Following the launch event of the Strategic Leadership Board, the ISEG Alumni Association launched the 'Leader's Agenda 2025' White Paper, a document that brings together valuable insights into the issues that should mark the leadership agenda this year.
The White Paper featured the participation of the Minister of State and Finance, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, as well as prominent business and academic figures, who addressed important topics such as:
Free download HERE.
Download the CIP/ISEG Economic Climate Barometer for February 2025 here.
The new PhD in Planetary Health at the University of Lisbon starts in October 2025, with applications open from march 3rd.
This PhD will address the most critical global challenges at the intersection of health, environmental, social and political sciences, at local, regional and planetary levels, essential to the concept of planetary health. In this PhD, students will be able to develop solutions and apply them in the laboratory or in virtual environments through collaborative teamwork.
The program involves the 18 Schools of the University of Lisbon and the lecturers and thesis supervisors are specialists from various areas and sectors, both academic and non-academic, committed to promoting an environment conducive to high quality, high impact research.
Goals - Promoting solutions for planetary health.
Focus - Holistic and transdisciplinary perspective.
Impact Model Solution-oriented and collaborative.
Specialties - Six areas of specialization at the end of the first year.
Target audience - Candidates for global health experts.
Application
1st phase - March 3 to 28, 2025
2nd phase - May 12 to June 6, 2025
Join us in this step towards innovation and concrete action for a healthier planet!
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The Master in Finance of ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management reaffirms its excellence in the teaching of finance by winning the national final of the CFA Institute Research Challengethe most prestigious financial competition in the world. With this achievement, ISEG once again represents Portugal and the CFA Society Portugal in the EMEA regional phase of this international competition, where only the best business schools of the world compete for the title.
This consistently outstanding performance by ISEG students reaffirms the quality of the education provided by ISEG. Master in Finance of ISEG as reflected in its position in the Financial Times ranking.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge stands out for testing technical knowledge, analytical thinking and performance in a professional environment.The event challenges students to analyze real companies and present their value recommendations to industry experts. As João Duque, Dean of ISEG, points out: "In this competition there's no room for debatable rankings - only the best reach the top."
By winning the national phase of the competition — where teams from 14 universities and polytechnic institutes participated, with six advancing to the final (ISEG, Católica, Nova, ISCTE, FEP and IST-Técnico) — ISEG students have secured access to the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) of this competition, which will be held in March. The global final, reserved to the world's best teams, will be held in May in Chicago.
At the international level, ISEG has already achieved unique milestones for Portugal, being the only national school to reach the EMEA regional finals of this competition.The school became the EMEA Vice-Champion of the CFA Challenge in 2018, 2019 and 2020 - an achievement earned only by the top 2% of the world’s best business schools competing in the challenge.
With more than 1,000 schools and 6,700 students competing annually across nearly 100 countries,ISEG's results demonstrate that beyond the importance of rankings, the quality of business schools should be measured by the real success of their students in competitive environments.
ISEG expresses its deep sorrow at the passing of Julia Catharina Frankededicated student of our Masters in Management (MIM) program. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.
Below, we share a text about Julia, kindly prepared by Professor Joanna Santiago, coordinator of MiM and supervisor of the student's final master's work.
"It is with deep sorrow and immense sadness that we received the news of the tragic passing of Julia Catharina Franke. Julia passed away unexpectedly on February 24th in Munich, leaving us in shock and grief.
Julia had already submitted her final master's work and, as a result of her dedication and academic excellence, had a paper based on her dissertation accepted for presentation at the International Institute of Knowledge Management conference. Her dedication, intelligence, and committed spirit left a lasting impact on all who had the privilege of knowing and working with her.
In this moment of deep sorrow, we extend our sincerest condolences to Julia’s family, friends, and colleagues. Her memory will remain alive among us, as an exemplary student and a person of great value.
The School would like to pay tribute to Julia, recognising her academic journey and the positive impact she has had on our community. Rest in peace, Julia. You'll always be in our memory".
Joanna Krywalski Santiago
In the 45th edition of the 'Global Management Challenge', two teams from ISEG, made up of students from the MBA and the Master's in Management and Industrial Strategy stood out among the top 8 teams out of 466.
The team made up of MBA students came 7th. Congratulations to the students Vasco Henrique Reis Franco, Sara Oliveira Costa Pinto, André Filipe Tavares Lourenço, Cátia Albertina Carruço Andrade and Young-Arney Grace Ibiai.
The students from the Master's in Management and Industrial Strategy finished in 5th place, forming a mixed team that included IST students. In addition to their 5th place, they also received the 'Luís Alves Costa' Prize, awarded to the team of students with the best performance. Congratulations to our students Francisco José Franco da Silva and Islam Valehli.
The results were revealed during the Closing Dinner, held on February 18 at the Salão Nobre of the Ritz Four Seasons Hotel in Lisbon, with the presence of ISEG's President, Professor João Duque, as well as the vice-president, Professor José Veríssimo.
GMC is an interactive and challenging business simulation that reproduces the dynamic and complex environment of companies in the real world.
Each team, based on a thorough analysis of historical data and a strong teamwork component, is challenged to make decisions in various areas, while facing competition and adapting to economic fluctuations.
On February 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for hybrid training (online and in-person) on Research Academy: Qualitative Comparative Analysis Methodology.
The face-to-face training will take place at Lecture Theatre 4 (Quelhas Building), in English.
Enrolment for the training HERE.
On March 11, at 9:30 a.m., the University of Lisbon will host the event "Sustainability 360º - 1st ULisboa Sustainability Meeting", an initiative dedicated to the presentation of projects, actions and good practices developed by ULisboa Schools.
The main goal of the meeting is to promote constructive discussion on ULisboa's strategy in the field of sustainability and highlight good practices in schools, presented by the Student Unions.
During the event, ULisboa's Sustainability Network (RedeSUSTENTA) will be presented, which aims to foster cooperation between ULisboa's academic community, in order to promote a coordinated response to the pressing challenges of sustainable development and the dissemination of solutions and good practices, with a view to meeting national and international sustainability targets.
The program includes a round table to debate the 'Sustainability 360' theme.
The 'Conversations with Humor', with the participation of Pedro Teixeira da Mota, will bring moments of good cheer among the academic community. There will also be a 'Showcooking', with Chef Marco Fonseca and nutritionist Tatiana Pereira, which will explore creative and sustainable solutions in the field of healthy eating, followed by a food tasting session.
The event will also include prize money awards, which will reward the best videos and posters from the Student Unions, on the initiatives with the greatest impact in the field of sustainability.
Free entry, subject to registration.
On February 28th, from 14h00 to 15h00, for an online training whose theme is Harvard Business Publishing: Online Demonstration for Professors.
Get access to Harvard's premium content, a treasure trove of high-quality resources including case studies, articles, simulations and videos designed to enhance your teaching. Master the use of advanced search tools to effectively find the most relevant and up-to-date materials tailored to your needs.
The training will be delivered in Englishby Sérgio Klecker.
Further information about the training is available at this link.
Registration open HERE.
On February 25th from 14h00 to 15h00, the Library will be holding another online training , this time on the topic of The importance of Collaborative Research.
The training will take place both online and will be directed in English.
Registration and more information HERE.