CATÓLICA-LISBON is 39th best school in the world in customized programs for companies, according to the Financial Times

Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics is one of the 50 best schools in the world in executive education and one of the 25 best in Europe, according to the Global Executive Education 2020 Ranking of the Financial Times.

The school received the highest ranking ever in customized programs for companies, increasing 15 positions to 39th place in the world and leader in Portugal, with special emphasis on the criteria of Value for Money and New Skills & Learning.

In this global ranking where thousands of schools from all over the world compete, CATÓLICA-LISBON  is once again evaluated as one of the most international in the world and the most international in the country, both in the evaluation of open enrollment programs and customized programs for companies.

For Céline Abecassis-Moedas, Dean for Executive Education, “it is with great pride that we see Executive Education at CATÓLICA-LISBON classified as the preferred Portuguese school by companies. It is thanks to the strong connection we have with our customers that we are able to anticipate their training needs and expectations for the future. Companies appreciate very much the customized and personalized experience they have in our programs and particularly value the innovative pedagogical methodologies which improves the skills level and impact of their professionals”. Céline Abecassis-Moedas also emphasizes that, in the Covid era, the new Executive Education will be even more aligned with customer needs market trends, in innovative and increasingly digital formats.

It should be noted that the global ranking is built by two components - a ranking for open rank programs (CATÓLICA-LISBON ranks in the Top 75 in the world), and another for customized programs for companies (CATÓLICA-LISBON ranks 39th in the world). For the global ranking, CATÓLICA-LISBON is among the TOP 50 in the world and TOP 25 in Europe.

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