 However, only about one hundred of these are accredited degrees.A full chartered engineer ("Engenheiro") in Portugal used to have a compulsory five-year course known as "licenciatura" (licentiate) which was granted exclusively by universities.Only engineers having the "licenciatura" diploma, graduated at the universities, were capacitated to develop any kind of project in engineering and were universally recognized by the Engineers Association of Portugal ("Ordem dos Engenheiros").