Universidad Europea - UE vs ISCTE Business School vs Instituto Superior Técnico vs Nova School of Business and Economics vs Lisbon Accounting and Business School - ISCAL

Excellent university, with experienced professors, professionals in the areas they teach and with an incomparable teacher-student proximity.It is a very good university for International students since thet offer Portuguese classes and some subjects are in English. In terms of infrastructure, despite being small and not having all the conditions and equipment, it brings together a pleasant environment for studying - in addition to very good cleaning conditions and modern rooms. At the administrative level, it is organized. As for the students, many are very interested in being there, excellent students and enormous dedication.

Some teachers don’t care at all about the students, they just care about finishing their lecture program. The university as a very poor network connection through the entire campus. On the other hand, I enjoyed the program since you had one work assignment and one exam, only if you had under 7,5 you fail

Not as good as most students would tell you. The facilities are far from brilliant: Almost every bathroom is dirty and broken. Prepare for an adventure if you're trying to find a place to study; since most rooms are crowded and there are no available power outlets for everyone (keep in mind this is an engineering university), people simply give up or spend hours looking for a place to study. The teaching/learning component is average at best: Most teachers are incapable of actually teaching. The evaluation method prizes students who are able to solve exercises faster, which gives me mixed feelings. Probably more than 70% of engineering students cheat on their tests because that's arguably the fastest way to solve them (and they have far better grades). The social interactions are awkward, to say the least: Most students that still haven't become depressed are cocky, and since they spend hours trying to collect exam resolutions, there's also a great division between people. Groups which somehow managed to get solutions for exercises/test/exams, will often refuse to share them with other mates - unless the other part has value to give as well. Not trying to be sexist, but the male portion of the students suffers from a very important problem, which is a greater difficulty in making friends, in creating relationships and also in having access to solved exercises or projects. This may not seem such a big deal, but the number of men who have become depressed while studying in IST is insane. They must spend more time when trying to collect information, they spend less time with actual people and day by day, year after year, most men sleep less, become more obsessed with virtual networks (i.e. games, social networks, forums, videos) and lose their social skills, which is a terrible side effect that really decreases the chances of future career success. The university is probably one of the most famous universities in Portugal, if not the most. Once a student finishes his degree, he usually finds no problems when looking for a job. The location is pretty good, there are a lot of surrounding places to eat and public transportation covers most of one's needs. I work now and I don't think I've learned a lot while I was a full-time studying in IST. I feel like I wasted a lot of my life and potential inside an institution where examination criteria was mildly unfair and most people were socially awkward, obsessive or manipulative. Definitely not the "best years of my life".

I believe Nova SBE offers many unique extra-curricular opportunities. For example, through this university, I have already secured two internships that allowed me to explore my future career paths. I also joined a student-led no-proft organization, Noma Consulting, which allowed me to work on a real-life consulting case with a market-leader company in Portugal. All of this in my first year. For gaining experience it is absolutely great. However the course itself is not my favourite part. Having done an international programme during school a felt it was a bit boring and unrelated to my degree, at times. But for those coming from Portuguese system this might be different. The student life, location, and teachers are also amazing. I definetly would recommend for students looking for higher education in Portugal!

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We pay a lot and we don´t have the best conditions. We have good teachers but there are a lot of teachers that are not that good at teaching and don´t give the best grades. The computers are old and it´s difficult to work with them.

I am currently a 3rd year student at Forward College and I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to other students. The interactive approach of Forward where questions, debate, and discussion were encouraged enhanced my learning so much and I feel like I genuinely enjoyed every class. Having the experience of living in 3 different cultures, surrounded by people from all over the world made this experience even more special and helped me develop and grow in so many ways. Another aspect I have loved are the professors. Speaking with friends at other university I am so grateful to have teachers that actually know us, are excited to teach and interact with us, and will always take the time to help you.