Summer School

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and dive into the business world?

AESE Business School invites you to participate in the 13th edition of the AESE Summer School, an intensive two-week program from July 6 to 17, 2026, designed to provide you with a transformative educational experience.

Content

The AESE Summer School is the ideal starting point for university students and recent graduates who want to immerse themselves in the world of management and business leadership.

• Practical learning with real impact: Learn through the famous Harvard Case Method, in a collaborative and demanding environment where every day involves a new management decision to be made.
• Real business challenges: Work side-by-side with colleagues to solve problems presented by companies such as Accenture, EDP, BCG, Mercedes-Benz.io, Bolt, and Grupo ETE.
• Mentorship and feedback from top leaders: Present your solutions to executives from global companies and receive direct feedback that will prepare you for the job market.
• Purposeful networking: Build relationships with ambitious colleagues and leading professionals in a multicultural, dynamic, and challenging environment.
  The AESE Summer School is the ideal starting point for university students and recent graduates who want to immerse themselves in the world of management and business leadership.

Testimonials

AESE's Senior Management Program was, for me, an experience of excellence where I highlight the behavioral area of leadership, with ethics and responsibility. Isabel Caldeira Cardoso CEO of AICEP Global Parques

I expected a basic introduction to business concepts, but the programme went far deeper and was much more hands-on than I imagined. Constança Angélico Portugal Mechanical Engineering | UK

I arrived with high expectations and a sense that the case method would be a challenge — and it was. José Palha ISA | Portugal

I came expecting to learn about marketing, business law and AI — and I did — but the biggest change was in how I think. Ana Júlia Pereira Economics | Brazil

"What brought my attention was the case method. My degree is really theoritical, I like it but I feel the need to apply my knowledge, not only during the exams." Leonor Andrade Université de Lausanne

AESE Summer School is a unique opportunity that gave our careers a headstart by giving us a sneak peek of what to expect from your career and providing us with the tools to succeed. Malvina Giannoni

The AESE Summer School is an experience that will, without a doubt, accompany me for my whole life. The topics of lectures, teachers and staff were very attentive and provided an excellent support to the students. I felt very welcomed. Without a doubt AESE Summer School was the best experience I've had to date, and I really appreciate the opportunity. These two weeks made me reflect and I undoubtedly have much more capacity to seek my future development. Pedro Erthal Gomes Mechanical Engineering Student | UFF

In my job I will need to interact with people. I will need to balance things, and at AESE we are learning that: communicate with people, understand topics about managemetn and economy. The Summer School isn't a holiday camp; we work a lot. We don't have tests but we are being constantly evaluated. Rodrigo Lousada IBM

João Vilaça University of Porto

Class Profile

Aimed at university students and recent graduates with ambition, curiosity, and a desire to learn from the best.

Program

Case Method

Leading is only learned by… leading.

By placing participants in the face of real business conflicts, leaders are called upon to take on the role of decision-makers in circumstances similar to their daily lives in organizations. The cases constitute challenges that require effective responses based on a rigorous analysis of limited or even insufficient information, in ambiguous or complex contexts from a political-economic point of view. Individual diagnosis and decisions are negotiated with experienced, talented, and ambitious colleagues.

That is why learning at AESE is inspired by the Harvard Business School model and developed in the image of IESE Business School.

Currently, the Case Method stands out as a sophisticated means oriented towards transforming the potential talent of participants into powerful decision-making capacity.

Phases of the Case Method:

• Individual study: Reading and studying each case to analyze the facts, alternatives, and decisions that unfold within it.
• Group work: The richness of this step lies in the fact that each participant presents approaches and solutions based on their background and professional experience. The various approaches are also an excellent opportunity to examine different management criteria.
• General session: With a broader view resulting from the examination carried out in the two previous phases, the professor directs and coordinates the debate, synthesizes the main aspects of the case, relates them to the most significant theories, and highlights relevant values and options, considering the various alternatives and possible decision criteria.

Professores

Ramiro Martins Teacher

Pedro Leão Senior Teaching Fellow

Eduarda Luna Pais Senior Teaching Fellow