Dear Students,
First of all, we want to congratulate you on this achievement in your academic path, and to welcome you to Católica Medical School!
In here, we’ve presented important information for your first week of classes. Although this may be a long text, we kindly ask you to review it carefully!
Registration
Each student received an email with your UCP access credentials, from the sender “UCP Cloud Service”. The email subject is “UCP - IDU - Credenciais de Acesso | UCP - IDU - Access Credentials. This message is sometimes filtered as spam or junk, so we kindly ask you to check your email regularly.
In this message, you will receive your Unique Digital Identity - IDU with the format format s-xxxxxxxxxx@ucp.pt .
After configuring the IDU, please log on to https://fenix.ucp.pt .
If you can't access it, please let us know.
Schedules and Classes
We are counting on you for the Opening Session of the 2024/2025 academic year on Monday, September 10th, at 10.00 am in the Católica Medical School.
Your class schedules are available here. Your groups will be available on September 13th.
To check the schedule for your group, use the left bar to select your year, group and the week that you want to check. For example, if you are in group 1A and want to check the schedule for next week, you should select the tab “1_01_A” and then “Week 11/09/2024”:

Please note that there may be changes to these schedules, so you should check this link regularly. All changes will be updated as far in advance as possible.
UCP Student Card
UCP student cards are issued by Caixa Geral de Depósitos - CGD, which will be at the Católica Medical School on Wednesday, September 11th, at the entrance to floor 1.
The student card is compulsory, so on this day CGD will give each student a provisional card for entering and exiting the building's doors.
BusUp Shuttle
Católica Medical School offers a free shuttle service in coordination with the company BusUp. To use this service, please follow these steps:
- Register on the BusUp website (you must register on the website, don’t use the app!): https://taguspark.busup.com.
- During your registration, please ensure that you fill out the following fields:
- Email: please use your UCP email.
- Select company: choose "Universidade Católica".
- Id: your national ID number (for example, your cartão de cidadão or passport).
- Employee ID: indicate your UCP number (Please check your number at https://fenix.ucp.pt .
- Wait for the confirmation email from BusUp and, after that, you will be able to consult the available routes and make reservations on the BusUp website or app (Android / iOS).
- To book a trip, please select the desired route (round trip; or just a departure or just the return) and select the desired departure and arrival stops. Please find attached a step-by-step tutorial for reservations and cancellations with the app.
- When you enter the BusUp bus, show the driver the corresponding trip code. The app allows you to monitor the trip through GPS, and each bus will indicate the route (for example, A, D, O, etc.).
Information about each route and the exact location of each stop can be consulted here.
Please ensure that you always cancel reservations for the trips that you will not be using, to allow someone else to use that seat.
Sub23 Pass Declaration
You can download the declaration for the sub23 pass directly from Fénix after you’ve received your UCP credentials.
- Access https://fenix.ucp.pt and log in with your student number and password.
- After “UCP Login”, click on “my Fenix” » “Services’ » ’Requisitions”.
- Click on the » (+) Create button » “ Select Requirement Type ” » Declaration for Travel Card (Passe Sub 23).
- Choose the Course » [L1850] Integrated Master Degree in Medicine [Registered].
- Finalize your request by clicking on » “ Create”.
Mandatory Form – Lab Coats and Welcome Weekend
The Welcome Weekend for freshman students will take place from 13th to 15th September.
To participate is mandatory to submit this form , to choose the size of your lab coat.
The deadline to submit this form is Sunday, 23rd September.
Academic and Administrative Office at Católica Medical School
Our team is responsible for the academic and administrative management of the Integrated Master in Medicine. As a result, we will support you throughout your entire academic journey!
You can contact our team through the following channels:
- Email: medicina.fm@ucp.pt
- Telephone: 21 872 42 00
- In Person: 2nd Floor of the Católica Medical School building, from 9.30am to 1.00pm and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm
We also suggest that you check our page dedicated to Students, where you can find useful information for your academic path, such as the academic calendar, payment rules, regulation for study cycles, etc.
As usual, we are available to help if you have any questions.
Enjoy your summer holidays and see you in September!