XLAB - Trial Weeks!

Come meet XLAB (2nd floor, Francesinhas 2)!

XLAB is an experimental laboratory for collecting data on economic, political and social behavior.

Register as a participant and find out what it's like to be in an experimental economics session.

If you do it by May 17, you are eligible to win an iPad!

We hope to see you soon!

You can also register on the XLAB website: http://xlabonline.com/participants/

For the second year in a row, ISEG reached third place in 2019 Society of Actuaries Student Research Case Study Challengepromoted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), one of the most important professional associations in the sector worldwide.
This was the only Portuguese team to reach the competition's podium, beating internationally prestigious universities such as Boston University, Columbia University, among others.

Over eight weeks, the team of students from the Master in Actuarial Science at ISEG analyzed a real Case Study, in order to design a car insurance for autonomous vehicles. The team showed creativity and all its actuarial skills, earning it the third place in the prestigious competition, promoted by SOA, which is dedicated to promoting education and research for the actuarial profession, in direct partnership with Universities around the world.

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" It is with joy and pride that we register this international recognition, for the second consecutive year, the excellence shown by students of the Master in Actuarial Science. In addition to the team that won the third place, there was another team that reached the semi-finals, which is remarkable, considering the set of competing universities", states Maria de Lourdes Centeno, coordinator of the Master's program.

" It is a pride (even for our country) to see ISEG place a team in the World Top 3 of this important international case competition in the area of Insurance and Risk. And this award will be repeated in 2019, as it happened in 2018! This year, additionally, we had one more team reach the semi-finals. Congratulations are in order to our students and the teachers who so well accompany, in a unique and personalized way, the ISEG students. ISEG's internationalization strategy is bearing fruit - as we can see - betting on a very solid quantitative training, but focused on the business reality and the great challenges of the world around us", says Clara Raposo, dean of the ISEG.

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ISEG's Master in Actuarial Science is ranked 15th among the 50 best Master's Degrees in Insurance, worldwide, according to EDUNIVERSAL.

More information at: https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2019-student-case-study/

 

 

 

 
ISEG's confidence index calculated for April 2019 e concerning the evolution of the Portuguese economic activity in the short term was 34.9, which corresponds to an increase in the Panel's confidence index in the evolution of the economy in comparison to the index calculated in March, which was 34.6. In homologous terms, the index decreased 0.9%. The consensus of the Panel members regarding economic developments has increased.

>> See Methodological Note

Applications are open for those over 23 from May 2 to May 17, 2019.

Further information here

 

ISEG will be present in the first edition of TEDxULisboa, represented by LEAPing - association that promotes entrepreneurship among Ulisboa students.

The TEDxULisboa talks will be under the theme "Compass - Find your true north".

Come participate with us!

https://www.ulisboa.pt/evento/tedxulisboa

The China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) grants aim to encourage recent graduates from the University of Lisbon to continue their postgraduate studies at universities in China, contributing to the enhancement of higher education strongly anchored in research, the social and economic valorization of knowledge and active participation in the progress of communities.

The CTG scholarships are intended for graduates of the University of Lisbon. Applicants from all fields of study are eligible.

Applications should be sent to ctg@reitoria.ulisboa.pt until April 30th.

>> Notice of invitation to tender
>> Protocol
>> Regulation 
>> Appointment of jury 

MORE INFORMATION
Lifelong Learning Center:
Tel.: 210 170 117/118 | ctg@reitoria.ulisboa.pt

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