We learn all our lives and it defines us. In fact, everything we do seemingly innately in our daily lives happens because, eventually, someone taught us. Most of the time we find ourselves doing things we never even imagined possible: a recipe we learned while watching our mother, or riding a bicycle after it had been sitting still for years. This happens because our brain gathers all the information and makes it accessible at the moment we need it.

Learning is always a social act. In the classroom, online, in a discussion, introspection or laboratory, the social component is always present, whether through peers, teachers or even through the learning content. The act of learning depends on the relationships created and is never independent of those involved in the process. It is not by chance that in the first universities students lived, learned and studied in communities (guilds, colleges and residences), since in the relationships established there are learning processes, whether of collaboration, imitation, challenge, or just by indirect exposure to new content.

Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) has just released the 3rd edition of the Nova SBE Impact Report, which showcases all the projects, studies and initiatives undertaken by the school in relation to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) in the academic year 2020/21.

Nova SBE won, for the third time, the award in the category "Universities and Teaching Establishments" in the 14th edition of the Marketeer Awards.

Iris Amâncio, Operations Program Manager at Nova SBE Executive Education, explains which are the important points to take into account when designing the students' learning experience.

Marta Pimentel, Executive Education Director at Nova School of Business, explains the concept of lifelong learning and why it is crucial to continue investing in lifelong learning in exponential times.

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

Nova SBE Executive Education has created a photography competition to explore different learning scenarios at the Carcavelos campus. Learn more about this initiative.