ISEG has just come runner-up in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) regional final of the CFA Challenge, the world's largest competition for finance students, and for the second year running it is the only Portuguese school to make it this far in this internationally renowned competition. The Lisbon School of Economics & Management's Masters in Finance students ranked among the top 4 in Europe and, consequently, in the CFA Challenge Top 20 worldwide. The ISEG team represented Portugal in the European final in Zurich, after winning the 2019 national competition, as in 2018 and 2017. ISEG is the only Portuguese school to reach the top in the regional finals, which happened in both 2019 and 2018. In this edition, only 20 business schools worldwide reach the big stage of the regional finals, in a competition in which around 1,200 schools and more than 5,000 finance students from all over the world take part. "ISEG was, once again, the Faculty that won the competition among the Masters in Finance in Portugal, qualifying to represent the country in the regional final of this important world competition. Under the guidance of Prof. Victor Barros, our students made us proud by demonstrating the quality of our very thorough training, both in technical aspects and in forecasting skills, as well as in teamwork and the ability to overcome personal challenges," confesses Clara Raposo, President of ISEG. "These impartial and independent initiatives prove how ISEG students stand out and differentiate themselves by their excellence in terms of practical knowledge and soft skills," adds Clara Raposo. The CFA Research Challenge is a global competition that takes place every year, promoted by the renowned American Chartered Financial Analysts Institute, and which offers university finance students practical guidance, intensive training in financial analysis and the chance to get in touch with leading professionals in the sector.  

  The ISEG team in Zurich: Ana Filipa da Silva Carreira, Carolina Filipa Abreu Freitas, Joana Catarina Sampaio Pina, Joana Jetal Chhotobhai and Zarko Ljubenovic

We are pleased to inform you that the number of new submissions to the Portuguese Economic Journal (PEJ) exceeded 200 in 2018, almost tripling the average for the 2008-17 period. The average waiting time for a first decision is now under 30 days, a decrease of 75% compared to the 2008-17 average. The rejection rate for new submissions is now around 90%, around 10 percentage points above the historical average.

At the moment, the journal generates almost 60 new references ("citations") per year in the database web of sciencedouble the average for the period 2008-17. The impact factor (at two years) more than doubled to 0.4 between 2017 and 2018.

PEJ is currently in the top 10% of the IDEAS/RePEc Aggregate Rankings for Journals and is classified in category 3 (selective journals with a demanding and transparent peer-review process) as a generalist economics journal on the prestigious list of the French CNRS, alongside national journals with a long tradition such as the Australian Economic Papers, German Economic Review, Japanese Economic Review and SERIEs, Journal of the Spanish Economic Association.

In order to reinforce its commitment to internationalization and quality education among the best business schools in the world, the Professor José Veríssimo, vice-president of ISEG, and Dr. Filomena Ferreira, advisor to the Presidency for public and international relations, met in March with the management of two universities of excellence in Brazil, the FEA USP - School of Economics, Administration and Accounting of the University of São Paulo and INSPER - Graduate School of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo in Business, Law and Engineering (São Paulo).

The meeting with FEA USP, the best higher education institution in Latin America, was attended:
- Prof. José Afonso Mazzon, Vice-Director of FEA USP
- Prof. Roberto Sbragia, Ex-Director of the school
- Prof. Kavita Hamza, Adviser for Agreements at the Pro-Rectory of Graduate Studies at USP
- Prof. Andres Veloso, Coordinator of the Administration course at FEA USP

At the meeting with Insper, São Paulo's School of Business, Law and Engineering, a still young higher education institution  which has the  Triple Crown (AMBA + AACSB + EQUIS), were present:
– Prof. Irineu Gianesi, Insper's International Relations Director
- Dr. Ana Paula Fraga, Head of International Affairs
- Dr. Ana Carolina Oliveira de Souza, International Manager

 

ISEG's confidence index calculated for March 2019 and concerning the evolution of Portuguese economic activity in the short term was 34.6, which corresponds to a very slight increase in the Panel's confidence index in the evolution of the economic situation compared to the value of the index calculated in February, which was 34.5. In year-on-year terms, the index decreased by 1.4%. The consensus of the Panel members on economic developments was maintained.

>> See Methodological Note

– General Council: https://www.ulisboa.pt/sites/ulisboa.pt/files/public/resultados_provisorios_conselho_geral.pdf
- Senate: https://www.ulisboa.pt/sites/ulisboa.pt/files/public/resultados_provisorios_senado.pdf

 

Further information:
gabineteadministrador@iseg.ulisboa.pt
https://www.ulisboa.pt/noticia/eleicoes-para-os-estudantes-membros-do-conselho-geral-e-do-senado . 

 

ISEG  CEGE – Centre for Management Studies  organizes a Computer-Assisted Content Analysis Course with MAXqda at ISEG, taught by Professor Rui Brites (ISEG). 

It aims to familiarize trainees with the essentials of coding and analyzing interviews and unstructured sources (texts) and reporting the results in an academic thesis or professional report.

>> Recipients
Master's and doctoral students in the social sciences (sociology, social psychology, human resources management, social work, marketing, etc.) who want to process and interpret unstructured information for their academic theses and/or professional reports.

>> Methodology
Theoretical-practical training based on the analysis of real cases, conducted in an interactive way, comprising formal presentations, case studies and exercises.

>> Program Content

1. Content Analysis: foundations, objectives and areas of application
2. Computer-assisted content analysis (QDA)
3. Theoretically-oriented interview transcription: building a transcription grid
4. Introduction to MAXqda:
   - MAXqda: desktop, text, code and memos;
   - Automatic coding with MAXdictio;
   - Creation of a file in MAXqda: coding structure according to the desired outputs;
5. Coding in MAXqda: dimensions and indicators
6. Outputs: - Summary tables of coded information, by dimension and source
7. MAXqda visual tools: MAXMaps, Code Matrix Browser and Code Relation Browser
8. Thematic Relevance Analysis: graphs and frequency "clouds" of indicators and categories

The course takes place on April 23rd and 24th from 14h00 to 18h00.

Registration deadline: April 12th

Participants receive a support manual, which allows them to replicate the procedures with their own data and interpret them, as well as a certificate of attendance.

More information and registration: 
cege1@iseg.ulisboa.pt
Phone: 213970264 / 963903252

The Rector of the University of Lisbon, António Cruz Serra, has the honor to invite you to the Award Ceremony of the Scientific Awards University of Lisbon / Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2018, which will take place on April 8, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., in the Kaleidoscope Auditorium, Campo Grande.

Programme

Further information

Ulisboa Awards

After winning the 2018 edition, ISEG has once again been nominated for the  Marketeer Awards 2019 in the Universities and Educational Establishments category. The Awards maintain the same purpose as always: to distinguish the best brands in Portugal. Voting has already begun and runs until May 4  here. 

But the country's leading School of Economics and Management doesn't stop there: ISEG is also nominated for Best Educational Establishment with the best Training Actions and Solutions in the areas of Organizational Culture and People Management, by the  Human Resources Portugal Awards. Voting is open until April 14th  here.

Take part in the voting and contribute to ISEG's public recognition!

ISEG's confidence index calculated for February 2019 e on the short-term evolution of Portuguese economic activity was 34.5, which essentially corresponds to a stabilization of the Panel's index of confidence in the evolution of the economic situation compared to the value of the index in January, which was 34.4. Year-on-year, the index fell by 0.9%. The Panel members' consensus on economic developments remained unchanged.

>> See Methodological Note

ISEG CEGE – Centre for Management Studies organizes at ISEG a course on Structural Equation Modeling, of a theoretical-practical nature, taught by Prof. João Marôco.

This course aims to explore the theoretical foundations and interpret applications of Structural Equation Analysis using the SPSS AMOS software. Classes will start on March 29 and will run once a week for a total of 18h.

More information and registration:
cege1@iseg.ulisboa.pt