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Nova SBE's Executive Education is No. 1 in Portugal in the Financial Times' 2020 Ranking

For the second consecutive year, Nova SBE was distinguished as the national business school best ranked in Executive Education, also consolidating the 23rd position at a European level and rising from 45th to 44th place at a global level.

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In the Financial Times 2020 ranking - which incorporates the evaluation of the participants in open executive education programmes - Nova SBE's scores regarding the criteria "faculty quality" (rising from 45th to 38th place worldwide), "contents and teaching methodology" (rising from 39th to 37th place) and "programme design" (rising from 39th to 37th place) stand out, becoming the leading school in Portugal in these areas.

In the Financial Times' ranking of customised executive training programmes, Nova SBE is now in the world TOP 10 (rising from 61st to 8th position) in the "growth" criterion - reinforcing its commitment and its role in the sustainable growth of the Portuguese economy and of its partners. The school's commitment to impact is also proven by its rise in the criterion "future use" of its programmes and contents.

Daniel Traça, Dean of Nova SBE, stresses "This result is a consequence of the commitment to impact and sustainable transformation that we have assumed with our community. We will continue to work with our partner companies to prepare for a new paradigm that requires, more than ever, an agile mindset that is permeable to change."

Pedro Brito, Associate Dean for Executive Education & Business Transformation at Nova SBE, highlights that "strengthening the leadership position is something we should all be proud of, but even more important is the impact our programmes have on participants and companies. Something that is only possible thanks to the quality of the faculty, methodological approach and programme designs focused on the real challenges of the market".

Article published orginally by Nova School of Business & Economics

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