Class Reunions – back at your Alma Mater
The Class Reunions are an initiative which celebrates every 5th anniversary of the class graduation. It allows former students of CATÓLICA-LISBON to relive good memories, to catch-up and even to go back to the experience of sitting in a classroom, next to their classmates.
They are organised by the Class Ambassadors with the support of the Alumni Relations Office who offers the cocktail and helps with all the logistics. The program may vary depending on the Class.
Career Award
It is with great enthusiasm and pride that we inform our Alumni community that João Pedro Oliveira e Costa, Management alumnus (1982-88), was the great winner of the XIV Edition of the 2024 Career Award!
João Pedro Oliveira e Costa, the youngest of 3 siblings, married with 2 children, 59 years old, is the CEO and a member of the Executive Board of Banco BPI. Before being appointed CEO in November 2020, João Pedro Oliveira e Costa was responsible for the Personal 6 Corporate business areas and a member of BPI's Executive Committee.
With 30 years' experience at the BPI Group, now the CaixaBank Group, he led Private Banking and later the bank's Investment Centres, positions he held until 2014. He was a Non-Executive Director of Companhia de Seguros Allianz Portugal, and of Sociedade Gestora BPI (Suisse) until December 2020. He began his professional career in the financial sector, in asset management, at the BCP group.
Passionate about sport. A practitioner of various sports from a very young age, some of them as a federated player, he emphasises his love of rugby, golf and various water sports.
The jury's choice was unanimous: "João Pedro Oliveira e Costa, a person as discreet as he is dedicated to his convictions and social causes, has demonstrated throughout his long professional career that he is a charismatic leader and a reference name as CEO of one of Portugal's largest financial groups, with excellent results."
The award ceremony took place on June 19th at 6pm in the Cardeal de Medeiros Auditorium at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The event included a lecture by our alumnus and renowned economist, Prof. Sérgio Rebelo.
The event, open to the Alumni and the entire Católica community was, as always, a truly inspiring tribute event!
(Economics, 1977-1982) for her extraordinary work as head of the Food Bank Against Hunger;
Each year Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics presents the "Career Award" to honour one of its Alumni who has stood out throughout their professional career, in line with the principles transmitted during their academic journey. This recognition is based on criteria such as leadership, professionalism, ethics and social impact.
This initiative aims to recognise those who, after a consolidated career and over 45 years of age, have made a significant contribution to the the quality of operations within their companies and institutions. This contribution covers many aspects, benefiting investors, employees, other members of the business community and society in general. In doing so, these honorees also help enhance Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics' reputation for excellence.
Candidates for the CATÓLICA-LISBON Career Award will be proposed by the Alumni of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics.
Alumni of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics who have completed a Bachelor's, Master's, Executive Master's (with degree) or CATÓLICA-LISBON MBA are eligible to receive the CATÓLICA-LISBON Career Award.
Employees of the School or previous winners of the Career Award are not eligible.
The nomination of an Alumnus for the Career Award will be formalized by completing a form available on the CATÓLICA-LISBON website.
The form will be accessible online during the nominations phase.
The Jury is selected annually and consists of a panel of independent personalities of recognized competence and reputability, with relevant experience in the business world, in academia and/or in the national or international economy.
For 2024, the Jury was constituted by:
- Vasco de Mello (President)
- Isabel Mota
- Margarida Couto
- Vítor Bento
- Sérgio Rebelo
The jury is responsible for analyzing the short-list of the 5 candidates with the highest number of nominations and deciding on the award attribution.
There will be no ranking of the remaining nominees.
The Jury will decide on awarding the Prize after analyzing the applications based on the respective “Curriculae” and recognized merits, establishing, at their discretion, internal weighting criteria that take into account factors such as: leadership, professionalism, ethics and social impact.
Nomination period: until April 30th, 2024
Jury decision: until May 20th, 2024
Award Ceremony: June 19th, 2024
Annually, the opening period for nominations for the Career Award will be announced on the various communication channels used by CATÓLICA-LISBON.
Diaspora Christmas Breakfast
Every year, just before Christmas, we invite our Alumni working abroad and coming home for the Holidays, for a gathering full of sharing and great networking moments. These events feature many Alumni, the Dean of CATÓLICA-LISBON, other members of the School's Management and the Alumni Relations team, in a session where all catch-up on the most recent news and projects, exchange contacts and plan meet-ups, whilst enjoying a delicious breakfast.