In 2025, the Alumni Económicas -- the ISEG Alumni Association -- is once again organising the Alumni Day Solidarity Gala Dinner in conjunction with Gala Solidária.
The objective of this dinner is to raise funds for the Alumni Económicas Solidarity Programme, securing its continuity. Alumni Económicas seeks to ensure that all students have the right to the opportunity to attend higher education and that no talent is hindered by clearly-proven financial disadvantage.
In the 2024/25 academic year, Alumni supported 21 students of ISEG with proven financial difficulties.
Aware of its social responsibility and the difficult period in which displaced students have to live, particularly in respect to the cost of accommodation in the Lisbon region, as well as other expenses associated with the cost of living, Alumni Económicas intends to continue supporting more ISEG students.
The dinner will take place on 23 October, at 19.45, at ISEG, in the marquee put up on the Patio das Francesinhas, where the Career Awards and the Former Student of the Year Awards will also be presented.
During the event PCareer & Alumni of the Year Awards:
| Former Student Award for Economic, Political and Social Careers | Mario Centeno |
| Management Career Alumni Award | Pedro Castro e Almeida |
| Alumni Award for Academic Career and Research | Nuno Valerio |
| Alumnus of the Year Award - Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 | Paulo Veiga |
| Alumnus of the Year Award - Manager of the Year 2025 | Pedro Leitão |
This will be a day of celebration shared by alumni, faculty, students, members of staff, and friends of ISEG, and we hope to be able to count on your attendance.
Please register by October 11th, HERE.
The Career Awards and Alumnus of the Year Awards are to honour up to five ISEG Alumni each year, with a relevant curriculum, a professional development path of excellence and relevance in terms of functions performed and responsibilities assumed in Portuguese society or abroad, constituting references for the activity of Economist and/or Manager.
According to the Regulations, the awards will be given in the following areas:
- Career Awards
Economic, Political and Social Career
Management Career
Academic Career and Research
- Former Student of the Year Awards
Entrepreneur
Manager of the Year
We invite all members of ISEG Alumni Económicas to put forward names of Alumni that deserve to receive the distinction. A proposal can be made for each of the distinctions or just for one of them, attaching a brief justification for the nomination that includes the aspects to be taken into account referred to in Point 3 of the Regulations.
The deadline for proposals sent to ISEG Alumni Económicas, by email (aaa@iseg.ulisboa.pt) or by letter (Rua do Quelhas, 6 - Gab.204, 1200-781 Lisboa), is 31 August 2025.
A official announcement of the winners and award ceremony will take place on 23 October, at the annual Alumni Day Dinner and Solidarity Gala.
Please consult here the list of colleagues honoured in previous years (up until 2023, the Regulations provided only for the award of two Career Awards: one in an Economic, Political and Social Career and the other in a Managerial and Entrepreneurial Career)
The new level, entitled "Professional Mentoring", represents a strategic investment by ISEG in supporting the growth and career transformation of its former students.
Developed by ISEG Alumni Económicas, the objective of this new initiative is to accompany alumni at a critical stage in their careers, providing them with personalised guidance from mentors with more than 20 years' experience and consolidated career paths. All the mentors are also ISEG alumni, thus creating a bridge between generations that strengthens the School's network as an asset of lasting value.
"It's about creating a bridge between generations of alumni and strengthening the ISEG network as an invaluable asset throughout their careers", says Sandra Alvarez, a member of the Management Board and head of the ISEG Alumni Económicas Mentoring Programme.
Professional Mentoring offers individual and confidential sessions, tailored to the challenges and professional ambitions of each mentee. Mentors are selected on a personalised basis, reflecting the profiles and objectives defined by the participants.
The programme officially starts on 1 July and is available to all ISEG alumni who are members of the ISEG Alumni Económicas association -- a condition that can be met at the time of registration. With this new programme, ISEG strengthens its position as a business school of excellence committed to the success of its students and alumni, promoting opportunities for continuous development in an increasingly demanding and volatile job market.
ISEG Alumni Económicas is the official alumni community of the Lisbon School of Economics & Management. With the objective of strengthening ties between generations of alumni and promoting professional development, networking and knowledge-sharing initiatives, it is a dynamic space that accompanies its members throughout their professional journey.
The new permanent exhibition is housed in the emblematic building of the Quelhas Convent, in the heart of Lisbon, and is a journey
in time.
Through a carefully curated exhibition trail, the 'Memory Space' introduces us to the major milestones in ISEG's history, from the building's beginnings in the 16th century -- when it served as a shelter for foreign refugee nuns -- to its transformation into one of Europe's most prestigious economics and management schools. The project highlights the evolution of the School as a direct heir to the Aula do Comércio, the oldest public school of economics and management in the country.
The exhibition includes historical pieces, emblematic documents, images from each era and multimedia resources that help put the different periods through which the School passed into context.
More than a chronology of facts, the project engages in a lively, sensory and engaging narrative that seeks to bring the academic community and the general public closer to ISEG's rich heritage and symbolism.
See HERE images from the inauguration.
The inauguration included speeches by the Dean of ISEG, Professor João Duque, and retired professor Carlos Bastien, the exhibition's scientific curator. This was followed by the unveiling of the inaugural ribbon, in a symbolic moment that brought together various personalities linked to ISEG, including João Duque, Cândida Mourão (School Board representative), Eduardo Catroga (former student), Carlos Bastien, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento (ISEG professor and current Minister of State and Finance) and António Viana, who was responsible for designing and the execution of the project. Also present were dozens of current and former members of our School community - including students, professors and staff - who joined in for this milestone in the School's history.
The 'Memory Space' stands as a living testimony to ISEG's transforming role in Portuguese society, reflecting the political, social and educational changes
that have marked the country for more than a century. By opening the doors of this new space to the public, ISEG emphasises its commitment to the preservation of memory,
and with the enhancement of its legacy in the education of economics and management.
As part of the celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the Economic Alumni of ISEG, will be held on June 26th, on Portugal's Political and Economic Challenges" conference, part of the cycle of conferences "Where are the world, Europe and Portugal heading?".
The session will take place in the CGD Auditorium (Quelhas Building, 2nd Floor), and is scheduled to start at 6pm. António Mendonça, Augusto Mateus, Manuel Mira Godinho and Vitor Bento are speakers.
Free admission, subject to prior registration on this link.
A Economic Alumni of ISEG have just launched a new level of its Mentoring Programme - Professional Mentoring.
This new level of the Programme has been designed to respond to a critical stage in any alumnus's career, providing them with individual and strategic support from mentors with more than 20 years' experience and consolidated careers.
The mentors are leading professionals, also ISEG alumni, ready to share knowledge, open doors and help unlock challenges.
The Mentoring Programme offers individualised mentoring sessions, adapted to the specific needs and objectives of each mentee, in a confidential and personalised format.
Anyone may apply who is a former ISEG or ISEG Executive Education student, with 5 to 15 years of professional experience and members of ISEG Alumni Económicas may apply (this condition can be regularised at the time of registration).
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be part of a group of leaders who want to share, learn and grow in an environment of excellence, rigour, relaxation and friendship.
The deadline for applications for mentees is 15 June.
Registration available on this link.
A Alumni Económicas - ISEG's Alumni Association, together with ISEG Commission Generation 1996-2000, is organising the commemorative meeting for the 25th anniversary reunion of the Class of 2000, which will take place on 28 June 28, starting at 18.30, in the ISEG.
The deadline for registration is 19 June. Registrants will be informed later of all the venues in which the event will take place.
Further information and registration on this link.
ISEG Alumni Económicas organizes the conference 'The Savings and Investments Union: Financing the Future', on 30 May, starting at 18.00, in the CGD Auditorium (Quelhas, 2nd Floor).
As part of the 35th Anniversary of ISEG Alumni Económicas, the seminar will include as keynote speaker Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union.
The seminar will be held in Portuguese.
Free admission, subject to prior registration on this link.
ISEG hosts the conference "Natália Correia: Poetry as Prophecy", on 27 May, starting at 18.00, in the Auditorium 2 (Quelhas, 2nd Floor).
Organised by ISEG Alumni Económicas Cultural Group, the conference will feature the writer and journalist Fernando Dacosta and will be moderated by Mário Máximo and Hélder de Oliveira.
Free admission, subject to room capacity.
The Alumni Económicas - Associação dos Antigos Alunos do ISEG (ISEG Alumni Association), together with the Class of 1975 Reunion Committee, is organising the commemorative reunion of the 50th anniversary of the undergraduate class of 1975, to be held on 17 May 2025, at ISEG (Quelhas Building), starting at 10.45.
The deadline for registration is 9 May. The venues where the event will take place will be communicated to those who register nearer the date.
Further information and registration HERE.
