ISEG - Executive Education

What ISEG - Executive Education does

ISEG Executive Education is the executive education division of ISEG — Lisbon School of Economics & Management, a public faculty of the University of Lisbon founded in 1911 as Portugal's first school of economics and management. The institution delivers a multi-tier portfolio spanning a flagship ISEG MBA (43rd edition, 18 months, €25,000), postgraduate programmes (Pós-Graduações) in Sustainability Management, Business Management, Project Management, and International Trade (€3,150–€5,750), and short executive programmes (€1,400–€2,250) covering ESG Reporting, Sustainability, AI for Value Creation, Strategic Management & Innovation, eCommerce, and Real Estate. For corporate clients it offers Customized Solutions, Consulting Services, and immersive Learning Journeys delivered at the Lisbon campus, with field sales led by a Director of Marketing and Executive Education Open Portfolio and a dedicated team of Programme Advisors.

The division monetises through five distinct revenue streams: open-enrolment executive programmes (per-programme fees), postgraduate programmes (instalment tuition), flagship MBA tuition, customised corporate training (per-engagement negotiated contracts, exemplified by the CGD High Impact Leaders programme covering 700+ managers), and applied consulting. Distribution combines enterprise field sales (HR/L&D decision-makers at large corporates), inside sales (remote advisory for individuals), online application portals, blended/live-streaming delivery, and partner channels including Universidade do Minho, GRACE, Sair da Casca, the British Embassy, and Columbia University. Customers span banking (CGD, Banco Montepio, BNP Paribas), energy (EDP), utilities (AdTA, Watercare), retail (IKEA, Sonae Fashion), pharma (Sanofi), media (Público), manufacturing (Casa Mendes Gonçalves), recycling (Sociedade Ponto Verde), public sector (European Commission), and NGOs (United Nations, Santa Casa).

ISEG Executive Education's competitive position rests on its Triple Crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), Financial Times Top 50 ranking for Executive Education, FT 27th globally for MSc in Finance, 111+ years of institutional heritage, and the largest career faculty in management in Portugal. It holds DGERT certification, CFA Program Partner status for MSc in Finance, and operates the Excellence Center for Governance & Compliance and the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Centre as anchors for ESG and sustainable finance training demand. Technology is conventional — CRM, application portals, blended live-streaming — with no proprietary AI/ML platform; AI appears as a curriculum topic rather than a built capability.

Name

ISEG - Executive Education

Legal name

ISEG Executive Education

Website

https://isegexecutive.education

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ISEG Executive Education is the executive education arm of ISEG — Lisbon School of Economics & Management (University of Lisbon), offering an MBA, postgraduate degrees, and executive programmes to individual professionals and corporate clients across Portugal and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

MBA & Executive MBA Programs (EDAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN)

Keywords

• Executive education programs
• Business school training
• Postgraduate degrees
• Corporate training solutions
• Management consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Open-Enrolment Executive Programmes: Individual professionals enroll in short-to-medium duration executive programmes (e.g., ESG Reporting at 34h/€1,700; Sustainability Journey at 24h/€1,400; Strategic Management & Innovation at 32h/€1,950; AI for Value Creation at 30h/€2,250). These are sold as one-time tuition fees with per-program pricing and recurring annual cohorts.
2. Postgraduate Programmes (Pós-graduações): Structured postgraduate programmes billed in instalments over an academic year (e.g., Gestão da Sustentabilidade at €3,950 total across 8 instalments; Gestão Empresarial at €5,750; Project Management at €4,950). Revenue is recognition-based tuition collected per programme cycle.
3. Corporate / Customized Training Solutions: Tailored training programmes sold to enterprise clients such as Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD High Impact Leaders — 700+ leaders across multiple simultaneous cohorts). Pricing is negotiated per engagement and typically billed as a project/contract fee.
4. Consulting Services: Applied consulting projects drawing on ISEG faculty and research centres, delivered to organizations with specific operational or strategic needs.
5. MBA Programme: Full ISEG MBA (43rd edition, 18 months, €25,000 with Early Bird discount of 10% until June 30, 2026) — represents the flagship premium revenue stream, billed as programme fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ISEG Executive Education delivers executive training programmes for professionals and organisations as the executive education division of ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics & Management, part of the University of Lisbon. It sells the ISEG MBA (43rd edition), postgraduate degrees (Pós-Graduações) such as Sustainability Management, Business Management, Project Management, and International Trade, and short executive programmes covering ESG reporting, sustainability, AI, and strategic management. For corporate clients it offers Customized Solutions, Consulting Services, Learning Journeys, and tailored leadership programmes such as CGD High Impact Leaders.

Product overview

ISEG Executive Education operates as a comprehensive educational platform offering a multi-level portfolio of programs and services. The core offerings include the ISEG MBA (flagship 43rd edition), Postgraduate Programs (Pós-Graduações) covering areas like Sustainability Management, Business Management, Project Management, and International Trade, and Executive Programs (Programas Executivos) including ESG Reporting, Sustainability: A Journey to Competitiveness, AI for Value Creation, and Strategic Management & Innovation. For corporate clients, it provides Customized Solutions, Consulting Services, and Learning Journeys. The Knowledge Hub serves as a content platform covering Innovation, Digital, Sustainability, Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. An international collaboration with Columbia University offers the Strategic Leadership Program. The institution also houses specialized centers like the Excellence Center for Governance & Compliance, addressing corporate governance needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ISEG MBA Flagship 18-month Master of Business Administration programme for future leaders, delivered by ISEG/University of Lisbon faculty with Early Bird pricing of -10% until 30 June 2026.
• Postgraduate Programmes (Pós-Graduações) Structured postgraduate programmes (e.g., Gestão da Sustentabilidade 156h/€3,950; Gestão Empresarial 172h/€5,750; Project Management 162h/€4,950; International Trade 118h/€3,150) billed in instalments, targeting mid-career professionals seeking career advancement.
• Executive Programmes (Programas Executivos) Short-to-medium duration executive programmes (24–34 hours) sold as one-time tuition to individual professionals, covering ESG Reporting, Sustainability, AI for Value Creation, Strategic Management & Innovation, Applied eCommerce, and Real Estate Consulting.
• Customized Corporate Solutions (Soluções Customizadas para Empresas) Co-creation training engagements with corporate clients acting as a business accelerator through competency reinforcement and team transformation, tailored to the client's strategic needs.
• Consulting Services (Consultoria) Applied consulting projects leveraging ISEG's faculty and research centres to address specific operational or strategic needs of organisations.
• Learning Journeys Customised immersive learning experiences delivered in Lisbon for international corporate groups and teams, designed around group-specific needs.
• Strategic Leadership Programme: ISEG + Columbia International collaborative executive programme combining ISEG's European management perspective with Columbia University's global leadership framework for senior leaders and C-suite.
• CGD High Impact Leaders Bespoke leadership training programme developed jointly with Universidade do Minho (UMinhoExec) for Caixa Geral de Depósitos, training 700+ branch managers and deputy commercial coordinators in simultaneous cohorts across Lisbon and Braga with dual certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• MSc in Finance graduates achieve 100% employment rate within 3 months of completion and 84% average salary improvement, ranked 27th globally (Financial Times 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Universidade do Minho (UMinhoExec)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025ISEG Executive Education and Universidade do Minho partnered to co-develop and deliver the CGD High Impact Leaders programme for Caixa Geral de Depósitos — a pioneering initiative training over 700 CGD branch managers and deputy commercial coordinators. ISEG delivers training in Lisbon while UMinhoExec delivers simultaneously in Braga, with all participants receiving dual certification from both institutions. This north-south partnership between two leading Portuguese universities represents a new model of inter-institutional collaboration for large-scale corporate training.
• AAOP — Associação dos Atletas Olímpicos de PortugalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2022ISEG partnered with AAOP to deliver a custom entrepreneurship and management programme for retired Olympic athletes, supported by Fundação Ageas and Jogos Santa Casa. The 2-month programme equips high-performance athletes with business and management skills for their post-athletic careers.
• British Embassy in PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2021The British Embassy signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ISEG for the launch of the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Centre, aligning with the UK government's COP26 ambitions. Ambassador Chris Sainty attended the Centre's inauguration, and the partnership supports cross-border knowledge exchange on sustainable finance between the UK and Portugal.
• World Economic ForumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerISEG Executive Education partners with the World Economic Forum for the Futures, Strategic Design & Innovation executive programme — an exclusive 5-day programme that equips participants with foresight, strategic design, and innovation capabilities using an exclusive Futures Framework. This partnership positions the programme at the intersection of global thought leadership and executive education.
• GRACE — Grupo de Empresas ResponsáveiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRACE (Grupo de Empresas Responsáveis) co-developed the 'Sustainability: A Journey to Competitiveness' programme with ISEG Executive Education and Sair da Casca. GRACE contributes industry expertise in responsible business practices and sustainability, while ISEG provides academic rigour. Guest speakers from GRACE member companies share real-world case studies and best practices.
• Sair da CascacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSair da Casca partnered with ISEG Executive Education and GRACE to co-create the 'Sustainability: A Journey to Competitiveness' programme. Sair da Casca contributes expertise in sustainable business transformation and change management, bringing practitioner perspectives to the academic framework.
• Confidencial ImobiliáriominorGTM or Marketing PartnerISEG Executive Education and Confidencial Imobiliário signed a collaboration protocol to promote real estate education through knowledge sharing. A seminar on residential market indicators, trends, and expectations was delivered by Confidencial Imobiliário's director to the ISEG real estate alumni community.
• Columbia University (Strategic Leadership Program)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerISEG offers a Strategic Leadership Programme in partnership with Columbia University — a cross-institutional executive programme combining ISEG's European management perspective with Columbia's global leadership framework. This is ISEG's most internationally prestigious programme partnership.
• Excellence Center for Governance & CompliancecoreOthersISEG Executive Education established the Excellence Center for Governance & Compliance under the leadership of Professor Fátima Geada, connecting academic research, advanced training, and corporate practice. The centre bridges academia, the business sector, and regulatory bodies to promote integrity, transparency, and accountability in Portuguese organisations. While not an external partner, it functions as an institutional centre of excellence.
• AON PortugalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAON Portugal participated in the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Centre launch event, contributing to the roundtable discussion on sustainable finance market development. AON's CEO Pedro Penalva participated as a panellist, contributing risk management and insurance industry perspectives on ESG and sustainable finance.
• Euronext LisbonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuronext Lisbon participated in the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Centre launch event, with Director of Communication Sandra Machado contributing to the roundtable on sustainable finance markets. Euronext contributes capital markets and listing perspective to the Centre's knowledge ecosystem.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IE Business School: Madrid-based business school with globally ranked executive education and MBA programmes. Competes with ISEG for international and Iberian executive enrolments, particularly in customised corporate solutions and senior leadership programmes.
• CATÓLICA-LISBON School of Business and Economics: Lisbon-based business school with MBA, master's, and executive education programmes competing for the same Portuguese corporate and individual market as ISEG. The CEO of ISEG Executive Education previously held a senior role at CATOLICA-LISBON, indicating direct competitive overlap in faculty and client relationships.
• SDA Bocconi School of Management: Milan-based business school with highly ranked executive education, MBA, and customised corporate programmes. Comparable to ISEG in continental European executive education offerings, particularly in finance, sustainability, and senior leadership programmes.
• IESE Business School: Top-ranked European business school (Barcelona/NYC) offering executive education and MBA programmes. Comparable to ISEG in faculty quality, customised corporate programmes, and FT rankings overlap, serving a similar senior-executive and corporate client segment.
• ESADE Business School: Barcelona-based business school with strong executive education and MBA offerings. Directly comparable to ISEG in European customised programmes, FT executive education ranking participation, and Triple Crown accreditation.
• Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE): Portuguese top-tier business school offering MBA, postgraduate, and executive education programmes. Directly competes with ISEG for corporate training mandates and executive enrolments in Portugal, including in sustainability and finance. Holds Triple Crown accreditation and ranks in FT Executive Education.
• Porto Business School (PBS): Portugal's leading business school in Porto, offering MBAs, postgraduate programmes, and customised corporate solutions. Competes with ISEG in the Portuguese executive education market, particularly for northern Portugal corporates and ESG/finance programmes.

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD: Global top-tier business school with extensive executive education and MBA programmes across multiple campuses. Competes for the same senior-executive segment as ISEG's Columbia-partnered Strategic Leadership Program but at a much larger global scale and premium price point.
• London Business School: Globally ranked business school offering senior executive programmes and customised corporate solutions. Competes with ISEG for European senior-executive enrolment and corporate L&D mandates, particularly in finance and leadership programmes.
• IMD Business School: Swiss-based global business school consistently ranked among the top executive education providers worldwide. Comparable to ISEG in FT executive education rankings and customised corporate programme offerings, but operating at a much larger international scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

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