ISEG Executive Education has once again established itself among the best executive education schools in the world by being included in the Financial Times Executive Education 2026 international ranking, consolidating its global presence through a distinctive proposal centred on innovation, personalisation and the creation of value for organisations.
In the 2026 edition, ISEG Executive Education reaches 48th place worldwide in Custom Programmes, and stays in the Global top 50 of the best tailor-made executive education schools for companies. ISEG is once again represented in the ranking of Open Programmes, occupying the 70th place in the world.
In the Custom Programmes ranking, ISEG stands out particularly for its performance in the “Partner Schools” indicator, where it came 9th in the world. This recognition highlights the School's ability to develop solid and transformative collaborative relationships with companies and institutional partners, designing training solutions tailored to their strategic challenges.
The ranking also highlights the very significant growth of ISEG Executive Education's activity in the area of customized programs, reflecting the growing confidence of companies in the school's ability to design highly specialized learning experiences that are relevant and aligned with real business contexts.
This sustained growth also reflects the consolidation of a training model balanced between the traditional offer of postgraduate programmes and open training, and an increasingly strong commitment to tailor-made programmes, with innovative methodologies and pedagogical approaches focused on organizational transformation and the concrete impact on teams and leaders.
For Joana Santos Silva, CEO of ISEG Executive Education: “This recognition from the Financial Times confirms the path we have been building: a school deeply connected to companies, capable of co-creating relevant, innovative and transformative solutions. The growth in our activity demonstrates not only the trust organizations have in ISEG Executive Education, but also our team's ability to deliver truly differentiating learning experiences with a real impact on people and businesses.”
João Duque, Dean of ISEG, He emphasizes: “Rankings are not an end in themselves, but they are an important indicator of how schools' work is recognized internationally. In the case of ISEG, these results once again show consistency, ambition and the ability to compete in a very demanding global space, as we have demonstrated in recent years.”
The CWUR ranking of Financial Times evaluates the performance of schools worldwide, taking into account teaching methodologies, the qualifications of teaching staff, the contribution to new skills and learning, and the return on investment for participants. The results now achieved reinforce ISEG Executive Education's international positioning as a strategic partner for organizations, maintaining a path of sustained growth based on quality, pedagogical innovation and proximity to the business community.
See the Executive Education 2026 ranking of Financial Times here
