NOVA is the youngest public University in the Lisbon area ranking top 9 in QS World University Rankings 2021 among Young European Universities.
NOVA is fully committed, across its 9 Schools, to promote a knowledge-based and high-impact value creation activity by rooting an entrepreneurial culture within its community and through collaborations with industry and society. A fascinating record of accomplishment in terms of innovation and entrepreneurial activities has been achieved. Entrepreneurship is deeply incorporated in NOVA’s DNA, but we do not settle for what we have accomplished. We keep developing new programs having in mind one key element: People. It is certainly not by chance that NOVA is a finalist in three different categories at the Triple E awards: Nova SBE Entrepreneurship Institute aims to empower and prepare all students with an entrepreneurial mindset while building a dynamic community alongside startups and partners, creating a booming environment for impactful ideas.
Nova IMS Innovation and Analytics lab works in the interception of people and data to create and take advantage of the new possibilities it enables. At Nova IMS, innovation is about new and positive ways to create meaningful learning opportunities.
At NOVA University and especially at Rectory level, we explore the potential of creating muldisciplinary teams and programs. We believe that Innovation and entrepreneurship are essential to solve world’s economic and societal challenges. We believe in the power of transferable skills and collaboration, the power of empathy and creativity, the power of visualization and storytelling, of being global and civic!