According to the Financial Times Executive Education 2025 ranking, the University of Porto’s business school rose one position in the Open category (43rd) and five points in the Custom category (42nd), achieving its best ever ranking in the latter.

With these results, PBS stands out as the Portuguese business school that rose the most in the Custom category, an additional recognition of the quality of the programs developed in partnership with companies and organisations.

In the Open category, PBS strengthened its leadership, improving in five “Participant Survey” indicators: Faculty Diversity, International Location, Growth, International Participants, and Female Participants. It ranked highest in Portugal for “Follow-up” and achieved the top national score in “Overall Satisfaction” (9.66/10), placing 17th globally. International weeks and partnerships also boosted its global standing in Partner Schools (33rd) and International Location (24th).

In Custom, the school was among the best in seven of the nine categories and showed the greatest improvement in the “Client Survey” parameter. It also achieved second place nationally in “Overall Satisfaction” with a score of 7.92 – Portugal’s second highest increase – and rose to 29th globally among international Partner Schools.

The “School Survey confirms continued progress, with improvements in five of six indicators. A standout is the national lead in “Female Participants,” reflecting PBS’s strong commitment to inclusion, evidenced by over €1.2 million in scholarships in 2024, 43% awarded exclusively to women.

Dean José Esteves highlights these results as proof of Porto Business School’s growing international reputation for excellence in executive education. He notes that rising rankings and record performance in Custom reflect the school’s focus on relevant, customised programmes addressing real market needs, such as AI, sustainability, and digital transformation, while promoting gender balance.