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The fee for a year of study — the term is used both at private schools and at universities; at a school it is charged alongside the monthly fee (mensalidade) and the enrolment fee (matrícula). At a state university, for students who did not get in through the international student admissions route, the cap is set by law — €697 a year for professional higher education courses, bachelor's degrees and integrated master's degrees; it has not changed since 2020. It is paid in instalments: by law in at least seven monthly payments, in practice usually ten.