ISCTE Business School (IBS)

ISCTE Business School (IBS) is a leading Portuguese business school, with more than 100 full-time faculty members and over 3,500 students in 22 different degree programmes (6 BSc, 12 MSc and 4 PhD). The School is recognised both domestically and internationally for delivering impactful learning experiences in a multicultural environment, the excellence in international research, the engagement with the business community and the leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation supporting its exceptional employment rates.

IBS is a public school emerging from the unit of management sciences created in 1972 that pioneered the teaching of management studies in Portugal, as educated managers at the time usually held either an engineering or law degree. The management undergraduate programme was created and refined mostly by managers and academics with close links to business management, leading to an innovative curriculum and a closer connection with the corporate world, ever since IBS’s inception. The school has also been a pioneer in entrepreneurship teaching, research and support.

With its campus located in the heart of Lisbon, IBS mission is as follows: IBS, through teaching, research and outreach, contributes for the development of management knowledge and practice, and prepares and develops managers and leaders to make a positive impact on organisations and society, in a globalised world.