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Executive
MBA
Redefine leadership. Lead with impact.
Explore your path towards impactful change
With the Executive MBA, participants will:
- Be able to balance their career with MBA classes.
- Have access to core courses, workshops, and other training designed to enhance their leadership skills.
- Acquire and deepen knowledge and competencies in fundamental areas for career growth and/or investment in a new business.
- Have the opportunity to shape their learning experience according to my goals and professional aspirations through optional courses, specializations, and personal development programs.
- Have access to mobility programs, double degrees, global immersion experiences, or international consulting projects.
- Engage with different profiles, thereby accessing multiple viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences
- Belong to the Porto Business School Alumni network.
- Develop essential skills and knowledge to progress in my organization, transition to new sectors, or ascend to leadership positions.
Start Your Leadership Journey
The programme in a nutshell:
A programme focused on strategic thinking and consistent, resilient leadership.
- Global exposure: the programme provides opportunities such as mobility programmes, double degrees, global immersion experiences, or international consulting projects, which offer a comprehensive understanding of global business practices and the development of intercultural skills.
- Career Change: the programme provides the development of essential skills and knowledge to progress in your organization, transition to new sectors, or ascend to leadership positions.
- Personalisation: participants define the pace of learning, the specialization path, and the projects that best suit their professional goals.
- Close connection with companies: numerous networking opportunities.
Program highlights
Attending an MBA is one of the best options for anyone looking to boost their professional career.
It’s a business-oriented learning path that provides countless networking opportunities and, at the same time, develops the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the job market. The Executive MBA offers:
Flexible Learning Model
Our Flex Model is a bold, innovative step forward, empowering our students to balance their careers, studies, and personal lives. Balancing executive education with professional and personal demands is challenging, especially for those commuting from Porto or studying internationally.
Our commitment is to support our students as they excel in their careers while navigating the challenges of modern life and work. The Flex Model offers unparalleled flexibility while maintaining the exceptional standards of education we are known for.
Key Benefits
Monthly Online Blocks: One block of classes per month is fully online to better accommodate students’ diverse schedules.
Additional Flexibility: Students living outside Porto district can attend one additional block online, reducing in-person attendance to twice a month.
Future-Focused Learning: The new format emphasizes upskilling, reskilling, and leadership development, equipping students to navigate the evolving landscape of work.
An Immersive Journey Tailored to Your Aspirations
A program that combines the consistency of fundamental topics in the business context with flexibility and personalisation, which are crucial for an authentic, unique, and tailored experience to your aspirations.
Participants who complete an MITx MicroMasters in:
- Supply Chain Management
- Finance
- Principles of Manufacturing
- Statistics and Data Science
- Data, Economics, and Development Policy
can continue their learning journey in Executive MBA, receiving credit recognition for part of the program.
Career Development Track
We provide MBA students with strategic resources and opportunities to accelerate their career trajectories. Through targeted initiatives, we offer specialized guidance and equip participants with advanced tools and strategies to seize opportunities and strengthen their professional networks.
The Class
Scholarships
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities for all individuals to become catalysts for transformation, which is why we offer an extensive array of scholarships. These scholarships are designed to foster and acknowledge individuals who possess remarkable skills and potential, empowering them to drive impactful change.
Get to know the scholarships we offer for candidates applying to our MBA programs.
Where are our students
From management to emerging technologies, Porto Business School students make a difference in the world.
Daniela Calderón
Embark on an adventure that goes far beyond the classroom experience. By taking part in the International Weeks at Porto Business School you will have the opportunity to broaden your horizons and, at the same time, be at the epicenter of innovation and culture.
Be ambitious, be bold – the right way to become a true agent of change.
Program Director
Our professors are recognized for their extensive knowledge, research and fundamental insights in the field of management.
“The Executive MBA, among the best in Europe, attracts a group of high quality professionals who seek to strengthen their training and believe in the power of the fundamental pillars of the program: innovation, internationalization, connection to companies, networking and a solid component in sustainability and CSR. It thus provides, in a unique way, the rigor of excellent knowledge and its application in anticipating and solving companies’ problems.”
Ana Côrte-Real
Faculty
Sergey Gorbatov
Joachim von Goetz
Patrícia Teixeira Lopes
Rui Viana
Manuel Eanes
Renata Blanc
Ana Côrte-Real
Rosário Moreira
Bernardo Almada-Lobo
Pedro Amorim
Isabel Borgas
Jorge Farinha
Diogo Rolo
Oliviero Roggi
Jay Dahya
Filipa Ferreira
Nuno Ramiro Bernardo
Frederico Falcão
Isabel Paiva de Sousa
Margarida Pedrosa
Are you ready to start this journey?
Applications
General information
Application dates
Requirements
Degree (exceptionally, non-graduates may be admitted on presentation of a relevant pr…- Degree (exceptionally, non-graduates may be admitted on presentation of a relevant professional curriculum. The admission of candidates in these circumstances will be subject to additional information and assessment);
- At least 5 years’ relevant experience
- Proficiency in English [minimum level – B2]
Application stages
Fee : 1st phase of applications | Until December 31, 2024:Fee :
1st phase of applications | Until December 31, 2024:
Super Early Bird Fee: 27 000€
Applicable scholarships: all2nd application phase | From January 1 to March 31, 2025:
Early Bird Fee: €28,500
Applicable scholarships: all except Dean’s Scholarship3rd application phase | From April 1 to September 10, 2025:
Investment: €30,000
Applicable scholarships: all except the Dean’s ScholarshipScholarships
The Executive MBA offers more than 10 scholarships. Discover the scholarships available for the MBA programs.The Executive MBA offers more than 10 scholarships. Discover the scholarships available for the MBA programs.
Accreditations
With three international accreditations – AMBA (Association of MBAs), AACSB, and EFMD – Porto Business School is among the top business schools in Europe. In 2023, the school renewed its AMBA accreditation for another five years and obtained accreditation from the BGA (Business Graduates Association), becoming the first Portuguese business school to achieve this recognition.
Contacts
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