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Why Porto Became the Perfect Choice
ExpatsEverywhere • 47:35 • 4w ago
The Porto Business School's Global Online MBA reached sixth place worldwide in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026. The program was ranked first globally for 'Value for Money' and 'overall satisfaction', with alumni reporting a 28% average salary increase three years after graduation. Students should note it is the only Portuguese institution featured in this specific global ranking.
Half a year after the allegations against António Capelo, the inspectorate has closed its investigation into the arts school founded by the actor in Porto. On 12 February, the school elected three new directors.
In September, actor António Capelo was accused of sexual harassment by students at the school he founded in Porto. Half a year later, there is new leadership, and they want to learn from the mistakes of the past.
The Academic Federation of Porto and the city council have signed an agreement to scale up a pilot project aimed at having university students provide tutoring to secondary school pupils to “counteract inequalities.”
Manuel Tur directs the play by British writer Nigel Williams about marginalised young people for whom the education system has no answer. It premieres at Teatro Carlos Alberto in Porto.
The connections between the education system and social exclusion — which can come to resemble a life sentence — are explored in this 1970s play that feels highly topical. The premiere is this Thursday in Porto.
AESE Business School has opened a new campus in Porto and is already preparing tailored programmes to serve the North of Portugal. The school's dean says Portuguese business leaders value continuous training but, given an economy with “some fragilities,” are often too absorbed in running their companies to commit time to development — a gap AESE aims to bridge through flexible executive education and qualification offerings that support regional business needs and economic resilience.
The Porto Administrative and Tax Court has ruled in favour of the university's rector. Thirty students had been admitted to the Medicine master's by exceptional admission and with marks below the minimum required.
