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"I planned to apply for this award since I was studying for my bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting because I had the goal of gaining experience abroad. This program has contributed to defining my professional goals, which involve strategic consulting in the next 10 or 15 years, always between Portugal and abroad," says Duarte Pereira. "Iscte Business School and its faculty have been crucial during my academic journey, not only because they introduced me to Primus Inter Pares, but mainly because they have inspired and motivated me to take risks and not limit myself to academic knowledge alone."
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Like the other colleagues on the podium, Duarte Pereira will have the opportunity to choose an MBA at IESE (Barcelona), IE Business School (Madrid), Iscte, ISEG, Católica Porto Business School, or Porto Business School. The fourth and fifth-place winners will be able to attend a postgraduate course free of charge.
The 19th edition of the competition had 89 valid applications, with the young participants undergoing psychometric tests in the first phase. In a second stage, 24 candidates faced various individual and group challenges, from which only five were subsequently evaluated by the jury.
Beside Duarte Pereira, our Alumnus João Abrantes, undergraduate in Management got the 4th at this 2023 edition. Iscte Business School has received 11 distinctions in Primus Inter Pares since 2006, the year Ricardo Ferreira achieved second place. João Ramadas, a graduate in Management from IBS, was the winner of the initiative in 2018. André Dias, with a bachelor's and master's degree in Economics, secured first place in 2016. Carolina Monteiro, a graduate in Management and Industrial Engineering with a master's degree in Business Administration, won the competition in 2015. José Salgado and Pedro Quinaz, both master's degree holders in Finance, were the winners in 2011 and 2013, respectively.