Master in Management of CLSBE is the 28th best in the world according to the Financial Times

The Master in Management of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics (CLSBE) reached the 28th position in the Financial Times Ranking, which annually evaluates the 100 best management masters in the world. With a rise of 17 places in the ranking, it was the most expressive among the European Schools in the TOP50.

According to Filipe Santos, Dean of CLSBE, “The results of the Rankings are a source of pride for our School for the success that our graduates have shown in their careers! This year, the CATÓLICA-LISBON community is doubly to be congratulated, as we celebrate 50 years of pioneering in the teaching of Management in Portugal and all the results of the rankings have been extraordinary.”

Among the various criteria that contribute to these results, such as the 98% employability rate in the 3 months after completing the master's degree or the 64% salary increase in the following 3 years, the high proportion of Professors (38 %) and international students (92%), as well as gender parity in students and teachers. This remarkable cultural diversity contributes to the enrichment of the learning and academic experience.

The fact that the Financial Times considers the CATÓLICA-LISBON Master in Management the 28th best in the world, reflects well the talent that CLSBE manages to attract in teachers and students, as well as the quality of the knowledge generated and rigor in learning, which leads to success. of this program as a launching pad for the extraordinary international careers of its graduates.

This rise in the Master's in Management rankings follows this year's rise of CATÓLICA-LISBON from six positions in the Master's in Finance rankings to the 17th position in the world, and having ascended for the first time to the world's TOP 30 of executive training, being the School of the World that rose the most, according to the Financial Times.

“This is a validation of our strategy of affirmation for the quality and rigor of our knowledge and learning, being currently one of the best management schools in the world”, comments Filipe Santos. “This result inspires us to do more and better to form a new generation of leaders capable of being agents of transformation and innovation in companies and society.”

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