The Lisbon MBA Executive among the best in the world according to the Financial Times ranking

The Lisbon MBA, a joint programme of CATÓLICA-LISBON (CLSBE) and Nova SBE, in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management, was ranked among the 100 best Executive MBA programmes in the world, achieving the best result ever. It is also the only programme of its kind in Portugal to be part of this Financial Times ranking, reaching the 40th position in Europe.

The CLSBE programme has had a strategic partnership with the MIT Sloan since 2009, which also obtained in this ranking, the classification of 7th best MBA in the world.

Among the main criteria under evaluation that enable The Lisbon MBA to reach the 84th position worldwide, the salary increase, the objectives achieved and the global satisfaction of the students stands out.

According to the Financial Times, the graduates of this programme have an average salary increase of 55% in the three years following the conclusion of the MBA. It is also worth mentioning the score obtained in the ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) category, in position 54th worldwide, and 32nd in Europe. This reflects the importance of addressing the factors of sustainable and responsible growth transversally in the programmes of The Lisbon MBA, with about 25% of the teaching hours dedicated to this theme.

Being distinguished by the Financial Times ranking as one of the best programmes in the world is a result that confirms the success that CATÓLICA-LISBON and Nova SBE have achieved in designing world-class MBA programmes, and reflects the continuous investment in all components of the programmes, from the curriculum, to the quality of the faculty, to career support and the attraction of national and international talent that make up the classes of the programmes, with a growing multicultural representation .

According to Maria José Amich, Executive Director of the programme, "this distinction made by the Financial Times is extremely important for the entire community of The Lisbon MBA. The success of our program is based on a combination of factors ranging from the excellence of the faculty of the three leading schools that make up this joint venture, a holistic teaching approach that covers the technical component of management and the development of key skills for agile and purposeful leadership and a focus on what we call Action Learning, "learning by doing". This recognition from the Financial Times is the result of working together in the pursuit of excellence and continuous innovation that leads us to consistently be among the best in the world". 

For Filipe Santos, Dean of CATÓLICA-LISBON, and Daniel Traça, Dean of Nova SBE "this top position of The Lisbon MBA Executive reflects the success of the program and the excellent professional careers of its graduates. It also reflects the success of this partnership that brings together three world-renowned schools to place Portugal and Lisbon on the map of the world's best MBAs. The future is built by developing talent and more humanistic and inclusive leaders capable of leading with purpose and CATÓLICA-LISBON and Nova SBE will continue to work to establish themselves increasingly as world-class business schools, working in partnership with the best"

The Financial Times Executive MBA 2022 ranking is a reference of business schools worldwide. Every year it distinguishes the 100 best MBAs in the world, according to criteria such as salary increase, career progression, diversity and the social responsibility component of the programmes. The results are obtained through alumni surveys and data collected and evaluated by the newspaper.