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ISCTE Business School
Master in Business Administration
MSc. in Business Administration
IBS - ISCTE Business School is committed to fully exploring the new frontiers of
the Bologna Agreement, by offering an international MSc.BA that can provide each
student an unforgettable learning experience and a valuable tool to succeed in the
complex but fascinating today's business world. The MSc.BA aims to provide an
applied managerial experience that will lead to the development of the skills
required to engage in a dynamic and rewarding career in a global world.
The MSc.BA builds upon a significant focus on personal skills, offering a state-ofthe-art personal development program (PdP) and innovative leadership and
creativity discovery experiences.
Finally, our label "MSc.BA" states what the program is all about: an academic
experience with professional value, providing an educational journey that may
represent a decisive step to succeed in the business world.
We invite you to learn more about our program and about how we envisage the
role of the business executive and the development of organizations in the years to
come.
Directors
Eduardo Baptista Correia
Pedro Fontes Falcão
Why Choose the IBS MSc. BA
There are 7 strong reasons to choose the full time International MSc.BA of
IBS - ISCTE Business School:
1. A global vision of business. Students will regularly be faced with cases and
testimonials of the international business dimension and interact with a highly
internationally exposed faculty. In addition, students will have a course spread
along the curricular year of Doing Business Internationally, covering the fastest
growing economies, such as Brazil, China and India, and exploring the different
political, cultural, economical and managerial atmospheres of different geographical
zones. Finally, a direct contact with a new environment, trough a mid week visit to
Barcelona, Spain, will offer an additional international exposure.
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2. A key emphasis in the personal development of each student. Considered a
critical feature of the MSc.BA, a parallel program is offered for exploring and
developing every dimension of behavior, attitudes and personal skills in order to
help students to better lead people, spread innovation and embrace change.
3. An individual business mentor, who is a senior manager and who will provide
advice, counselling and expertise in the preparation for the development of a
professional career.
4. An innovative leadership experience. Enhancing self-development also includes a
unique joint practical training at the Portuguese Navy's Leadership School,
internationally reputed by its high quality simulation training and coaching.
5. A networking process of teambuilding and experience exchange from day one.
The program starts with a residential weekend aimed at accelerating personal
contact, team chemistry and program awareness. This spirit is reinforced all year
round with many other activities.
6. An applied business approach. As a final compulsory requirement, each student
has to prepare a project either through an internship in Portugal or abroad, or
through a self identified project, covering a business situation and allowing the
integration of all the program experience.
7. A living experience in one of the safest and most cosmopolitan cities in Europe.
With a very competitive cost of living, a warm climate, sandy beaches and a highly
cosmopolitan and multicultural population - this is Europe's West Coast capital.
The Business World Approach
A deep and interactive contact with the business world is a key element in
our MSc.BA:
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Mentoring process. During the program, each participant will have a business
mentor, typically a senior manager with experience in large companies. Mentors
will provide business insight, some career development advice as well as
support,
•
if
desired,
in
identifying
the
final
projects.
Top manager agenda seminar. Throughout the program, students will attend
classes delivered by senior managers or reputed academics, where a topic is
analyzed and discussed.
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Lecturing style. Each course will have several business illustrations, in the
form of cases, research findings, and small side-projects developed as training
tools that empower the application of concepts, as well as the analytical skills of
participants.
•
Final project. The compulsory final project is the ultimate challenge of the
program, offering participants the opportunity to apply their newly gained
knowledge to a real business situation. The project may be driven by an
internship, which the student may get either provided by the School in top
international or large Portuguese firms, by the student's initiative or by ongoing
consulting activities of the faculty. Although it preferably aims to incorporate a
strategic framework in an international context, there is enough degree of
freedom to accommodate sector and functional diversity.
•
AUDAX Entrepreneurship Venture. The development of a new business is
the entrepreneurial alternative for the final project. AUDAX is the IBS
entrepreneurship center which offers a stimulating environment for the creation
of new ventures in association with a private fund aimed at financing start-ups
developed by students.
The Personal Development Programme
The PdP is one of the cornerstones of the MSc.BA. In today's challenging business
world, the interpersonal skill-set is one of the keys to success. The PdP is designed
to catalyze the process of building the skills and behavior in general of future
business leaders.
The PdP program addresses two key areas - developing your personality (DyP)
and
catalyzing your career (CyC):
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• The DyP approach develops students' ability to lead people, produce innovation
and embrace change. Furthermore all workshops will focus on the development of
communication, teamwork and efficiency skills.
•
The CyC approach helps students to better manage their career, prepare for the
recruiting process and to fast forward their network.
•
The PdP program builds on different phases for personal growth:
1. "Creating visions" - In the first weekend of the Master program, every student
develops a personal vision for the next year of development at IBS.
2. "Plan of Excellence" - With the help of a Personal Coach the students create a
"Plan of Excellence", a step-by-step plan, based on the vision and on a status-quo
check of the current strengths and challenges.
3. "Striving for Excellence" - Throughout the year the process of striving for
excellence will be catalyzed through a combination of workshops, tutorials and
simulations.
Leading personal development systems, such as Neuro-linguistic Programming
(NLP) and the Myers-Briggs-Type Indicator (MBTI), will be adopted in the sessions.
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Neuro-linguistic
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a set of techniques for
Programming
personal development to improve the performance of self-
(NLP))
management, motivation, communication and negotiation.
The MBTI®, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is a questionnaire to
explore the characteristics of the student's personality. More
MBTI
than 5 Million people take the indicator every year. In the
professional world, the MBTI® is used in the development of
leadership skills and in team-development.
The PdP will challenge and motivate each and every student to develop their
personal potential and be better prepared to lead people, hand pressure and deliver
results. Through the continual and individualized process throughout the whole year
at IBS, students can grow in a sustainable way to become leaders in different
organizations.
The Leadership Experience
As part of the Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Course, students will be
challenged by a two full days practical training at the Portuguese Navy's Leadership
School, which is internationally reputed by its high quality simulation training and
coaching program, that will help students to better develop management team and
leadership skills.
The Creativity Programme
Most of today's business success arises from innovation and creativity - in every
phase of the business cycle. This program aims to stimulate students' ability to
make new and unexpected connections between different areas of human activity
where creative thinking is present.
The MSc.BA will bring forward the analysis and exploration of creative processes,
seeking to capacitate the students to:
•
Understand the importance of creativity and the sharing of knowledge for
leadership and for creating and selling ideas, as fundamental competencies of
management;
•
Use creativity tools and processes from diverse existing theories and artistic
activities;
•
Create contexts for the emergence of creative ideas for the creation of value,
inclusion, motivation and passionate dedication in the workplace;
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Analyze the different positions, values and rules that preside to the construction
of meanings or discourses, in all areas of human culture and interaction;
•
Apply and train processes of analysis and deconstruction of each one's position
versus those of others, as well as train processes of generating critical thinking
and of developing personal dynamics in shifting from one viewpoint to another.
At the end of the program, students should be aware of their creative abilities and
those of others to think "out of the box", in a teamwork environment, in order to
create and better sell ideas. Participants will be expected to trust their capacities in
managing complexity and uncertainty when facing unexpected and unknown
ituations. First and foremost, students are expected to become increasingly open
to the process of creating without preconceived ideas about the outcome.
Curriculum
Term 0 - Introduction to Management
Considering that academic and professional background of participants varies
across the candidates, IBS is offering a preliminary term that will focus on
Introduction to Business Topics. This term will be compulsory or optional upon the
evaluation of the CV of each selected candidate.
1st SEMESTER (September - January)
•
IS/IT for Managers
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Data analysis, Modelling and Research
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Global Management
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Business Economics
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Financial Reporting
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Managerial Accounting
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Marketing Management
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Doing Business Internationally (*)
2nd SEMESTER (January - May)
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Strategic Management
•
Logistics
•
Operations Management
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Leadership
•
Human Resources Management
•
Corporate Finance
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•
Negotiation
•
Doing Business Internationally (*)
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Visit to Barcelona, Spain
•
Leadership training at the Portuguese Navy's Leadership School
(*) - This course is divided in short modules scheduled through the two curricular
semesters
SUMMER TERM (June-July)
•
Electives (up to four courses)
•
Project preparation
•
3rd SEMESTER (starting September)
•
Project development (internship or self identified project)
Calendar
Academic Year 2009/10
PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND LENGTH
Term 0 (Optional)
Introductory courses
From
Sept. 7
Until
Sept. 18
Kick-Off Weekend Vision Weekend (Residential)
Sept. 19 Sept. 20
1st SEMESTER
Courses
Sept. 21 Dec. 4
2nd SEMESTER
Courses
Jan. 25
SUMMER TERM
Courses and Final Project preparation May 31
3rd SEMESTER
Final Project Development
EXAMS
Sep. 1
From
Dec. 7
Dec. 18
2nd chance 1st semester exams
Jan. 4
Jan. 15
Mid-Term Exams
Mar 4
Mar 10
May 3
May 14
Final Exams
Final Exams
2nd chance 2nd semester exams May 17
May 28
Final Exams
Jul. 23
Jul. 12
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Until
Oct. 30
1st Semester
Summer Term
Jul. 9
Oct. 26
Mid-Term Exams
2nd Semester
Apr. 30
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HOLIDAYS From
Until
Christmas
Dec. 21 Jan. 3
Carnival
Feb. 15 Feb.17
Easter
Mar. 29 Apr. 2
Note: although IBS does not expect it, minor changes to the calendar may happen due to
unexpected or external events not controlled by IBS.
Faculty
IBS faculty members are active players in the development of management
knowledge, through an outstanding scientific track record published in top scientific
journals featuring, additionally, three key elements:
•
A full time faculty with PhD from well known universities and diverse locations
such as London Business School, Strathclyde Business School, Warwick and
Glasgow University (UK), Leuven (Belgium), HEC - Paris (France), Lausanne
(Switzerland), Trier (Germany), and Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, North Carolina,
Penn State and Wisconsin (US), delivering to the class an international vision
and experience and the state-of-the art in management;
•
A part time faculty, professors of management practice with prominent business
positions, connecting students, through classes, workshops and seminars, to an
insight vision of the business world;
•
A common goal of delivering an outstanding learning experience in every
course, closely monitored and evaluated, feeding a long life reputation of
teaching skills and performance.
List of Faculty *
Rui ALPALHÃO
He holds a PhD degree in Finance from ISCTE Business School. He is a part time
Professor and Director of the graduate program in real estate finance at IBS. He is
the CEO of FundBox, a leading real estate fund management company and
previously he was CEO and Executive Board member of several financial companies
in Portugal. His research interests are in the areas of privatizations, fund
management, and real estate finance.
Eduardo Baptista CORREIA
He is co - director of the MSc.BA. He holds a PhD in Finance from Strathclyde
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Business School (UK) and a Masters in Strategy and Marketing from the Glasgow
University (UK). After being in the Finance area at IBS, he moved in 2001 to the
Marketing Area, with a strong emphasis, both in terms of teaching and publications,
in the field of new technologies applied to marketing. He combines academic life
with consulting. He is the non-executive president of WM - New Marketing
Concepts.
Manuel Lopes da COSTA
He is senior Partner at Deloitte (Portugal) in the area of financial services industry
and Part time Professor at IBS. He has an extensive consulting experience. We was
managing partner of the area of financial services at Accenture leading all the
offices in Africa and in the IGEM region (Italy, Greece, Russia and Eastern European
Countries). He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from IST, Technical University of
Lisbon.
Gavin ECCLES
He holds a Master degree in Management from the University of Surrey (UK). He is
a senior business consultant in the areas of International marketing and business
planning strategies, providing expertise to top international companies, such as
British Airways, Marks & Spencer and Marriott Hotels.
Pedro Fontes FALCÃO
He is co-director of the MSc. BA. He holds a PhD degree in Management from IBS
and an MBA from the Harvard Business School (USA). He is Invited Assistant
Professor at IBS. He is the IBS Executive MBA Director. He has experience in
management positions in large Portuguese and multinational companies. His
teaching and consulting interests are focused in the areas of negotiation, strategy
and mergers & acquisitions.
Roger FORMISANO
He holds a PhD degree in Business from the University of North Carolina (US). He is
Professor of Executive Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Visiting
Professor since 2003 at IBS. He returned to the University of Wisconsin in 2001
after nine years in the private sector, serving as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer for United Wisconsin Services, a multi-line, publicly traded
insurance company and as President of Compcare, one of the state's largest HMOs.
He has consulted with major corporations and government agencies.
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Alberta Di GUILLI
She holds a PhD in Finance from SDA Bocconi (Italy). She is Assistant Professor at
IBS. Her research interests are in the areas of corporate finance behavioral finance
and entrepreneurial finance.
Helena ISIDRO
She has a PhD degree in Accounting from the University of Lancaster (UK). She is
Assistant Professor at IBS and visiting Professor at Cass Business School, City
University (UK). She is currently involved in the European Financial Reporting
Advisory Group in an expert panel to analyze the evolution and business impact of
international accounting standards. Her research has been published in journals
such as the Accounting and Business Research.
Carmen LAGES
She holds a PhD degree in Marketing from the University of Warwick (UK). She is
Assistant Professor of Marketing at IBS. Her research interests are in the areas of
corporate communication and identity, metrics for relationship marketing and B-toB relationships in an international context. She has articles published in journals
such as Journal of International Marketing, Journal of Business Research and
European Journal of Marketing.
Maria João MAJOR
She holds a PhD degree in Accounting from the Manchester Business School (UK).
She is Assistant Professor of Accounting at IBS. Her research interests are mainly
related to the analysis of Activity Based Cost (ABC) implementation and critical
review, with publications in the Management Accounting Research and in the
Handbook of Cost Management and Accounting. She has been a consultant to
several companies in the design, assessment and implementation of ABC systems.
António Gomes MOTA
He holds a PhD degree in Management from IBS - ISCTE Business School. He is the
Dean of IBS since 2003. He has an extensive experience in the finance industry, as
Director, CEO and Chairman of several financial institutions. He has been a
consultant in strategic and risk management issues for some of the largest
Portuguese firms and international firms such as Lockheed and Samsung. He is
author of several books on corporate finance, corporate restructuring and
investments.
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Clara RAPOSO
She holds a PhD degree in Finance, from the London Business School (UK). She is
Associate Professor of Finance at IBS. Previously, she was Assistant Professor at
Said Business School, Oxford University. She has published in top scientific journals
such as the Journal of Finance and she has been involved in several consultant
projects in the area of corporate finance and risk management for clients such as
Finantia and Lockheed.
Dana REDFORD
He is currently finishing his PhD in Management at IBS. He has been involved in the
development of several forums and networks in the areas of social
entrepreneurship and responsibility and he acting as a consultant in the areas of
marketing research and internationalization.
António ROBALO
He holds a PhD degree in Management from the University of Trier (Germany). He
is Professor of Management and International Business at IBS and Visiting Professor
in several universities in Europe and Far East such as the University of Vienna and
University of Osaka. He is the Director of the Master in International Management
and Associate Dean for International Relations at IBS.
Fátima SALGUEIRO
She holds a PhD degree in Social Statistics from the University of Southampton
(UK). She is Assistant Professor of Statistics at IBS. Her research interests are
centered in the applications of statistics to several different data settings and
environments, with publications in top scientific journals such as the Journal of
Multivariate Analysis and Biometrika. She has an extensive teaching experience in
the area of data analysis for Management.
Joaquim Pacheco dos SANTOS
He holds a master degree in Organizational Behavior from ISPA (Portugal). He is a
visiting Professor at IBS and Professor of Organizational Behavior and Leadership at
the Portuguese Post Graduate Army Institute and at the Navy School.
Ian THOMPSON
He is Lecturer in the Department of Accounting at Strathclyde University Business
School (UK), and visiting Professor at IBS. He has published in well known scientific
journals such as Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting Forum,
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Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting Education: An
International Journal and Critical Perspectives on Accounting. He has an extensive
consultant experience and policy advice given to large corporations, professional
bodies, government or regulatory bodies and not-for-profit organizations.
Mohamed Azim GULAMHUSSEN
He holds a PhD degree in Finance from the University of Reading (UK). He is
Assistant Professor at IBS. His research interests are mainly related to the
international finance and banking, with publications in several top scientific
journals such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, International Business Review
and Journal of Multinational Finance Management. He has been a consultant to
several companies and governmental agencies.
Rodolfo RIVAS
He holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut (USA). He is Professor of
Management at Florida Atlantic University. He has more than 20 years of
experience in senior management positions in large multinational companies and a
successful track record in executive education. His teaching and consulting interests
are focused in the areas of multinational cultural management and human
resources management.
* Due to unexpected events, the faculty compositions may suffer some adjustments.
Additionally, it will include several international visiting faculty that are annually invited by
IBS.
Candidate Profile and Requirements
Candidate Profile
IBS aims to bring in participants from diverse cultural, educational and academic
background. Candidates are evaluated on their potential and also on the fit between
professional aspirations and the program curriculum offered. IBS is looking for
achievers, leaders and innovators, people who want to make a distinctive mark in
the program and, even more important, in professional careers. In the admissions
process, evidence of academic excellence and leadership potential will be valued
and emphasis will be put on diversity of backgrounds, drive, maturity and
broadmindedness.
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Candidate Requirements
Candidates will have to show evidence / to present:
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Bachelor degree awarded by a University or Higher Education Institute;
•
2 references (academic or professional);
•
Although not mandatory, results from GMAT ( IBS code - 0964) or GRE may
enhance the application;
•
Evidence of English proficiency;
•
Essay supporting the motivation to apply (filled in on line application form).
Application Process
You can apply online or download a copy of the application form.
Application Deadline:
Applications are now open for the academic year of 2009/10. There are three
phases:
Early application - until 31 of May 2009.
Early applications, if selected will have a deduction of 250 € in the regular tuition
fee.
Regular applications - until 30 of June 2009.
Late applications - until 17 of July
Late applications will have a surcharge of 250 € in the regular tuition fee.
Early applications are advised, as the evaluation process is carried out on a rolling
basis. A decision on each application usually takes 2 to 3 weeks after receiving it.
After the application is accepted, each candidate has three weeks to send the
required documentation listed below and to pay the initial amount of 300 € (to be
deducted from the first instalment of the tuition fee) to secure the placement.
Important Notice:
If your application is selected, you will have three weeks to send the following
documentation:
•
A copy of your official transcript of Bachelor's/ Master's degree certificates;
•
Academic transcripts of courses and marks (optional);
•
GMAT or GRE Score report (optional);
•
English score report or diploma (when applicable);
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Two photos.
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ISCTE Business School
Admissions International Programmes
Av. Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt
1600-189 LISBOA
Portugal
Tuition and Cost of Living
Tuition
For the full-time MSc.BA program the tuition is 4,950 € for European Union
residents and 7,950 € for non-European Union residents (plus 1,500 € for the
project, applied both to European and non-European residents). The payments are
done by instalments:
•
September 2009: €1,600 (€2,600 for non-EU residents)*
•
January 2010: €1,600 (€2,600 for non-EU residents)
•
May 2010: €1,750 (€2,750 for non-EU residents)
•
September 2010: €1,500 (project tuition)
* The €250 deduction or surcharge related with early or late applications (see
applications section) is applied to this instalment.
This tuition includes:
•
Travel and accommodation in the mid week residential stay at Barcelona, Spain.
•
Travel, accommodation and meals in the initial residential weekend and in the
leadership practical training.
•
Free access to all facilities and general services of IBS.
•
Generous quota for printing and copies throughout the program.
Cost of Living
Lisbon has a very competitive cost of living among major cities of European
countries. The following table gives an approximate indication of major living cost
items:
Item
Amount (Monthly)
Housing
€325
Food
€275
Transportation
€40
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Health Insurance
€50
TOTAL
€690
Scholarships
A very limited number of scholarships will be available for high profiled candidates
joining the full-time MSc.BA program. Scholarships will cover up to 100% of the
tuition fees.
Scholarships will be given to candidates with a sound evidence of outstanding
academic achievement. A high GMAT or GRE score will increase the prospects of
obtaining a scholarship.
Candidates applying to a scholarship need to submit their application not later than
May 9 and additionally to fill in the scholarship application form below.
A decision on the scholarships will be announced by the end of May.
Practical Details
European Union (EU) and EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) citizens have
the right to move to another Member State to live, study and work, but should
contact the Department of Immigration and Border Control after arriving to
Portugal. Evidence will have to be given of enrolment at ISCTE, as well as proof of
health insurance coverage and sufficient financial resources.
Nationals of non-EU or non-EEA countries must apply for a study visa, which is a
special permit designed for foreign students coming to Portugal. This visa must be
obtained from the consular section of the Portuguese Embassy or Consulate in the
country of residence. Should you have any doubts, please check with your local
Portuguese embassy or consulate. The study visa may be granted on a multiple
entry basis and is valid for one year.
You
may
find
a
list
of
Portuguese
Embassies
at
http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt/mne/estrangeiro/indicehtml
Furthermore, information on foreign embassies in Lisbon can be found at
www.min-nestrangeiros.pt/mne/missoes/
The Portuguese Public Health System covers students from the EU holding a valid
document issued by the Health Authority of the country of origin.
If you have a private health insurance, check with the insurer company if it can
provide extra medical cover for your stay abroad. Be sure that your current health
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insurance policy is valid until the end of your studies. If you are not an EU citizen,
check which documents are required to receive assistance in Portugal with your
medical assistance services. You must be sure you have appropriate medical
coverage for the duration of your studies in Portugal.
Facilities and Location
ISCTE Business School is strategically located in the center of Lisbon. At its
doorsteps, there is a subway station and wide number of bus routes, allowing an
easy and fast access to any part of the city. Within a short walking distance there is
a wide choice of hotels, restaurants and shops, as well as one of the largest sport
and recreational centers of Lisbon. The airport is at ten minutes driving distance.
Click here to see how to reach ISCTE.
In spite of being in the center of Lisbon, ISCTE campus offers a significant area of
open air space and a calm atmosphere. The facilities include four buildings (45,000
m2) with the more recent building awarded with the Valmor Prize, the most
prestigious
Portuguese
architecture
prize.
ISCTE Business School (IBS) has its own graduate building where the MSc.BA
classes take place. It is a modern building fully equipped with state-of-the-art
technology. It has several study rooms, computer labs, internet wireless access,
and recreational zones, a restaurant and a permanent art gallery.
Students also have:
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Access to the ISCTE Library, situated in "Building II", specialized in the areas of
management, social and technological sciences. There are approximately 40
thousand titles and 2,200 journals in paper or in digital support.
•
Access to the Financial Lab, with a vast set of financial-oriented databases Bloomberg, Reuters Xtra/ Knowledge, Datastream, Worldscope, Compustat
(North America), Eventus, CRSP, Thomson One Banker and WRDS.
•
Remote access to excellent research systems, like B-On (more than 16,000
scientific magazines available), ABI/Inform Global, Proquest, Web of Knowledge
and JSTOR.
Furthermore, each student has free access to all areas of the campus, taking
advantage of every study, recreational and catering facilities available. At two
minutes walking distance, there is a very large sports facility center, comprising
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several sports pavilions, football and rugby fields, running tracks, swimming pools,
among many others.
Location
ISCTE Business School
ISCTE Business School is strategically located in the center of Lisbon. At its
doorsteps, there is a subway station and wide number of bus routes, allowing an
easy and fast access to any part of the city. Within a short walking distance there is
a wide choice of hotels, restaurants and shops, as well as one of the largest sport
and recreational centers of Lisbon. The airport is at ten minutes driving distance.
The Lisbon Experience
Lisbon is Europe's West Coast capital and the closest gateway to Africa and
Americas. It is also known as the white city, for its unique luminosity. The light,
the atmosphere and the Atlantic climate, blended with Mediterranean influences,
with warm sunny winters and cool summers, contribute altogether to offer a
unique experience for each visitor. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon is surrounded
by some of the best beaches in Europe as well as some tourist and historical
hallmarks such as Estoril and Sintra.
Lisbon is one of the safest cities in Europe and it has a very competitive cost
of living, making a one year stay an enjoyable and less demanding budget
experience.
Enchanted with historical marks, Lisbon was the birth, in the XV
century, of one of the most extraordinary journeys of mankind, the challenge of
exploring the unknown world by sea, bringing together distant civilizations. Our
past is well known as a nation of explorers and pioneers, forerunners in trade and
in international contacts. Lisbon is the history of all the continents concentrated in
just one place.
Having this unique legacy, Lisbon embraced the new world of the XXI century as a
dynamic mixture of monumental heritage and a vibrant cosmopolitan
atmosphere, full of cultural events, with an exciting nightlife and a renewed
architectural modernity.
Lisbon is also a dynamic business center with a distinctive international
orientation. Hundreds of well known multinational companies, as well as large
Portuguese companies with relevant European positions, chose Lisbon as a
distinctive scenario to set base in various industries such as the financial, retailing,
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real estate and computer software industries as a gateway to Europe, on one hand,
and to the African and South American markets, on the other hand.
Living
in
Lisbon
is
a
lifetime
opportunity
of
experiencing
a
unique
combination of history and modernity, in an international city, with a
population that combines an extraordinary mixture of races, countries of origin and
cultural backgrounds that makes every visitor feeling immediately at home.
Modern Business Environment
Studying business in Portugal also means approaching a real entrepreneurial arena,
where companies strive for niches and end up successfully delivering their
uniqueness to the world.
Portuguese brands are all over the world, in places where no one realizes where
they come from. Likewise, it is not widely acknowledged that one of the ten main
porcelain production groups in the world is Portuguese, or that Portugal is building
Europe's largest solar power station as well as that Portugal invented pre-payment
cards for mobile communications and also the automatic drive-through highway
payment system that is being spread all over Europe.
Portuguese architects, engineers, materials and systems have been presented to
the world, for centuries, through huge works that made their mark and endured.
Portuguese design and production have been sustained on highly revolutionary
technology. National software houses are global points of reference in the
development of critical information systems, attracting presently the worlds' most
demanding customers, such as NASA.
In addition, the Portuguese banking industry has been recognized for being one of
the more technologically advanced system in the world, mainly in terms of
processes and also in terms of electronic remote level of services provided,
evidencing high productivity and customer satisfaction standards. The mutual fund
and investment banking industries are quite innovative, fairly sophisticated and
enriched by the presence of the leading international players, contributing to a very
competitive
and
challenging
environment
for
a
learning
and
professional
experience.
Portugal is also acknowledged as being the world leading cork producer, but there
are also sure lesser known areas in which it leads.
International demand for
machinery made in Portugal continues to grow and assist the development of
countries throughout the world.
Machinery is Portugal's nº1 export. Actually,
Portugal is a state-of-the-art point of reference and reliability in the moulds
industry. It leads Europe in home textiles and is the third largest exporter in the
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world. Also, Portugal leads the world in footwear technology and is Europe's nº3
exporter.
Portuguese
wines,
Port
wines,
olive
oil,
fish,
shellfish
are
examples
of
Mediterranean tastes with Atlantic flavour that we promote and you will
experience. Portugal is a unique destination, as no other country in Europe can
offer so much diversity within such short distance.
Career Services
By understanding what professional skills and critical competencies companies are
looking for, IBS is ensuring that students will be able to deliver them, through its
Career Services (CRESP). Working proactively with participants, from the very
beginning of the Program, IBS is willing to assist students to succeed in finding the
right place in a career development perspective. Students, as well as IBS alumni
may take advantage of several strengths of the School, in a career perspective:
Personal Development
IBS strongly strives for the development of students' skills in alignment with career
opportunities. Likewise, once participants join IBS MSc.BA, the PDP - Personal
Development Program will contribute, all the way through, to the self-commitment
towards
a
successful
development
of
career
perspectives
and
strategies.
Workshops, individual counselling and appraisal, all aim to contribute to selfassessment and identification of career drives, of professional strengths and
weaknesses, as well as of professional preferences.
Recruitment
CRESP facilitates contact between students and corporations through recruitment
events or panels, workshops and other resources throughout the program, in order
to facilitate direct contact between students and recruiters from large multinational
and national companies.
Corporate Connections
The links of IBS with the business world have always been a key element of its
reputation. In the first two decades of its history, the School was managed by some
of the most prominent Portuguese top managers, inducing a strong entrepreneurial
spirit, an effective decision making process and an organizational structure aimed
to deliver professional valuable programs.
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The business community continues to play an important role in the School's
activities, through the maintenance of a committed part time faculty, a strong
presence in IBS Advisory Board and an involvement in several partnerships aimed
to develop applied projects, internships, awards and scholarships.
Top managers are regularly in contact with the School, in an intense and extensive
network, continuously shared within the master degrees' students. Mainly acting as
mentors, managers often embark in advising or counselling relationships with
students,
including
the
commitment
to
the
development
of
participants'
professional projects. In return, these managers and their corporations benefit from
reaching - and often, from recruiting - a pool of the brightest minds and best
talents from IBS.
IBS Network
IBS alumni are a community of more than 15,000 people.
The School has
corporate and academic partnerships in more than 50 countries and it jointly offers
programs, with local universities, in all continents of the world. All these
connections are at the disposal of IBS students and the School actively promotes
contacts among this global network, facilitating opportunities and exchanging
information within it. Students, graduates or other IBS alumni may take effective
advantage of this important feature of any business community.
Contact and visit us
IBS welcomes the campus visit of any prospective candidate willing to learn more
about the program. By contacting the International Admissions Office, a convenient
date will be settled according to your request. Then, you will have a chance to visit
the campus, meet one of the Program Directors and get to know current students
of the Program. IBS will provide everything you need for a thorough knowledge of
the School and all the resources it places at your disposal.
Program Directors
Prof. Eduardo Correia and Pedro Falcão are the Co-Directors of the MSc.BA (cv in
the faculty section of the program). They work very closely with the MSc.BA faculty,
providing an effective coordination of the program's courses and of the parallel
activities. Also, they actively interact with students, in order to maximize their full
integration at IBS and in the program, to build a stimulating networking
environment among all participants and to assist in any difficulty that may arise
while participating in the program.
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Prof. Eduardo Baptista Correia
[email protected]
Prof. Pedro Fontes Falcão
[email protected]
International Admissions Office
Contact staff: Sofia Rebelo ([email protected])
[email protected]
Phone: + 351 - 21- 7826100
ISCTE Business School
Av. Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt
1600 - 189 LISBOA
Portugal
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