Informatics Engineering is a professionalized field in some countries.
What happens in Portugal is that although most people tend not to do the admission exam, all universities that give engineering degrees (including in computing) need to be certified by the order, and signing legal contracts for projects as Engineer does require the exam approval.
What happens in Portugal is that although most people tend not to do the admission exam, all universities that give engineering degrees (including in computing) need to be certified by the order, and signing legal contracts for projects as Engineer does require the exam approval.