You can sign up from our website. The Registrations will be considered according to the arrival order and team size.

The competition will be held on site at FEUP

Each team consists of 4 members. However, you can register individually or in groups of 2 or 3. Later the organization will complete the team.

But be aware that complete registrations have priority in filling vacancies.

You just need to enjoy working in a team, and be interested in Challenges! You must have a critical spirit, of working as a team and wanting to spend a fun weekend with your friends. You don't need nothing else!

Yes, BEST Porto ensures all your meals during the 24 hours of competition (Saturday's dinner and Sunday's lunch). In addition, there will be a coffee break space available throughout the weekend.

No, you only have to leave a deposit of €5 per person. If you comply with all the stipulated rules in the regulations and fill out the feedback, this deposit will be returned to you after the competition.

Sure! Any students from FEUP or FCUP can participate in EBEC, no matter what year they are in.

Yes! As long as you're a student of FEUP or FCUP.

Yes, the University of Porto has accredited EBEC since 2013/14 with 1.5 ECTS to all the participants that have complied with the requirements. Only the first participation in each of the modalities will be credited. It's up to your course's director to decide whether or not to accept these Credits.
To access the credits you will have to: be present throughout the event, have a positive performance in the competition and comply with the Regulations.
For more information we advise you to read the article "Accreditation" of Regulations.

Yes, each team will have 24 hours to resolve the problem. Beyond these 24 hours, there will also be other moments of mandatory presence such as the opening, closing, networking and training sessions that will take place during the week prior to the competition

It is up to the organization of the event to deliver each jury member a grid with the parameters of evaluation and a listing of all teams in the competition, in order to facilitate the determination of the winners and the final grades.

If you have to miss classes to participate in the event, BEST Porto will justify your absence (except for the networking session). But you will have to ask for this justification by the end of the competition to the person in charge of the participants.

In the opening session, the challenge will be presented and all doubts about it will be clarified.

During the competition you will not be able to leave the venue of the event. If you happen to have to leave, you will need a valid justification and authorization by a member of the organization. Other situations will be taken into account by the organization.

Participants will have access to the internet and must carry at least one computer per team.

In the event that some team member does not comply with the rules presented in the regulation, your team will be disqualified and will lose the caution and the access to credits.
If the team isn't able to present a solution to the challenge, the appropriate penalty will be decided by the members of the jury.
Each team is responsible for maintaining their workspace clean and in the condition in which it was found. Violation of this rule results in the loss of the caution.
For more information on possible penalties, we recommend reading the regulations, in particular the article corresponding to the irregularities.

Yes! Every prize will be announced during the event.

In case of any doubt, you can contact us by email [email protected], through our page in Facebook, Instagram or personally in BEST Office (room B321 in FEUP).