The difference is not prompt engineering alone. It is knowing which questions matter, what decisions are at stake, and how to move people through uncertainty with purpose.

Explore the AI learning journey

AI across the program

From technical foundations to real-world strategy, AI runs through the learning journey: AI Labs, AI for Business and the AI Business Impact Challenge.

Leadership in action

A continuous development path helps you grow through coaching, storytelling, negotiation and personal reflection.

Organisations using AI

88%

PBS programs with AI certification

100%

Source: McKinsey State of AI Global Survey 2025; Porto Business School AI certification framework.

How the AI-first journey builds

AI first

AI across the program

Strategic AI judgement

Responsible transformation

Leading with impact

Dynamic learning

Learning designed for how business actually moves.

The International MBA combines academic rigour with real business pressure. You move between AI labs, strategic challenges, internships, company exposure and executive insight, building judgement through experience, not just instruction.

The point is not to learn management concepts. It is to build the capacity to decide, execute and recalibrate in environments that will not slow down for you.

Follow the dynamic learning

International MBA

Your cohort

Different backgrounds.

One shared ambition.

A compact, international cohort of experienced professionals, built for peer learning, sharper judgement and stronger business perspective.

Class profile

A cohort designed for real exchange.

The International MBA brings together professionals with backgrounds in leadership, management, finance, technology, healthcare and strategy.

Average age

average age

Average experience

years of professional experience

Women

45%

women in the cohort

International students

60%

international students

Profiles range from senior leaders to specialists in taxation, logistics and financial analysis, as well as engineers, healthcare practitioners and experts in marketing, sales and design.

International opportunities

Double degrees

An investment. Two degrees. A real advantage.

Not everyone should start from zero. If you hold a Master’s, you can earn an MBA in as little as 6 months without starting over.

You don’t restart. You build forward.

Explore the International MBA Double Degree

Build an international profile while expanding the value of your MBA journey.

Learning Journey

The IMBA Journey

From essential business foundations to specialization, applied practice, career journey and impact experiences.

JUN-SEP Essential Business Foundations

SEP Orientation Week

OCT-DEC Term
Building the Core

JAN-MAR Term
Integrating for Impact

APR-JUL · 11 months Term
Specializing & Putting to Practice

SEP-NOV · 15 months Term
Specializing & Putting to Practice

30+ electives across 5 possible concentrations: Finance · Marketing · Data & Business Analytics · International Business · Strategy & Innovation.

Core Knowledge

Pre-Courses:
Accounting Essentials: Decoding the Numbers
Finance Foundations: Exploring the Language of Business
Excel in Action
Quantitative Skills Toolkit

Leadership

Ethical Leadership and AI Responsibility

AI Foundations

Core Knowledge

Case Study Methodology

Leadership

Group Reveal and Coaching
Persuasion and Influence
World Café

AI Tool Lab

Tracks

Entrepreneurship

Make it yours: From Insight to Innovation

Sustainability

Team Building for Social Impact
Leading with Nature

Careers Journey

Career Summit

Impact Experiences

Get to Know Porto

Core Knowledge

Financial Accounting & Reporting
Financial Management
Managerial Economics
Business Analytics for Managers
Marketing Strategy & Implementation

Leadership

Communicating with Impact
Problem Solving & Decision Making
High Performance Teams
Project Management
Group Coaching
MBA Executive Edge Talks

Tracks

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Careers Journey

Career Visionary & Value Creator
Brand Builder
Career Toolkit by Career Services

Impact Experiences

Company Visit

Core Knowledge

Innovation & Digital Strategy
Corporate Finance
Business Strategy
Management Accounting & Control
Operations & Supply Chain Management
International Corporate Governance

Leadership

Leading and Managing People
Negotiation Skills
Group Coaching
MBA Executive Edge Talks

AI for Business

Tracks

Entrepreneurship

IXH Workshops/Seminars

Sustainability

Sustainability and Value Creation

Careers Journey

Opportunity Seeker
Career Toolkit by Career Services

Impact Experiences

Company Visit

Advanced Knowledge

30+ electives across 5 possible concentrations: Finance, Marketing, Data & Business Analytics, International Business, Strategy & Innovation.

Applying It

Electives or Internship
Consulting/Entrepreneurial Capstone

Leadership

Powerful Storytelling
MBA Executive Edge Talks

AI Business Impact Challenge

Tracks

Entrepreneurship

IXH Workshops/Seminars
Entrepreneurial Electives

Sustainability

Sustainability Electives
PBS NGO Board Fellows

Careers Journey

From Transition to Transformation
Career Toolkit by Career Services

Impact Experiences

Global Immersion Week + Exchanges

Advanced Knowledge

30+ electives across 5 possible concentrations: Finance, Marketing, Data & Business Analytics, International Business, Strategy & Innovation.

Applying It

Electives or Internship
Entrepreneurial Capstone

Leadership

Leadership Electives

AI Electives

Tracks

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Lab + Capstone
Entrepreneurial Electives

Sustainability

Sustainability Electives

Careers Journey

Career Toolkit by Career Services
Career Summit

Impact Experiences

Exchanges and Double Degrees

Porto & your network

You are moving because of what this region is becoming.

One of Southern Europe’s fastest-growing tech ecosystems, built at a scale where networks still move fast and personally.

Feedzai, Revolut, Natixis, Sword Health and Coverflex chose this region before it became obvious.

You are arriving at exactly the right time.

Explore Porto

Financial Times recognition

Rankings that support the outcomes story.

#12

Financial Times

Value for Money

#14

Financial Times

ESG and Net Zero Teaching

IMBA Alumni

Stories that show what changes.

Different backgrounds. Different countries. The same decision to move forward through the International MBA.

Vanda Ying Cabral

Malawi · Sustainability Officer · MamaLand

“The MBA strengthened my strategic thinking and gave me the confidence to move into sustainability.”

Rita Carneiro

Portugal · Entrepreneur · Wepulse and Cibgest SaaS

“The MBA gave me the strategic tools to scale businesses with greater structure and vision.”

Yannick Sekamana

Nigeria · Business Development · Mota-Engil

“Opened doors to a transformative career path within my company.”

Megha Sen

India · Talent Acquisition Specialist · Indie Campers

“It was a powerful pivot point, broadening my perspective and deepening my leadership skills.”

Anas Husaria

Netherlands · Portfolio Manager · Siemens Energy

“The International MBA was the gateway to changing my career to digital business transformation.”

IMBA Alumni

Outcomes that move beyond the classroom.

Annual salary average

US$ 110,508

annual salary average after the MBA

Average salary increase

90%

average salary increase after the MBA

Job placement rate

81%

found a job within 3 months of graduation

Source: Employment Report 2025. Job placement data refers to the 2024/25 International MBA cohort. Salary indicators are sourced from the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking and correspond to the International MBA 2022/23 edition.

Scholarships

The price of ambition is lower than the cost of standing still.

The real cost is not the tuition fee. It is staying where you are while everything moves forward.

Explore our scholarships Explore She Leads Scholarship

+ 50 %
of students benefit from scholarships.

People
The people behind the transformation.
Program direction and admissions support designed to help you understand the MBA, the fit and the next step.

Program Director
Renata Blanc
Academic direction focused on rigorous learning, practical relevance and international management capability.

Program Director
Alia El Banna
Leadership and management perspective shaped by academic standards and applied business transformation.

Admissions
Admission Process & Investment.
A simple, rigorous and fully online process designed to assess your background, ambition and readiness to accelerate your career in management.

Next edition 21 September 2026

Duration 11 or 15 months

Mode Full-time

Format In-person · Porto

Language English

Standard investment €30,000

Admission process

1
Online Application
Complete the form with your details, CV and transcripts. Submit two essays, proof of English proficiency and two referees.

2
Personal Interview
Your application will be evaluated and selected candidates are invited for an interview of approximately 30 minutes.

3
Final Decision
The Admissions Committee reviews your application and you receive a response within 3 to 4 weeks.

Application dates. Investment phases.

Standard investment €30,000

Early Bird fee
Reduced investment

Until December 31, 2025

€25,500

First phase
Application phase

Until March 31, 2026

€27,000

Second phase
Application phase

Until June 30, 2026

€28,500

Standard investment
Final investment

After the reduced-fee phases

€30,000

Investment values and application phases follow the International MBA brochure. Earlier applications give access to reduced fees according to the phase deadline.

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The decision starts now.

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The International MBA AI-first leader.

Why this MBA. Why now.

AI-First Leadership

Dynamic Learning

Porto as a Gateway

Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Tracks

International Exchanges & Double Degrees

Career Journey & Impact

Impact Experiences

Start with clarity.

Not fluent in AI. Leading it.

AI across the program

Leadership in action

AI first

AI across the program

Strategic AI judgement

Responsible transformation

Leading with impact

Learning designed for how business actually moves.

Your cohort

A cohort designed for real exchange.

Double degrees

The IMBA Journey

You are moving because of what this region is becoming.

Rankings that support the outcomes story.

Stories that show what changes.

Vanda Ying Cabral

Rita Carneiro

Yannick Sekamana

Megha Sen

Anas Husaria

More than stories. Proof of movement.

Outcomes that move beyond the classroom.

The price of ambition is lower than the cost of standing still.

The people behind the transformation.

Renata Blanc

Alia El Banna

Admission Process & Investment.

Admission process

Online Application

Personal Interview

Final Decision

Application dates. Investment phases.

Reduced investment

Application phase

Application phase

Final investment

The next edition starts 21st September. The decision starts now.

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More than stories.
Proof of movement.

The next edition starts 21st September.
The decision starts now.