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A Conversation with Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree Constança Santos Silva

Hear the inspiring conversation between Nova SBE alumna Constança Santos Silva, recently named in Forbes Portugal's 30 Under 30 for 2024, and Dean Pedro Oliveira, as they discuss her impactful journey as Co-Founder of Thirst Project Portugal, the nation's largest youth water organization

Meet João Albino - Nova SBE Alumnus

João is a successful Entrepreneur living in Mexico City and a big fan of mobility. He is the co-founder of Urbvan and together with an amazing team they're building a network based on people needs in urban areas. João holds a BSc. in Economics from Nova SBE, and a MSc. in Strategic Marketing from Cranfield Business School (UK).

PhD Series - Meet Cátia Alves PhD candidate in Management

Cátia Alves is a PhD candidate in Management and her research focuses on consumer psychology, emotions and creativity.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Vitorino Mello Oliveira

Nova SBE Alumnus and Teaching Assistant, Portuguese Diplomat at United Nations, explaining the new Master’s Module on the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda!

PhD Series - Meet Gefra Fulane PhD Alumni in Tropical Knowledge and Management

Gefra Fulane’s research focuses on evaluating the Mozambique screening program for cervical cancer started in 2015. Her research shows that there are implementations gaps and barriers which prevent women from doing the screening.

PhD Series - Meet Diogo Mendes

Diogo Mendes recently graduated from the Nova SBE PhD program in Economics and Finance (here). Diogo has been working on several projects and research aiming at supporting developing countries — SDG goal 8 and 17. Since August 2020 he works at the Stockholm School of Economics as an Assistant Professor of Finance.

It is remarkable to witness the ecosystem emergence and growth at Nova SBE

The 2020 events and their consequences highlighted the need to use our time, skills and knowledge to achieve a better and more sustainable future. Gladly Nova SBE and the Portuguese impact ecosystem have been growing and improving so much the opportunities for people that, like me, want their professional life to have a positive impact.

Are we able to reduce inequalities by valuing our differences?

Did you ever catch "Gambozinos"? They exist, and they have a dream: gathering people from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds through human and social development. Please get to know them here.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Marta Ramos

Marta Ramos is a Nova SBE Alumna and Co-CEO of zeroCO2 Iberia - a benefit corporation that deals with environmental sustainability through reforestation projects with high social impact. Each tree planted has a unique id, is geolocated and you can follow the growth online.

Act, The Floor is Yours!

Omnis Civitas Contra se Divisa non stabit is the moto commanding our alma mater. It literally means that every city divided against itself will vanish. That is exactly what we, at Nova Debate, embraced over the last term and what we should always aim at, especially in times like the ones we are going through now.

One Journey in Angola with a Two-Way Transformation

My aim with this article is to share how one lucky shot of fate has become the most transformational experience of my life in regards to the impact that I was able to create and the impact I will carry with me forever.

Meet Jo Dietrich - Nova SBE Student

An inspiring CEMS MIM student at Nova SBE, recently recognized Forbes Under 30. Founder of ZAEM to bring youth thinking into companies.

Mirai, a future of mutual understanding

MIRAI stands for Mutual-understanding, Intellectual Relations, and Academic exchange Initiative, being also the Japanese word for future, which appropriately reflects the impact of this program. It allows us to have a full and holistic perspective of Japan and provides the opportunity to interact and share experiences with young leaders of the future.

impACT stories #1: The Other Side of Impact with Meg Pagani

ImpACT Stories is Nova Social Consulting's new initiative to spark our ecosystem and our community's impact journeys, finding our #roletoplay at Nova School of Business and Economics and beyond.

Mum's Cooking: an SDG-driven business

Does healthy food always sound like way too much work, and does easy food always sound like the sort of stuff you shouldn't be eating? Hear the story behind Mum's Cooking, a Portuguese healthy frozen food brand created by our Alumna Catarina Partidário, with the vision that no one should ever have to chose between convenience and health.

Four Months in Bula: Why Would I Do It Again

Read the testimonial of the amazing experience of Rita Moreira, who participated in a Nova SBE NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center's summer internship in Guinea-Bissau.

Meet Smriti Singh, a Nova SBE student, won the COLife Hackathon under the topic Future Food Challenge!

Learn more about the COLife Hackathon and the Future Food Challenge!

PhD Series: Meet Sara Almeida

Sara is a recent alumni of Nova SBE, having recently completed her PhD in Economics. In this video, you can listen to her testimony regarding not only the program itself, but also regarding her experience in using her thesis to answer impactful questions.

Leading & Studying — A two-way street

What determines what we will achieve in the future is intrinsically connected to the effort, the focus, and the determination we commit while pursuing our goals. Dreaming may create the destination, but it is the work we do and the people that surround us that definitely establish the path

impACT stories #4: Nature & People – A Journey Towards Double Impact

This impACT story invited Catarina Grilo, Director of Conservation and Policy at ANP/WWF. Throughout her career, Catarina's work has been focused on environmental issues at the science-policy interface, the role of science in policy-making, and specifically on the human dimensions of marine conservation and fisheries.

Why media platforms have an incentive problem and Nova SBE Awareness Student Club’s purpose

Is there a reason for the recent rise in populism across the globe? If so, how can we correct it? We think we found a solution.

Impactful Alumni: Meet João Duarte and Bárbara Coimbra

Meet João Duarte, founder of Impulso and Bárbara, Impulso's Community Manager. Impulso is a community of 850+ entrepreneurs and small businesses that prosper through collaboration. Their work is focused on creating opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs to grow together.
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To Nova SBE, positive impact shall have a relationship to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Our community is committed to foster dialogue and action, by disseminating knowledge, launching innovative projects, supporting organizations' transformation, and leading by example, as responsible citizens. This is the space that will provide the know-how so that the best and most innovative talent, such as yours, can play its role. If you want to lead the future and be at the forefront of change, this is your way in.

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