UAc.FEG - School of Business and Economics - University of the Azores

What UAc.FEG - School of Business and Economics - University of the Azores does

FEG – Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores is the sole public higher education faculty for economics, management, tourism, and law in Portugal's Azores Autonomous Region. Operating as an organic teaching and research unit within the University of the Azores (Universidade dos Açores), it serves approximately 600 students across three undergraduate programs — Licenciatura em Economia (Economics), Gestão (Management), and Turismo (Tourism) — three master's programs (MBA, Tourism Destination Management, and Business Sciences with specializations in Finance/Accounting, Marketing, and HR Management), and one doctoral program in Economic and Business Sciences. The faculty is supported by 19 career faculty members plus invited collaborators and is accredited by Portugal's A3ES (Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior) and DGES (Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior).

The faculty's core technology stack is conventional for a public European university: the Moodle learning management system for course delivery and asynchronous components, SPSS for statistical analysis instruction, and standard video conferencing tools that enable up to 25% remote learning in certain master's programs. Its principal proprietary asset is the CEEAplA-UAc research center (Centro de Estudos de Economia Aplicada do Atlântico – University of the Azores), which conducts applied economics research focused on Atlantic regional development and serves as the institution's primary research, consulting, and community engagement vehicle.

FEG operates as a publicly funded academic institution rather than a commercial entity. Its revenue model combines government appropriations through the University of the Azores, regulated tuition fees under Portuguese higher education law (varying by program level and student residency status), and incremental income from research and consulting services provided to regional public entities and the Azorean business sector. Student recruitment occurs through Portugal's national DGES admission system plus special regimes for mature students, technology diploma holders, and international students. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer supplemented by community-led engagement through CEEAplA-UAc partnerships, with outreach conducted via the institutional website (feg.uac.pt), Instagram, and Facebook. Leadership is provided by President João Carlos Aguiar Teixeira and Vice-President José Noronha Rodrigues.

Name

UAc.FEG - School of Business and Economics - University of the Azores

Legal name

Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores

Website

https://feg.uac.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FEG – Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores is a public university faculty in Ponta Delgada, Azores, offering accredited undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in economics, management, and tourism to approximately 600 students.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

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Keywords

• Higher education
• Economics degrees
• Business management
• Tourism management
• Public university

Headquarters

HQ city

Ponta Delgada

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Public university receiving funding from the Portuguese government. Students pay tuition fees which are regulated by Portuguese law for public higher education institutions. Programs include bachelor's degrees (licenciaturas), master's degrees (mestrados), and doctoral programs (doutoramentos).
2. Research and Consulting Services: The faculty develops regular service provision activities in close collaboration with the community, business sector, and public entities, providing consulting and research services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FEG is a public university faculty delivering accredited higher education programs in economics, management, tourism, and law. It offers three undergraduate degrees (Licenciatura) in Economics, Management, and Tourism; three master's programs including an MBA, Tourism Destination Management, and Business Sciences; and one doctoral program in Economic and Business Sciences. The faculty also conducts applied research through the CEEAplA-UAc research center and provides consulting and training services to regional public entities and businesses.

Product overview

FEG – Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores is a faculty of the University of the Azores offering higher education in economics, management, tourism, and law. The institution provides a comprehensive academic portfolio consisting of three undergraduate degrees (Licenciatura): Economia, Gestão, and Turismo; three master's programs (Mestrado): Gestão de Empresas (MBA), Gestão de Destinos Turísticos, and Ciências Empresariais (with specializations in Finance and Accounting, Marketing, and Human Resource Management); and one doctoral program (Doutoramento) in Economic and Business Sciences with specializations in Economics and Management. The faculty also offers postgraduate programs (Pós-Graduações) and short courses. FEG serves approximately 600 students with 19 career faculty members and numerous invited faculty, operating under the Centre for Applied Economic Studies of the Atlantic – University of the Azores (CEEAplA-UAc).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciatura em Economia (Bachelor's in Economics) A 3-year undergraduate degree (180 ECTS) providing foundational training in Economics, integrated with management, statistics, mathematics, and law disciplines. DGES Code 9081. Targets prospective students seeking careers in economics, public administration, financial analysis, and market research.
• Licenciatura em Gestão (Bachelor's in Management) A 3-year undergraduate degree in Management providing foundational training integrated with economics, statistics, mathematics, and law. DGES Code 9147. Targets prospective students seeking careers in business management and administration.
• Licenciatura em Turismo (Bachelor's in Tourism) A 3-year undergraduate degree in Tourism providing comprehensive training integrating tourism, management, economics, history, and languages disciplines. Targets prospective students seeking careers in tourism management and the hospitality sector.
• Mestrado em Gestão de Empresas (MBA) A 2-year master's program (120 ECTS) structured to promote solid scientific formation and develop competencies for professional management training, offered in post-work hours. DGES Code 9298. Targets mid-career professionals seeking management education.
• Mestrado em Gestão de Destinos Turísticos (Master's in Tourism Destination Management) A master's program developing competencies for sustainable and resilient planning and management of tourist destinations and businesses in the tourism production chain. DGES Code MF43. Up to 25% of ECTS may be delivered through distance learning. Targets professionals in the tourism sector.
• Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais (Master's in Business Sciences) A master's program providing knowledge and skills for professional development of managers in business sciences, with specializations in Finance and Accounting, Marketing, and Human Resource Management. DGES Code 9402. Targets professionals seeking careers in business management.
• Doutoramento em Ciências Económicas e Empresariais (Doctoral in Economic and Business Sciences) A doctoral program promoting autonomous research capabilities in Economic and Business Sciences, with specializations in Economics and Management. DGES Code 5769. Targets master's degree holders pursuing doctoral research and academic career preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regional economic contribution through education of approximately 600 students and 19 faculty members
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Centro de Estudos de Economia Aplicada do Atlântico (CEEAplA-UAc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe primary research center of the Faculty of Economics and Management, conducting applied economic research in the Atlantic region. The center develops research in economics, management, tourism, and law, serving as the faculty's primary mechanism for scientific research excellence and international scientific dissemination networks.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ISCTE Business School: Portuguese business school within ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, offering undergraduate, master's, MBA, and doctoral programs in business and economics. Comparable academic portfolio to FEG with similar focus on management development training.
• Porto Business School (University of Porto): One of Portugal's leading MBA and executive education providers, offering master's and management development programs. Comparable to FEG's MBA program and management training offerings, though at substantially greater scale and with stronger market positioning.
• Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (FEUC): A historic Portuguese public university faculty offering economics, management, and doctoral programs. Comparable to FEG in academic scope and public university status, though with a much larger faculty, broader research portfolio, and stronger international brand.
• Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (FEP): One of Portugal's largest and most established faculties of economics, offering licenciatura, master's, and doctoral programs. Comparable academic scope to FEG as a public university economics and management faculty, though operating at substantially greater scale in a major urban center.
• Nova School of Business and Economics: One of Portugal's leading business schools offering undergraduate, master's, MBA, and doctoral programs in economics and management. Comparable to FEG as a Portuguese business/economics higher education provider, but operating at much greater scale, with broader program offerings and international recognition.
• School of Economics and Management, University of Minho (EEG-UMinho): Public university economics and management school in northern Portugal offering licenciatura, master's, and doctoral programs. Comparable to FEG as a regional Portuguese public business school, though serving a larger, more economically developed region.
• Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics: Portugal's top-ranked private business school offering bachelor's, master's, MBA, and doctoral programs in economics, management, and finance. Directly comparable academic portfolio to FEG, though operating as a private institution at national and international scale.

Direct peers

• Faculty of Economics, University of the Algarve (FE-UAlg): Public university economics faculty in another Portuguese southern region with a tourism-heavy economy, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in economics and management. Directly comparable to FEG as a regional Portuguese public business school with tourism-oriented programs.
• University of Madeira - Faculty of Economics: Another Portuguese Atlantic island university offering economics and management programs to a similar regional population. Closely comparable to FEG in geographic isolation, scale, regional economic specialization, and academic portfolio serving island economies.

Emerging players

• School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM) - Polytechnic of Leiria: Portuguese polytechnic school specializing in tourism and management programs. Comparable to FEG's tourism undergraduate and Tourism Destination Management master's program, though operating as a polytechnic rather than university faculty.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UAC.FEG
• Instagraminstagram.com/feg.uac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uac-feg-faculdade-de-economia-e-gest%C3%A3o-universidade-dos-a%C3%A7ores

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Profiles2 records

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