Nova SBE Executive Education

The fourth edition of the Open Innovation program START and CO., an initiative that results from the partnership between Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) and Nestlé Portugal, came to an end this month with three finalist projects, which now move on to the co-creation phase.

Nova SBE wants to take a step forward in its mission to positively impact society, contributing to a new paradigm of Sustainable Prosperity. To fulfil this mission, it has created the Nova SBE Sustainability Journey - a collection of educational programmes, events and conferences, debates and cultural activities -, dedicated to sustainability, which will take place between June 20 and July 1, at the Carcavelos campus.

Nova SBE climbs more than 20 positions in 2022 in the world ranking released today.

Under the central theme "The Purpose Generation: Becoming the Changemakers of Tomorrow", the Estoril Conferences will take place on September 1 and 2, 2022, at Nova SBE, with a two-day agenda focused on seven main global challenges. It will be broadcasted online and feature live interactions on stage with other universities worldwide to hold their local events.

Nova SBE has recently launched five executive Master's degrees to help with the professionals' career progression, which is scheduled to begin in October 2022. Applications are already open. Marta Pimentel, Executive Education Director at Nova School of Business & Economics, explains why investing in this type of training is important.

Over the next few weeks, Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem will dynamise, alongside the start-ups incubated in this ecosystem, resident members, and partners, several "Fire Starting the Innovation Circle" sessions, which will take place at Nova SBE's Carcavelos campus, in the Westmont Hospitality Hall.

The launch of the 24th edition of PME Magazine, under the theme "valuing the employee" will take place on April 19th, at Nova SBE campus. The event will feature a presentation by Filipa Martins, CEO of Edenred Portugal, the multinational that created the meal title and specialises in social benefits.

The fourth edition of the Ageas Innovation Hackathon will take place at Nova SBE on 13 and 14 April. Nuno Horta, Group Innovation Manager at Ageas, explains to us why the insurer continues to value investment in innovation and working alongside students.