The Porto Sustainable Business Summer School results from a partnership between Católica Porto Business School and WU - Wirtschafts Universität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business). The initiative between the two schools, which hold triple accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB), aims to bring together students and teachers from both institutions yearly to encourage debate and reflection around an innovative and challenging programme on Sustainable Business.
For the associate dean for Internationalisation at Católica Porto Business School, Alexandra Leitão, the idea is to expose students to other realities. 'With these international experiences, we want to provide students with different perspectives and ways of thinking, promoting a global mindset that will be very important in our globalised economy,' she stressed.
The third edition took place in July at Católica Porto Business School. Over three weeks, the 40 participants were able to work on topics such as the Circular Economy, Leadership or Impact Investment and Social Impact Bonds, always with a focus on the interconnection between Sustainability and various issues that are critical today, with lectures given by heads of companies such as Sogrape and KPMG.
In addition to the classroom work, the summer school's programme included a visit to BIORBIS Portugal, a biotechnology company that has developed innovative research projects linked to agriculture and food, and a MasterClass on 'Disruptive Innovation Strategies & Exponential Organisations', with Diego Soroa, chief transformational officer at Capital Certainty and IE Business School lecturer, as the keynote speaker.
In July 2025, Católica Porto Business School will once again host the next edition of the Porto Sustainable Business Summer School, thus continuing the partnership with WU - Wirtschafts Universität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and the work carried out in the International Programmes area, which includes four more summer schools linked to Marketing and New Technologies.
