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eurospec  
 Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 34 |
The Lisbon MBA
Hi, I've read about this upcoming program this January 2009. It's called the Lisbon MBA (www.thelisbonmba.com), a joint venture between Nova and Catolica, the top two business schools in Portugal. I find it interesting, since even though it is just a one-year program, there is a mandatory summer internship. Aside from that, it has ties with MIT Sloan School of Management, wherein you will spend two weeks at MIT. The 30,000 Euros tuition includes the travel to and accommodation at MIT. However, it does not include textbooks and living expenses. Still, if this program will succeed in the next 4 to 5 years, this may be a bargain! Tue Oct 07, 2008 08:00 AM One more plus: as of now, it's accredited by AMBA and EQUIS, but not yet AACSB. What do you think about this program? Personally, I find it intersting. And since I'm planning to pursue an MBA, this program may just be on my list within the next two years or so. Any comments will be highly appreciated. Thank you. |
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| lukeh Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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I agree, it does look interesting. I think you're right, though, to look at it as something to keep an eye on, see how it develops over the next few years. I know from personal experience that new programmes generally take time to bed down - in fact the first year is often a bit of a shambles - and even longer to gain a good reputation in the outside world. Also, I notice that the Lisbon MBA hasn't yet precisely worked out its admissions criteria - a sign, perhaps, that they're waiting to see who and how many people apply before they make any decisions which might rule anyone out.
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| eurospec
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Hi Lukeh,Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:47 AM Thanks for your opinion. It should be watched for a while, especially it has not even started yet! But given the reputation of the two Portuguese universities, Catolica and Nova, in Europe, I think it's on the right track, rather than creating a new institution, like say, the European School of Management and Technology or Barcelona Management Institute (no offense to those two institutions, though). What I'm saying is that most likely, ESMT and BMI will take a longer time to be "known" in the business world compared to universities that have been already existing. I hope more people, especially Europeans, can give thier input on this program, the Lisbon MBA. |
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| gaur6534
Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 5 |
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Hi,Thu Dec 11, 2008 08:05 PM I lived in Portugal for some time and all the Portuguese unanimously agree that this program is excellent and offers good quality. I talked to an alum of is sister program, MBA Catolica Nova and according to him the program is very good. The international reputation of the program is the issue, but the MIT tag should help there. I had applied to his program and got admitted but I was not able to attend because of financial reasons. I hope next year they have some tie-ups with banks to help students finance their education. I hoping to be there next year. What about you? Where do you intend to go to school? Cheers. |
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