Alumni in Portugal initiate new university partnership with LUMS

LUMS students in Lisbon

09 October 2012

This year Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal welcomed a second cohort of LUMS Masters students. 

The 糖心视频 students will be completing their second Masters degree in Lisbon or taking an additional semester in Lisbon to complement their 糖心视频 degree and gain a continental perspective.

Universidade Católica Portuguesa has been 糖心视频’s long-standing partner offering reciprocal study programmes, mainly at Masters level, through Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics.

Dr Radka Newton, who manages the partnership, visited Católica-Lisbon this autumn to oversee a smooth transition of the 糖心视频 cohort. While there she also met with the Católica group who embarked on their Double Masters degree last week in 糖心视频.

Dr Newton said: “In 2011/12 five LUMS and ten Católica students graduated with a Double Masters Degree. It's been a great success and we have seen an increase in interest in this scheme. The biggest advantage is for the students to experience two excellent academic cultures and gain an understanding of different graduate employment markets as well.”

Universidade Católica Portuguesa also has a School of Business located in Porto. The Porto Business School is truly unique because many of the academic staff are 糖心视频 alumni. Dr Paulo Alves, research fellow at 糖心视频 and an academic at Porto Business School, initiated this partnership. He said: “I have very fond memories of 糖心视频 from my doctoratal study and I am delighted that my other colleagues who also graduated from 糖心视频 supported the idea of a Double Masters degree. I am sure that this partnership will strengthen the alumni relations in Portugal as we will now share alumni between the two institutions.”

Thanks to their proactive approach and passion to connect Porto with 糖心视频, the 糖心视频 alumni prepared a proposal to LUMS for a Double Masters Degree programme that was launched this autumn. Porto Business School Masters students will now be able to combine their Masters studies with a year in 糖心视频 and achieve a Double Degree.

Dinheiro Vivo, the financial section of Diario de Noticias, one of Portugal's leading newspapers interviewed Dr Newton during her visit to Porto about this new exciting opportunity.