Católica-Lisbon and Nova SBE improve their positions in the Financial Times 2020 Ranking of the top business schools in Europe.

The two top Portuguese business schools Católica-Lisbon and Nova SBE , which in collaboration with MIT Sloan, form the backbone of The Lisbon MBA, have both improved their ranking among the best European business schools in the 2020 Financial Times Ranking.
This year, in addition to the rising of the two business schools in the European ranking, it should be remarked that both MBA programs resulting from its joint-venture, The Lisbon MBA International and The Lisbon MBA Executive, are among the best in Europe, settling in the 22nd and 51st positions respectively.
The Financial Times’ European Business Schools ranking is based on the global scores that every school obtains for each ranking in which it participates, such as MBA, EMBA, Executive Education and Master in Management.
In the 2020 ranking, Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) rose from last year, occupying now the 26th position in Europe. Also Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics increased its position rising to the 31st place in Europe.
For Maria José Amich, Executive Director of The Lisbon MBA, “it is with great pride that we observe this improvement in the position of both business schools, Católica-Lisbon and Nova SBE, which are the supporting pillars of The Lisbon MBA, in the highly competitive ranking of the Financial Times, settling them once again amongst the best in Europe. To this great result contributes the excellence of our MBA programs, supported by a rigorous academic component, based on the cutting edge research of its faculty, in a holistic and personalized approach to education, which incorporates the latest trends in business management, including the development of leadership skills, entrepreneurship and innovation, developing managers totally ready for an increasingly interconnected and global world”.