de estágio/dissertação · 20.11.2025
● Entrega de planos de mestrado para aprovação do Conselho Técnico-Científico · 31.01.2026
● Época especial — entrega projeto/relatório de estágio/dissertação · 19.02.2026
Statutes
● Pedidos estatutos especiais · 08 — 19.09.2025
● Pedidos de Estatuto de estudante praticante desportivo de alto rendimento ou de estudante-trabalhador · 06 — 31.10.2025
● Pedidos de Estatuto de estudantes com necessidades educativas especiais · 06.10 — 06.11.2025
● Apresentação do pedido de cancelamento da inscrição · 06 — 24.10.2025
Administrative Services
Information and Contacts
If you have any questions about applying or scholarships, don't hesitate to contact us.
Opening hours — Monday to Friday, from 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon and from 14 noon to 17 noon. (In August, the morning opening is at 9.00 am.)
Graduate in Design
Craft Meaningful Experiences.
A Master's Degree is of the utmost importance for the training of qualified professionals who are successfully prepared to face complex and rapidly changing social challenges. At ESAD, the Master's Degree in Design offers you excellent training, with links to industry and research, and access to prestigious international guests at conferences and workshops. It also provides you with the specialization and consolidation of theoretical, practical and methodology skills that you will need.