Develop a global business vision with an elite world-renowned faculty from three top business schools, Católica-Lisbon, Nova SBE and MIT Sloan. With an Immersion Program at MIT (in US), optional learning opportunities in other continents and an international cohort, you will get a top-notch global education.
You will embark on a transformational journey that combines state-of-the-art management expertise and development of transversal skills, integrating individual coaching and mentoring programs, to support you in your self-discovery and leadership growth.
Our experiential learning approach is a cornerstone of the MBA programs. We integrate hands-on learning opportunities throughout the curriculum to guarantee a personalized learning environment. With numerous elective courses to customize your MBA, you will expand your ability to look at business issues through strategic lenses and will learn how to solve complex problems in a forward-thinking manner.
To advance your career with a renewed purpose, counsellors will work with you one-on-one, providing you with the tools and resources to strategically plan your career and help you to achieve your life and professional goals. You will have an opportunity to engage in an array of career workshops, panels with C-level executives, professional networking events and a dynamic alumni community to foster your career prospects.
To become a transformational leader, you need to combine multiple perspectives. Lisbon, a welcoming, vibrant and authentic European city, is the perfect location to have the MBA experience. Built on the values of diversity, tolerance and open-mindness, with a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, Lisbon is the place to live, learn and grow.
The Lisbon MBA Católica|Nova is a joint-venture between two leading Business Schools based in Lisbon, CATÓLICA-LISBON and Nova SBE, ranked in the Top 22 FT ranking of best European Business Schools, in collaboration with MIT SLOAN in Boston, US.
Both programs, The Lisbon MBA Executive (part-time), and The Lisbon MBA International (full-time) are ranked top 24th best programs in Europe by the FT rankings 2024, and hold the Triple Crown Accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB), a stamp of quality and excellence of its curriculum, faculty and student experience, that only less than 1% of business schools and MBA programs have in the world.
Collaboration being at the heart of The Lisbon MBA, we are proud of our shared Mission to develop students’ full potential to become principled and purposeful leaders capable of having a meaningful and lasting positive impact on business and society, by providing them with a unique life-changing experience in an entrepreneurial and international environment.
With a value proposition that relies on delivering an outstanding learning offer, with a global focus and a holistic and action learning educational methodology, we provide a transformational journey that goes beyond mastering business fundamentals, enabling our students to thrive as well-rounded inspiring leaders with a human-centric approach.
Full-time MBA | 12 months
Tuition Fees: 39,500€
Start Date: January 12th, 2026
At least 3 years of work experience
Lisbon & Boston (one-month Immersion at MIT Sloan)
Part-time MBA | 20 months
Tuition Fees: 34,900€
Start Date: October 6th, 2025
At least 5 years of work experience
Lisbon & Boston (one-week Immersion at MIT Sloan)
Optional exchange programs
The Lisbon MBA is the only MBA in Europe that offers an immersion program at MIT Sloan School of Management. Our long-lasting partnership with MIT provides our students with an unparalleled opportunity to learn with the best professors in the world in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation.
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The Lisbon MBA Católica | Nova is an internationally recognized joint-venture between Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics, two leading business schools in Europe, in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management
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