Professor Tiago Gonçalves, from ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management, who will be honoured at the Awards Ceremony of Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2025 Scientific Awards, has received the "Economics and Management" award in recognition of the quality of her scientific work. Professor Mariya Gubareva, also from ISEG, will receive an Honourable Mention.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on 25 June at 17.30 at the Pavilhão de Portugal in Lisbon.
The Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards, consisting of a research incentive worth €6,500, has as its purpose the reward of scientific research activity of high quality and impact and its international publication.
Further information is available on the Universidade de Lisboa website.
Graduates obtain the most significant salary improvement among Portuguese schools.
All graduates, without exception, find a job within three months of completing their Master's degree.
The ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management has once again been distinguished by the Financial Times' prestigious global ranking of the best Master's in Finance for the sixth time in a row. ISEG has been in the top 30 of this ranking for the past three years, climbing three positions in this 2025 edition, reaching the 27th place worldwide.
"This international recognition shows that ISEG is at the forefront of finance education, not only in Portugal, but also globally. We are proud to be in such a competitive ranking, which reinforces our mission to educate professionals of excellence, prepared for the challenges of an ever-changing world" says João Duque, the Dean of ISEG.
Among five Portuguese schools in the ranking, ISEG has strengthened its position in the Top 30, standing out for its three-month employability rate (100%) and improving the salaries of its graduates (84%). The Master's degree is one of the 20 best in the world for career progression.
It should be noted that the Master's in Finance is a CFA®-approved degree, which covers more than 70% of the syllabus required to become a Chartered Financial Analyst. It also offers five annual scholarships for this organisation's exams and its students benefit from a study trip to Frankfurt, including visits to the main European institutions, the stock exchange, banks, insurance companies and the best business schools of the region.
In the ranking, three business schools of Lisbonare included, reinforcing the city's growing relevance for education in finance in Europe. As a public school of Universidade de Lisboa, ISEG continues to establish itself as an academic benchmark of excellence, combining tradition, innovation and accessibility.
Its continued presence in the Financial Times ranking affirms ISEG's international projection and its commitment to quality education, supporting students' careers and creating a positive impact on society.
See the Executive Education 2025 ranking of Financial Times here.
ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management has once again been recognised as a Transforming School, again achieving Level 4 (out of 5 possible) of Positive Impact Rating (PIR), an international evaluation of the social and environmental impact of business schools, conducted by the students themselves.
After achieving this status for the first time in 2023, ISEG has once again risen to Level 4 in the 2025 edition, confirming its ongoing commitment to having a positive impact on society. This international distinction places ISEG alongside other schools with a global reputation such as ESADE (Spain), Imperial College Business School (UK) and Kozminski University (Poland).
The PIR is conducted by students for students, evaluating schools on the basis of seven impact criteria grouped into three key areas: Energizing, Educating and Engaging. In the case of ISEG, students actively participated by answering a detailed survey, with the support of the Students' Association.
"This result is another clear sign that ISEG is on the right track. The return to Level 4 shows that we are listening to our students and are evolving with them. We want to educate conscious professionals and citizens who are committed to the future of the planet and their communities," says Winnie Picoto, Vice-Dean of ISEG, with responsibility for Sustainability.
The PIR is produced by Positive Impact Rating Association (PIRA), a non-profit organisation that seeks to promote a new generation of business schools committed to sustainable development, the common good and the transformation of society through education.
The ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management was present EFMD Annual Conferencewhere the EQUIS awards ceremony. The conference took place in Munich, Germany, with the Technical University of Munich School of Management as host and the Graduate Management Admission Council as partner. Alfons Sauquet, Director of EQUIS and Quality Services at EFMD, emphasized that ISEG exemplifies "excellence in education, incorporating a commitment to social impact'.
This accreditation recognizes the quality of ISEG's education in the fields of economics and management, as well as its scientific research and executive training, placing the school as one of 130 triple-crown institutions in the worldIn other words, they hold the three main international accreditations (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA). This group includes schools such as London Business School, Imperial College, Saïd, Warwick, HEC Paris, INSEAD and St. Gallen.
Find out more about EQUIS here.
The Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2025 Scientific Awards Ceremony will take place at 17.30 on 25 June 2025, at the Pavilhão de Portugal.
The Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards, the €6,500 research incentive is designed to reward the carrying out and international publication of scientific research of high quality and impact.
The ceremony will be preceded by the Universidade de Lisboa Scientific Conference, dedicated to the topic ‘ULisboa in the European Research Area: Building Attractive Careers, Strengthening Universities’.
Programme
| 10.00-16.30 | Scientific Conference |
| Coffee break | Debate Collection of contributions and identification of institutional priorities for the HR Excellence in Research action plan. |
| 17.30 | Ceremony of Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2025 Scientific Awards |
Further information here.
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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has announced the launch of the 2025 edition of the Gulbenkian New Talent Scholarships. This is a programme for exceptional students in Portuguese higher education, which promotes their talent and encourages them to begin research in the areas of Science, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
The scholarships include an immersive talent enrichment programme. In addition to a scientific retreat during the weekend, tutoring by a university professor of recognised merit will be included and monitoring by a Scientific Committee, creating an opportunity for potential talent to achieve exceptional and innovative performance.
To be eligible for this programme, students must be:
The annual value of the scholarship is calculated on the basis of three components:
The application period will run from 10.00 on 1 September to 15.00 on 30 September 2025.
Further information HERE.
The CWUR ranking CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) once again positions ULisboa as leader among Portuguese universities, classifying it in 218th place worldwide, 79th in Europe and among the 1,1% best universities in the world.
Published annually since 2012, the CWUR ranking this year evaluated more than 21,000 universities and released a list of the 2,000 best ranked. The evaluation is based on four main indicators: alumni distinguished with relevant international awards (25%), alumni who hold CEO positions in the world's largest companies (25%), international prizes awarded to faculty and researchers (10%) and performance in scientific research (40%).
The countries with the highest number of universities represented in the CWUR 2025 top 2,000 are China (346 universities), which has overtaken the United States (319), followed by Japan (107), the United Kingdom (89), France (71) and Russia (43).
Further information available on this link.
The 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.
In partnership with CEMAPRE / ISEG Research, ISEG is hosting the international conference Stochastics & Computational Finance 2025 - new trends from Academia to Real-World Applicationswhich takes place from September 2-5, 2025.
SCF 2025 will focus on cutting-edge research in financial and computational mathematicsIt will also highlight emerging and innovative areas. The event will bring together academics from top international research institutions and aims to be a bridge between theory and practice, addressing contemporary challenges such as the risk associated with climate change and sustainable finance.
The program includes plenary lectures, thematic sessions, mini-symposia and poster presentations.
Important dates:
More information is available at official conference website.