The commitment to internationalization is one of Iscte's development vectors, with the Institution permanently involved in initiatives that accompany the growing globalization of teaching, research and innovation activities, through the definition of a policy of strong and lasting alliances, capable of promoting a global competitiveness profile.
For this purpose, Iscte maintains around 450 general and specific protocols active with Higher Education Institutions around the world, in particular with the member countries of the European Union, Australia, China, India, USA and with all Portuguese Speaking countries. Among the alliances Iscte takes part in, we highlight the following: The Universities Portugal Project; The Lisbon Region Consortium; The Fulbright Commission of Portugal.
The specific research unit participating in this project, BRU-Iscte (Business Research Unit), is accredited by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), the National Research Agency, having been ranked as Excellent in the last external evaluation exercise. The main goal of BRU-Iscte is to promote research at the highest international standards, namely via our 3 interweaving pillars: Engaging with Society; Excellence in Research, and World-class Doctoral Programs.
Reform to be implemented
In the BRU-Iscte Pilot Demonstration, the Big Data & Business Analytics Lab will be created by bringing together experts and researchers from different research areas (management, strategy, marketing, data science and technology) working within distinct institutions in the Lisbon Region. The Lab aims to provide a range of strategic and business consulting services to help companies to find the most effective solution for their environment using data analysis, statistical models and other quantitative methods. Focus is set on an iterative, methodical exploration of the companies' data, with an emphasis on statistical analysis, to support decision-making.
The new Lab will represent an upgrade from the existing Data Analytics Group with the intention of merging the Big Data knowledge and business with focus on green transition. The development of the new Lab will be continuously supported by the INITIATE approach assuring connection with relevant stakeholders and excellence in science and R&I.
Iscte research units
- 1143 members
- 14% foreigners from 35 countries
- 40% (461) doctoral candidates
- 1446 scientific papers
- doctoral candidate publication ratio of 3.1
- 82% scientifically reviewed publications, 16% of which were published in journals classified in the 1st quartile of the JCR (Thomson Reuters) and SJR (Scopus) rankings
- 199 research projects ongoing
- 73% of projects funded by national programmes
- 24% of projects financed by international funding
- 365 events in 2018 including symposia, conferences, seminars, meetings and colloquia
- 60% of events international in their scope
- 1414 scientific papers at national (37%) and international (63%) congresses