Curriculum 2013/2014

The MIM is designed to provide the knowledge and analytical capabilities that will allow you to take a key role in international business. To help our students achieve their career goals, the MIM curriculum combines a global perspective, strategic capabilities and knowledge of the main international management challenges. It is organized in five main areas: personal skills training, a functional perspective of international business, an integrated international managerial framework, the development of international businesses and the final dissertation. 

The completion of courses totaling 60 credit units will entitle the student to the Post-Graduate Diploma in International Management. Those who go on to successfully defend their dissertation/project will be awarded the degree of Master in International Management.

The Master in International Management comprises three parts:

1st academic year (taught part of the programme)

• 1st semester: September to January

• 2nd semester: February until May
  

Summer term: June to July

2nd academic year

• Project / Dissertation: starting in September
  
  
  

1st Academic Year

Courses (Taught part of the programme)	ECTS
Management Foundations / Marketing	3
Quantitative Models for Management	3
International Financial Management (Corporate Finance + Accounting)	3
Communication Skills	3
Negotiation Skills	3
International Business	3
Global Operations and Logistics	3
Intercultural Management	3
International Finance	3
E-Business	3
International Global Marketing	3
Entrepreneurship and Networks	3
International Consulting	3
International Strategy	3
Global Business and Management	6
International Human Resource Management	3
2 ELECTIVES	6
International Project	3
Research Methods in International Management	3
Research Project Seminar	3

2nd Academic Year

	ECTS
Project / Dissertation	36

Download the outlines of the courses

Project / Dissertation

The dissertation represents a challenging opportunity to integrate the concepts, tools and analytical frameworks acquired in the programme and it can take a more professionally or a more research oriented content, depending on the objectives of each student.

ISCTE Business School has a long tradition of involvement with the business world, offering a wide set of opportunities to interact with challenging real business issues in which students can develop their dissertations. Additionally, the faculty combines members with an extensive business experience in very senior management positions in a international context and members with a strong research track record in international issues, fitting well with each student's interests and objectives.

Electives

Students choose two electives totaling 6 credits to pursue specialized topics of their interest.
You may choose from courses such as: International Corporate Governance, Advanced International Finance, Marketing Portfolio, Governance of International Organizations and others.  

Portuguese Language (optional)

Students may take a course of Portuguese Language. Besides helping with everyday life in Lisbon, a knowledge of the Portuguese language opens up new opportunities since Portuguese is a language spoken in some of the more important and dynamic countries in America and Africa (and in other parts of the world).

Teambuilding

At the beginning of the academic year, MIM dedicates one day to help integrate its recently admitted students and get them to know each other better, by organising an ice breaking event outside ISCTE-IUL premises.

Midweek abroad (optional)

At each edition there will be offered the opportunity to participate in a Midweek Seminar Programme* at one of our partner universities.

The Midweek will take the students to a different learning environment and offers another opportunity to increase their intercultural competencies.
On a highly practical level and together with Master's students from our partner universities, students will be offered, within 3-4 days, lectures, workshops and company visits.

In the academic year 2007/2008, the MIM students travelled to Hochschule Pforzheim, Germany.

In the academic year 2008/2009, MIM students travelled to Barcelona, Spain.

*NOTE: the travel and lodging expenses and are not covered by the tuition fee and have to be paid by each participant.

Faculty

The international backgrounds of the faculty and their varied research interests provide students with a unique opportunity to learn from and interact with world-class faculty. The MIM has maintained the strong involvement of a distinguished visiting faculty aimed at providing a deeper connection with intercultural and geographical diversity.

Master of International Management Faculty

		Nelson Santos ANTÓNIO International Strategy Dr.rer.oec, Bergische Universitat /Germany Research interests: Strategic Management, Quality Management, Asian Business Cultures and Organizational Theory. E-mail: nelson.antonio@iscte.pt
		Márcio Amaral BAPTISTA International Business DSc in Management, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Research interests: Strategy, Corporate Governance E-mail: marcio.baptista@iscte.pt
		Pascal BRASSIER (Visiting Professor) Seminar in Negotiation Techniques PhD in Business Administration, University of Auvergne, France Professor of Marketing, Negotiation and Sales Management at Groupe ESC Clermont - Graduate School of Management, Academic Director of the MSc in European Business Research interests: Marketing E-mail: pascal.brassier@esc-clermont.fr
		José DIAS Quantitative Models for Management / Research Methods PhD in Economics, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Research interests: Statistics and econometrics applied to management sciences E-mail: jose.dias@iscte.pt
		Matthias EICKHOFF (Visiting Professor) Entrepreneurship and Networks PhD in Business Administration, Professor at FH Mainz - University of Applied Sciences, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt Research interests: Entrepreneurship E-mail: eickhoff.matthias@t-online.de
		José Paulo ESPERANÇA International Business PhD, European University Institute, Florence, Italy Research interests: Corporate Governance, Emerging and Services Multinationals, Entrepreneurship E-mail: jose.esperanca@iscte.pt
		Alexandra FERNANDES Management Foundations PhD in Magament, ISCTE, Professor of Management Research interests: Knowledge Management and Health Management E-mail: alexandra.fernandes@iscte.pt
		Krzysztof FONFARA (Visiting Professor) Global Business and Management Doing Business in the New Central European Union Markets PhD in Economics, Professor at University of Economics in Poznan, President of Wielkopolska Business School, Poland E-mail: k.fonfara@ae.poznan.pl
		George HARADA (Visiting Professor) Global Business and Management Japanese Culture and Business Professor at Hiroshima University of Economics, Japan. Research interests:    E-mail: int-sc@hue.ac.jp
		Juergen JANOVSKY (Visiting Professor) International Consulting PhD in Social Sciences at University of Konstanz, Germany and University Daphne in Paris, France; Professor of FH Pforzheim, Germany Research interests: International Consulting E-mail: juergen.janovsky@hs-pforzheim.de
		Marek JOCHEC International Finance PhD in Finance at University of Illinois, USA Research interests: Investments, market efficiency, behavioral finance, empirical market microstructure, asset management   E-mail: marek.jochec@iscte.pt
		Astrid KAINZBAEUR (Visiting Professor) Seminars in International Management PhD in Social and Economic Sciences from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria; Professor at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Research interests: Intercultural Management E-mail: aka@asianust.ac.th
		Luís LAUREANO Corporate Finance Phd in Finance, ISCTE Business School Research interests: Corporate finance, debt and debt maturity E-mail: luis.laureano@iscte.pt
		Paul LAUX (Visiting Professor) Advanced International Finance PhD in Finance Vanderbilt University; Professor of International Finance at University of Delaware, USA Research interests: International Finance Email: laux@cwru.edu
		Jorge Bertinetti LENGLER International Global Marketing PhD in Marketing UFRGS/University of Oregon Research interests: International Marketing, International Business, Performance in International Markets, marketing in developing countries. E-mail: jorge@lengler.org
		Ana Isabel LOPES Financial Accounting PhD Accounting and Management, ISCTE-IUL, MSc Accounting and Corporate Finance Research Interests: International Accounting, Business combinations, Corporate Governance. E-mail: Ana.Isabel.Lopes@iscte.pt
		Ana Lúcia MARTINS Global Operations and Logistics MSc. in Strategic Management at ISCTE, PhD in Logistics at ISCTE Research Interests: Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics in Services E-mail: almartins@iscte.pt
		Muhsen MAKHAMREH (Visiting professor) Global Business and Management Doing Business in The Arabic Countries PhD in Management, Ohio State, USA; University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Research interests: Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, International Business E-mail: mmakamra@go.com.jo
		Padma PANCHAPAKESAN Marketing module General Management and Marketing Ph.D. in Management, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Research interests: Medical Tourism, Consumer Behavior, Technology adoption E-mail: padma.panchapakesan@iscte.pt
		Carla PEDRO (Consultant) International Consulting Degree in Business Management at ISCTE Post-graduation in International Management & European Business Studies at FH Pforzheim Research interests: International Consulting  E-mail: carla.c.pedro@gmail.com
		Paulo RITA E-Business / Marketing Portfolio Full Professor of Marketing at ISCTE Business School. Post-Doctorate on E-Marketing (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA). PhD in Marketing (Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, UK). Research interests: Electronic Commerce, Consumer Behavior, Tourism Marketing. E-mail: paulo.rita@iscte.pt
		Álvaro Augusto da ROSA International Corporate Governance PhD in Strategic Management , ISCTE Research interests: Strategy, Corporate Governance, quality management, and Asian management cultures. E-mail: alvaro.rosa@iscte.pt
		Rodolfo RIVAS (Visiting professor) International Human Resources Management MBA in Management and Marketing, University of Connecticut, USA Professor of International Business, Strategic Management, Cross-Cultural Management and Negotiations, and Strategic Human Resource Management at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, USA Research interests: Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior, Management Across Cultures E-mail: romarivas@aol.com
		António ROBALO Comparative International Management Dr.rer.pol. Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften/Mathematik, Universität Trier (Germany), Director of the Master in International Programme at ISCTE University, Lisbon, Portugal Research interests: Comparative and Intercultural Management, Organisation Theory, Forecasting Methods E-mail: antonio.robalo@iscte.pt
		Viphandh ROENGPITHYA (Visiting Professor) Global Business and Management President of Asian University, Thailand Research interests: Asian Management E-mail: vip@asianust.ac.th
		Reinier STARINK (Consultant) Communication Skills / International Project MBA at John Hopkins University, MD Breakthrough Performance inc., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;  SDO Associate, Lisbon, Portugal. Research interests: Leadership and Change Management. E-mail: Reinier@bpi-consulting.com
		Maria do Rosário Veiga Governance of International Organisations PHD candidate in Management ISCTE-IUL, Invited Senior Lecturer at ISCTE-IUL Research interests: International Organizations, governance and auditing.  E-mail: Rosario.Veiga@iscte.pt
		António VIEIRA DA SILVA (Consultant) International Project Degree in Business Management at Católica - Lisbon - School of Business & Economics. Executive education at Cranfield School of Management, Harvard Business School, Manchester Business School, INSEAD and AESE. Executive experience at Royal Dutch/Shell Group at London - Global New Retail Services Strategy & Development; at Shell Iberia as Board Director; at GALP Energia as Advisor to Chairman and CEO, with responsibility for International Business Development; Founder and Chairman of SDO Lanka, an HR Consultancy company in Sri Lanka; Managing Partner at Business Setting, responsible for International Projects. Research interests: Leadership and International Consulting and Management. E-mail: avs@business-setting.com

Coordination

António Robalo
Director of the MSc in International Management

Prof. António Robalo works very closely with the Master's faculty, providing effective coordination of all the programme's courses and actively interacting with the students in order to maximize their full integration in the programme, in the school and to build a close network between all participants.

Flávia Diniz
Programme Manager

Flávia Diniz coordinates all activities and supports everyday business. She gives assistance in the admission process and helps participants integrate at ISCTE and in Lisbon (assisting to find accomodation, contacts at ISCTE, etc.).

 

Both can be contacted at:

MIM Programme
E-mail: mim@iscte.pt
Phone/Fax: +351 217 903 206

The MIM office is located in the ALA AUTÓNOMA building, 2nd floor
room 237

Calendar / Timetable

Here you find a general overview for the academic year 2013/2014:

Start: September 2013 | End: July 2014

Welcome Session: 02nd of September 2013

Start of classes: 03rd of September 2013

Class usually meets three times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm and every two weeks on Saturday mornings (9:30 am to 12:30 pm). In some cases the class may meet on other days and at different times - for example when courses are taught by visiting professors. Some electives and other non-compulsory activities may also be offered at different times. On the other hand, some courses are taught in an intensive way and may be given on consecutive days.

We would like to draw your attention to two particular courses:

International Consulting (IC) is an intensive, practical-oriented seminar and will take place during the day. The exact workload and dates will be defined during the academic year. As IC is a compulsory subject, it may be necessary that students take up to 2 days from work for this seminar.

Global Business and Management (GBM) is a module lectured by visiting professors. Each visiting professor can lecture from 1 to 4 sessions. Some professors request assignments/group works.

Courses run from September to July

Holidays for 2013/2014

Christmas: two last weeks of December
Carnival break: mid February 2014
Easter break: two weeks in April 2014

Taught part of the programme (provisional schedule):

1st academic year: September Management Foundations (Management + Marketing) International Finance Finance (Finance + Accounting) Quantitative Models for Management  October to January  Communication Skills International Business Intercultural Management Negotiation Skills Global Operations and Logistics International Finance E-Business

February to May International Global Marketing Entrepreneurship and Networks International Consulting Global Business and Management International Strategy Electives International Project

June - July Research Methods in International Management Research Project Seminar OPTION Midweek abroad

2nd academic year: September to June Project / Dissertation

This is a provisional schedule.

There are no specific exam periods. The assessment is usually based on individual and team work and on an individual written test at the end of each course.

Tuition and cost of living

The tuition for the whole programme is 8,600€: 
7000€ in the 1st academic year and 1,600€ in the 2nd academic year (dissertation year). 

In the first year, the tuition fee can be paid either in one lump sum or spread over nine installments.

The first installment is due at the same time as enrollment in the programme.
The remaining eight installments need to be paid until the end of the 2nd semester.

Installment	Amount	Deadline
1st installment	1200 euros	Within the first 3 weeks after being accepted
2nd installment	725 euros	To be announced
...	725 euros	To be announced
8th installment	725 euros	To be announced

In certain cases, i.e. applications from outside de European Union, ISCTE Business School may request the tuition fee for the 1st academic year, 7,000€, in one lump sum. In case of any doubts, please contact us directly.

This tuition includes copies and prints of reading materials of each course and full use of IBS facilities.

FAQ

We have listed a number of questions often asked by our applicants. Please read this page carefully, you will get answers to many of your questions here.

What is the language policy of the Master in International Management (MIM)?
The programme is conducted entirely in English although throughout the programme you may attend additional courses to improve your Portuguese language skills.

My mother tongue is not English. Do I have to take TOEFL or IELTS tests?
We do not require these tests. However applicants must demonstrate a good command of oral English, comprehension and written skills. You may of course wish to include your language test results in order to enhance your application.

Do I need to know Portuguese?
No. However, within the MIM programme Portuguese language courses for foreigners are offered during the whole year, so you can really enjoy and make the most of the experience of living in Lisbon. As Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries are dynamic and emerging markets, learning Portuguese will enhance your professional qualifications and advance your career prospects.

Are there any scholarships available for international students?
Unfortunately we do not offer any scholarships or grants for this course. Students must cover their living costs (approx. 650€/month) themselves.

Is a "study abroad" period compulsory?
No but we strongly recommend it. This is the best way to improve your international experience and an additional learning opportunity in an international business school.

If I am admitted, will the Programme organize my study at a foreign university or have I got to do it myself?
The MIM Programme provides students with information and counselling about different opportunities to study abroad at partner Universities. Students can choose from the variety of offers, receive help in the preparation of their applications and the necessary logistics for enrolling in their programmes.

What is a double degree?
After spending the 1st year at IBS within the MIM programme, students may spend one semester at one of our partner universities, attending the appropriate Master's programme and, at the same time, working on their dissertation project. These courses are fully recognized within the MIM at IBS.
After completing the taught part of both programs in this way, students present a final dissertation/project complying with the requirements of both universities, earning two master degrees.

When is the deadline for applying to the Master's Programme?
The application process is carried out on a rolling basis, there is not a specific applications deadline.

I haven't obtained my Bachelor's degree yet. Can I submit it later?
Applications may be accepted before the applicant has received their Bachelor's or any equivalent degree if the degree is due to be obtained before the beginning of the Programme.
In this case, the application may be accepted on condition that proof of having obtained the degree is submitted before the beginning of the Programme.

What is the difference between your programme and an MBA programme?
While previous professional experience is a bonus, it is not required for the MIM programme.
The MIM intends to provide the students with hands-on skills and the necessary tools in international business and management so as to prepare you to work in a large variety of different positions or pursue an international career. On the other hand, the structure of the programme is designed through the electives and "study abroad" so that you can choose to specialize in the field that interests you most.

Do I have to submit GMAT results?
If you present your GMAT score, it will be taken into consideration and may enhance the value of your application.
GMAT may be required in certain cases according to your academic background and level of experience. If in doubt please check with the Programme Director.

Should I present certified copies of my Diploma and transcripts?
Yes, once you are accepted, part of the enrolment procedure is to hand in the certified copies of documents like the Bachelor's degree certificate and your study transcripts from the institution which issued the certificate or diploma.

Are there employment possibilities in Portugal for international students?
Students from a European Union member state don't need in most cases a work permit and have better chances to find a job, especially with Portuguese language skills.
Students from outside the European Union holding a study visa, may do complementary work while successfully pursuing the studies for which the visa was granted. A work contract might be requested. For further information, please check the site of the Portuguese Service for foreigners and border affairs SEF (Serviço do Estrangeiro e das Fronteiras) 

Which professional opportunities do I have after graduation?
Graduate students generally have excellent job opportunities, as they have gathered a rich background in both business and management skills. Fields like international management and business do require large number of post-graduate professionals.
Nevertheless, we believe that your individual chances largely depend on how much personal effort you invest in your studies and the additional qualifications and skills you have acquired rather than just a Master's degree.

I do not have a degree neither in Business nor in Economics. Do I still have a chance to enrol in the MIM Programme?
Yes. The basic requirement for the MIM is a Bachelor degree in Management, Business Studies, Economics or in a related domain, since the programme is built on previous knowledge in these scientific areas.
However, students with different backgrounds may also be admitted if they have had good results in their previous studies and/or professional experience.

Can you help me to find an accommodation upon arrival to Lisbon?
Yes, ISCTE University has a students residence, where students can rent a room from approx.  200€/month (prices vary depending on the type of room). Please go to "Facilities" and have a look at the pictures, find more information and download the residence brochure.

If you prefer staying somewhere else, the International Relations Office can also assist you in finding accomodation outside the residence.