ETIC_Algarve
Portugal
ETIC_Algarve is a technical and creative training school established in 2010. For over a decade, it has provided practical, industry-focused education designed to prepare students for careers in the creative industries.
The school offers one- and two-year technical courses across seven creative areas: design, photography, sound and music, video, animation and video games, marketing and communications, and programming. More recently, ETIC_Algarve has expanded its offer through Year 3 Specialisation Courses developed in partnership with Teesside University.
Guided by the motto ‘learning by doing’, ETIC_Algarve combines practical, technical and innovative teaching with personal and professional development. Students learn in a dynamic and demanding environment, supported by active industry professionals, up-to-date equipment, real-market projects, international partnerships and Erasmus+ mobility opportunities. Since 2010, more than 2,500 students have chosen ETIC_Algarve as the starting point for their creative careers.
Courses
The following Teesside University courses are approved for delivery at ETIC_Algarve:
- BA (Hons) Games Design
- BSc (Hons) Games Development
Please see the ETIC_Algarve website for currently recruiting courses.
Locations
- Largo Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro Mercado Municipal de Faro Piso 1 8000-151 FARO, Algarve - Portugal
About Teesside University's degrees delivered in Portugal
This information is published in accordance with Article 4 of Portuguese Decree-Law 83/2026 of 7 April, which governs higher education activities carried out on Portuguese territory by foreign institutions that are not part of the Portuguese higher education system.
Our provision in Portugal
Teesside University delivers higher education in Portugal in partnership with ETIC_Algarve — Escola de Tecnologias, Inovação e Criação do Algarve, located at Largo Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, Mercado Municipal de Faro, 8000-151 Faro. Programmes delivered under this partnership lead to Teesside University qualifications.
Our legal status
Teesside University is a higher education institution of the United Kingdom, based in Middlesbrough, England. It is constituted as a higher education corporation under the Education Reform Act 1988 and is a recognised body under section 216 of that Act, holding its own degree-awarding powers under the laws of England and Wales. It is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS) and appears on the OfS Register as a recognised degree-awarding institution. The University is a member of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), which is a full member of INQAAHE.
Teesside University is not part of the Portuguese higher education system and does not seek to become part of it. It is not a Portuguese higher education institution and does not award Portuguese academic degrees.
ETIC_Algarve is a training provider certified by DGERT (Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho). ETIC_Algarve is not a higher education institution and does not award Portuguese academic degrees.
More information about Teesside University:
Office for Students Registration
Charitable status
Education Reform Act 1988, s.216
Status of the qualifications we award
Qualifications awarded under this partnership are Teesside University qualifications, issued within the United Kingdom education system.
They are not Portuguese academic degrees. They do not correspond to a Portuguese licenciatura, mestrado, doutoramento or TeSP.
They carry no automatic academic or professional recognition in Portugal.
Recognition in Portugal, if a graduate seeks it, requires an individual application by the holder to the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) under Decree-Law 66/2018 of 16 August, as expressly provided by Article 6 of Decree-Law 83/2026. Neither Teesside University nor ETIC_Algarve can guarantee the outcome of that application.
Access to regulated professions in Portugal is subject to the rules of the competent Portuguese professional body, in addition to any academic recognition.
Registration
Teesside University applied to the Instituto para o Ensino Superior, I.P. (IES) on 5 August 2026 for registration of the higher education activities it carries out in Portugal, under Article 3 of Decree-Law 83/2026. The application is under assessment.
Contact
Teesside University: enquiries@tees.ac.uk Responsible contact in Portugal: Nuno Miguel de Oliveira Santos Ribeiro — nuno_ribeiro@eticalgarve.com — +351 966 104 597
Last updated: 07/08/2026