Executive MBA
Lisbon, Portugal
DURATION
20 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
06 Sep 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 34,900
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 3rd round
Introduction
Our Executive MBA is among the best 100 MBAs in the world according to the FT ranking*.
It is a 22-month part-time MBA, with a rigorous academic component from two top European business schools, Católica-Lisbon and Nova SBE, provided in collaboration with MIT Sloan. The program offers a holistic approach to management education and has an action-learning focus, which will enable you to foster a successful career advancement with minimal disruption of your professional and personal life. (*Financial Times Executive MBA ranking 2024)
At a glance
- Duration: 20 months
- Start date: October 2025
- Work experience: 5 years
- Location: Lisbon / Boston
Action Learning
Business Project
You will be able to apply the skills and concepts learned throughout the MBA in a real business project by delivering a strategic recommendation. International expansion, new products/services launch, turnarounds and start-up deployments are the kind of challenges that you and your team will tackle.
Business Simulation
As part of the Board of Directors of a B2C global corporation, you will compete in a fierce global market simulation to develop a GTM strategy and decide on equity and capital structures while ensuring the effective use of resources and social responsibility policies.
Leadership Stream
You will expand your leadership competencies with a range of tools and resources that will encourage you to embrace agile ways of working, rethinking your role and your teams and unleashing a collective creative capacity to navigate the growing complexity of business and society.
In a structured journey, essential connected topics will be addressed, including power and social networks, resiliency and adaptability, feedback and self-awareness, stress management, time management and personal productivity, among others.
MIT Immersion
As a student of the Lisbon MBA Executive, you will have a rigorous 1-week immersion experience at MIT Sloan, in Boston, built on the MIT motto of “mens et manus”(mind and hand) combining classes developed from cutting-edge research with company visits to further develop a business vision in a global and entrepreneurial environment.
Faculty
Widely recognized for teaching excellence and generation of original research, our faculty from two top European business schools, Católica Lisbon and Nova SBE, in collaboration with MIT Sloan, are continuously pushing the boundaries of knowledge with a unique combination of scientific excellence and hands-on practical business relevance.
International connections complement our world-class faculty with top practitioners, who are dedicated to the development of talent by challenging our students` way of thinking, bringing the latest trends and breakthrough ideas, fostering team spirit and out-of-the box approach to business problem-solving.
Ideal Students
We are looking for a diverse group of high-potential candidates who share our mission and values.
Who want to stretch themselves and push the boundaries. Enquirers, with intellectual curiosity, who are not satisfied with the status quo and are eager to drive and inspire change with purpose.
Who are driven by values of the highest ethical standards, such as collaboration, integrity, and respect for others, and willing to support their colleagues and foster a shared learning experience with the class.
Alongside the academic ability to master analytical and quantitative concepts, we are looking for candidates who bring a variety of skills, accomplishments, and aspirations.
In a nutshell, applicants from all over the world with exceptional intellectual and behavioral abilities will thrive during the program and make a positive and lasting impact on people, organizations, and communities.
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Career Opportunities
Find your Purpose, Explore & Experience, Prepare to Make an Impact.
The commitment of the Career Management Center is to partner with students to succeed in achieving a meaningful and life-long career fulfillment by supporting them in defining a career strategy and an action plan customized to their personal journey.
Curriculum
You do not need to stop working to do an MBA and leverage your career! Our flexible schedule allows students with busy lives to have time for their families, their careers, and their MBA.
The program runs for 22 months. The schedule is a mix of 3 intensive weeks, and 30 weekends of classes – Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30 am to 5:15 pm – mostly every 3 weeks. Occasionally, students will have 3 days of classes (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday).
Admissions
Rankings
Top 50 in the World
24th Best MBA in Europe
#1 in Portugal
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
There are different scholarships available to help you finance your MBA, contributing to cover the cost of the program. This is a way to promote excellence and meritocracy, promoting diversity and providing inclusion within the class, generating an exciting and productive learning environment.
How to apply
- You will find the scholarship application inside the MBA’s application form;
- To be considered for a scholarship, you will need to write an essay (you can apply only for one of our scholarships);
- If accepted to join our MBA program, you will be informed if you are awarded a scholarship and what the respective amount is (up to 40% of the tuition fees).
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.