Instituto Superior de Gestão

What Instituto Superior de Gestão does

Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG) is a private higher education institution founded in 1978 in Lisbon, Portugal, and operated by ENSINUS – Estudos Superiores, S.A. The institution positions itself as the first Business School in Portugal and delivers undergraduate degrees (Licenciaturas) in Management, Economics, Human Resources Management, and Tourism Management; Master's degrees (Mestrados) in Business Management, Investment Strategy and Internationalization, and Human Potential Management; and a portfolio of postgraduate programs (Pós-Graduações) priced per ECTS, alongside executive training and government-funded programs such as the PRR-backed Líder + Digital.

ISG's technology stack is conventional higher-education infrastructure rather than a differentiated platform. It runs on Microsoft Office 365, Moodle LMS for course delivery, Google Sites for faculty and student portals, and the ENSINUS CSSnet integrated academic management system for admissions and records. The proprietary myISG mobile application, launched in April 2021, provides students access to academic information, grades, and schedules via smartphone. The institution supplements teaching with two in-house research centers (CIGEST in management and CIT in taxation) and engages students through employability events (Job Shop), alumni programs, and specialized clubs.

ISG operates a tuition-driven subscription revenue model with annual billing for degree programs and per-ECTS pricing for postgraduate and executive offerings. It reaches prospective students through a multi-channel funnel: digital advertising, social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), the myISG app, the Portal Candidato and CSSnet online admissions portals, and physical outreach via the Inspiring Future secondary-school roadshow (100+ schools annually) and the Criar Saberes science outreach program. Customer segments include domestic secondary-school graduates, working professionals, international students, and adult learners (Over-23 admissions). The institution is headquartered on a single Lisbon campus in Benfica and generates auxiliary revenue through administrative emoluments and EU/national research funding channels. No revenue, funding, or investor data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Instituto Superior de Gestão

Legal name

Instituto Superior de Gestão

Website

https://isg.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG) is a private Lisbon-based business school founded in 1978, part of the ENSINUS Group, offering undergraduate, master's, and postgraduate programs in management, economics, and tourism to domestic and international students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Business and Economics)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy, Consulting & General Management Institutes (EDAHAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Business & Global Management Schools (EDAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Business school programs
• Management education
• Postgraduate studies
• Executive training

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees (1st Cycle - Licenciaturas): Annual tuition fees charged per academic year for undergraduate programs in Management, Economics, Human Resources Management, and Tourism Management. Fees are set per the official table published annually.
2. Tuition Fees (2nd Cycle - Mestrados): Graduate program tuition including Master's degrees in Business Management, Investment Strategy and Internationalization, and Human Potential Management. Structured perECTS pricing model.
3. Postgraduate and Executive Education: Postgraduate programs (Pós-Graduações) and Executive Training (Formação de Executivos) offered at per-ECTS pricing, targeting working professionals seeking specialization and career advancement.
4. Emoluments and Administrative Fees: Administrative fees including degree certifications, transcripts, enrollment processing, and other academic documentation services.
5. Free Certified Training (PRR Funded): Funded professional training programs such as Líder + Digital under Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), offered at no cost to eligible participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Instituto Superior de Gestão is a private business school in Lisbon delivering higher education programs across three cycles — undergraduate Licenciaturas (Management, Economics, HR Management, Tourism Management), Master's Mestrados (Business Management, Human Potential Management, Investment Strategy and Internationalization), and specialized Pós-Graduações (Advanced Taxation, Project Management, Financial Management, etc.) — together with executive education and PRR-funded free certified training. It supplements classroom teaching with the myISG mobile app, an online candidate portal, and the ENSINUS CSSnet academic management platform.

Product overview

Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG) | Business & Economics School is a private higher education institution established in 1978, operating as part of the ENSINUS Group. It offers a comprehensive educational portfolio structured across multiple programs: undergraduate Bachelor's degrees (Licenciaturas) in Management, Economics, Human Resources Management, and Tourism Management; Master's degrees (Mestrados) including Business Management, Human Potential Management, and Investment Strategy and Internationalization; specialized Postgraduate programs (Pós-Graduações) covering areas such as Taxation, Operations and Logistics, Project Management, and Financial Management; Executive Education (Formação de Executivos); and government-funded training programs. The institution supports its educational offerings with digital platforms including the myISG mobile app, online candidate portal, and online secretariat services. ISG is recognized as the first Business School in Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Criar Saberes: Outreach project for secondary school students offering scientific seminars and lectures
• Inspiring Future
• Job Shop
• ISG Finance & Investments Club

Products and services

• Licenciaturas (Bachelor's Degrees) First-cycle undergraduate degrees (3-year programs) in Business and Economics areas including Management (Gestão), Economics (Economia), Human Resources Management (Gestão de Recursos Humanos), and Tourism Management (Gestão do Turismo), aimed at students completing secondary education.
• Mestrados (Master's Degrees) Second-cycle postgraduate degrees (2-year programs) including Master in Business Management (Mestrado em Gestão de Empresas), Master in Human Potential Management (Mestrado em Gestão do Potencial Humano), and Master in Investment Strategy and Internationalization (Mestrado em Estratégia de Investimento e Internacionalização), with a flexible delivery model for working professionals.
• Pós-Graduações (Postgraduate Programs) Specialized postgraduate programs (Pós-Graduações) priced per ECTS, covering Advanced Taxation (Fiscalidade Avançada), Management (Gestão), Management of Social Institutions (Gestão de Instituições Sociais), Operations and Logistics Management (Gestão de Operações e Logística), Project Management (Gestão de Projetos), Human Resources Management (Gestão de Recursos Humanos), Real Estate Management and Valuation (Gestão e Avaliação Imobiliária), School Management (Gestão Escolar), Financial Management (Gestão Financeira), and Integrated Management Systems (Sistemas Integrados de Gestão).
• Formação de Executivos (Executive Education) Executive and professional development programs (Formação de Executivos) designed for working professionals seeking career advancement and specialization.
• Formação Gratuita Certificada (Free Certified Training) Government-funded (PRR) free certified training programs, including the Líder + Digital program under Emprego + Digital 2025, offered at no cost to eligible participants in partnership with CCP (Confederação do Comércio Português) and UACS (Uniões das Associações Empresariais de Cabo Verde), targeting business leaders pursuing digital transformation.
• myISG Mobile Application Mobile application enabling ISG students to access academic information, schedules, grades, and student services via smartphone, using their Online Secretariat (Secretaria Online) credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• First admission to QS World University Rankings (2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Comissão Fulbright (Fulbright Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026ISG signed a Protocol with the Fulbright Commission enabling the school to receive an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) annually, strengthening international academic exchange and English language education capabilities.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union mobility program enabling student and faculty exchanges with international partner institutions. ISG hosts an Erasmus student class section and participates in 'Posters in Brussels' research projects.
• CCP - Confederacão do Comércio PortuguêsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Líder + Digital' training program under the Employment + Digital 2025 initiative, providing funded digital leadership training to business leaders.
• UACS - Uniões das Associações Empresariais de Cabo VerdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Líder + Digital' training program, bringing together Portuguese business associations for digital skills development.
• ECNAIS - European Committee of National Associations of Independent SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association of independent schools. ISG's Director participated in an ECNAIS Board Member event on international science collaboration. Represents ISG in European educational policy discussions.
• CIGEST - Centro de Investigação em GestãocoreOthersISG's primary research center in management, hosting the 'Observatório de Economia' (Economic Observatory) and promoting international research collaboration including the 'Investigação em Rede' event series.
• CIT - Centro de Investigação TributáriacoreOthersISG's taxation research center producing fiscal publications, hosting 'Serões de Fiscalidade ISG' events, and collaborating with 'Fiscalidade Avançada ISG' in the Vida Económica publication.
• UCCLA - União das Cidades Capitais de Língua PortuguesaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion of Portuguese-language capital cities facilitating international cooperation and partnerships in Portuguese-speaking regions.
• AULP - Associação das Universidades de Língua PortuguesaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Portuguese-language universities promoting academic collaboration and mobility among Lusophone institutions.
• APEE - Associação Portuguesa de EconomiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese Economics Association fostering academic connections in economics research and education.
• FORGES - Fórum de Gestão das Escolas SuperioresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum for management education in higher schools, promoting quality and collaboration in Portuguese management education.
• BUSINETminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational business school network providing potential student referrals and institutional collaboration opportunities.
• ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do PortominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEngineering institution affiliated through the BUSINET network for potential exchange and collaboration.
• ERC - European Research CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding body for research. Listed as ISG institutional affiliation in research activities.
• ISG Finance & Investments ClubminorOthersStudent club focused on finance and investments, organizing events and competitions including the ISG Smart Hub team for financial competitions.
• Inspiring Future / Associação Inspirar o FuturocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit association organizing university fairs in secondary schools across Portugal. ISG participates annually since 2014 as part of student recruitment outreach, visiting schools in mainland Portugal, Madeira, and Azores.
• EuroDefense-PortugalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean defense association with Portuguese chapter. Vice-President serves as ISG faculty member, enabling interdisciplinary collaboration.
• DGERT - Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de TrabalhominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirectorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations. Listed among ISG institutional affiliations for professional education standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ISCTE Business School: Public business school within ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Strong in master's and executive education with comparable Lisbon-based footprint and competition for the same candidate pool.
• IPAM Lisboa / IPAM Porto (Laureate Portugal): Private marketing and business school in Portugal under the Laureate network. Directly competes with ISG for marketing and management students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Porto Business School (PBS): Top-ranked Portuguese business school based in Porto (Universidade do Porto). Comparable offering in MBAs, master's, and executive education; competes for the same national pool of high-caliber candidates.
• Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics: Private Portuguese business school within Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Competes with ISG across undergraduate, master's, and executive programs in management, with stronger international brand.
• Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE): Top-ranked Portuguese business school at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Competes head-to-head with ISG in bachelor's, master's, and executive education across management and economics.
• Universidade Lusíada: Private Portuguese university with multiple campuses offering business and economics degrees. Competes with ISG in the same private Portuguese higher education tier for similar student profiles.
• ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management: Portugal's largest and most established public business school at Universidade de Lisboa. Directly competes with ISG for Portuguese undergraduate and graduate students in management, economics, and finance.
• Universidade Europeia (Laureate Portugal): Large private Portuguese university owned by Laureate International Universities. Offers comparable undergraduate and postgraduate business programs targeting similar working-professional and traditional student segments.

Broad incumbents

• IE University / IE Business School: Large Spain-based business school with significant presence in Portugal and international student flows. Competes for Portuguese and Lusophone students seeking higher-ranked international credentials.

Others

• ENSINUS Group (parent): ISG's parent company operating multiple education brands across all levels. Included as the strategic holding entity that controls ISG and other educational institutions, affecting governance and capital allocation decisions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/institutosuperiorgestao
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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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