A transformational leadership programme with the mission of developing leaders who intend to positively impact society, improving the quality of management in Portuguese and international companies.

Transform your career. Expand your horizons. Decide on a learning experience capable of transforming and changing your life. Find your best career path.

Invest in yourself and choose the Executive MBA at Católica Porto Business School.
 

The Executive MBA combines a body of excellent national and international professors with the opportunity for strong interaction with companies within the scope of Católica Porto Business School's Corporate Club, which will reinforce your learning and leadership capacity. In this programme, you will be able to work on real projects from different organisations, such as technological start-ups, SMEs and large Business Groups.

The Executive MBA at Católica Porto Business School offers you this learning experience based on a personalised relationship with professors and the entire executive team, but above all, through the tutorial support that you can enjoy throughout the entire programme.

The soft-skills programme will allow you to develop an individual career plan, receive development feedback and reinforce your behavioural skills. And because we want the MBA also to be a source of joy and well-being, we will challenge you to participate in several teambuilding activities. Moments of personal development and fun are absolutely critical for those who understand that the role of a manager is not limited to technical skills. Invest in yourself!

Financial Times Ranking

Católica Porto Business School has been selected as one of the Top 100 European Business Schools by the Financial Times "European Business School Rankings 2025". As for the Executive Education, the School has been featured in the Financial Times Executive Education 2026 rankings, in the following categories:

• open enrolment programmes - ranked 21st worldwide in "International Location" and 41st in "International Participants".
• customised training (“Custom”) - 36th place worldwide in “Partner Schools” in the “Open Enrolment” ranking and 51st place in the same indicator in the “Custom” ranking

The Financial Times European Business School Ranking is an initiative of the Financial Times (FT), a globally recognised British publishing group, which annually highlights the best business schools in Europe. 

Assessment: our Triple Crown Accreditation

The quality of teaching and learning at Católica Porto Business School, and of the business school’s other core activities, is recognised by the three most relevant international accreditation agencies in management and economics:

AMBA, since 2013 – Accredited Schools – Association of MBAs;
EQUIS, since 2016 – EQUIS Accredited Schools - EFMD Global;
AACSB, since 2021 – Search Accredited Schools | AACSB.

Executive MBA in QS Executive MBA Ranking 2026

Our Executive MBA strengthened its position in the QS Executive MBA World Rankings for the fourth consecutive year. The main highlight is the quality of the participants’ executive profiles, with the programme ranking 78th globally in this indicator, out of 215 programmes assessed, a result significantly above the global average. This performance reflects the strength of the students’ professional experience and a growing presence of profiles with backgrounds in top-level positions. 

This programme is taught in Portuguese, English and Spanish.