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We invite you to spend your summer with API in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal! Enroll in AACSB-accredited business classes in English with students from across the globe at Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE), while living in one of the oldest and most inviting cities in the world!

Earn valuable academic credit, enhance your resume, experience life in this charming European capital city, and see why Lisbon is on the top of so many "must visit" travel lists!

What's Included?

Highlights

Pre Departure Services

Advising

APIConnect Platform

Orientation Materials and Resources

Access to International Phone Plans

API Alumni Network

Social Networking

Scholarships

On Site Services

Airport Reception

On-Site Orientation

Housing 

Resident Director

Tuition

Medical and Life Insurance

Excursions

Social and Cultural Activities

Welcome and Farewell Group Meals

Volunteer Opportunities

Monthly Transit Pass

Re-Entry Services

Re-Entry Materials and Support

Post-Program Evaluation

Transcript

Alumni Network and API Ambassador Program

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Application Requirements

  • Minimum 2.5 G.P.A.
  • Open to first years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
  • Completed API application
  • Official transcript
  • Supplemental application requirements are solicited upon receipt of API application
  • Entry requirements: valid passport
  • University Approval Form
Session Program Dates Program Cost Application Deadline Extended Application Deadline Payment Deadline
Summer 1 Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 1, 2023 $5,500 Apr 1, 2023 No Extension May 1, 2023
Summer 1 and 2 Combined Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023 $9,900 Apr 1, 2023 No Extension May 1, 2023
Summer 2 Jul 1, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023 $5,500 Apr 1, 2023 No Extension May 1, 2023
Summer 2 and 3 Combined Jul 1, 2023 - Aug 12, 2023 $9,900 Apr 1, 2023 No Extension May 1, 2023
Summer 3 Jul 22, 2023 - Aug 12, 2023 $5,500 Apr 1, 2023 No Extension May 1, 2023

API students participate in excursions designed to help familiarize them with the culture and surrounding areas of their host city and country. The following is a listing of potential excursions for API Lisbon programs. API may need to modify the excursions offered in a given term due to travel restrictions or health and safety concerns.

  • Évora

    The preserved UNESCO World Heritage City of Évora dates from Roman times and has a rich and vast history. Évora, located in the south central part of Portugal in the Alentejo region, is known for its whitewashed buildings that line its narrow streets, along with delicious outdoor places and remarkable historic sites. Walking through the streets of Évora is like flipping through a history book where you can see remnants of its past everywhere you look, including a Roman temple dating back to the 1st century BC, a 13th century cathedral and the 16th century Chapel of Bones.

  • Sintra

    Following a short train ride from Rossio Station in Lisbon, students will tour the magnificent National Palace of Sintra, the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. Following a tour of the manor house and gardens of the romantic nineteenth-century Quinta da Regaleira estate, the group will enjoy lunch in the unique ambiance of Sintra’s restaurants (with traditional regional pastries). An afternoon walk around the Castle of the Moors, on the heights above town with excellent views of the coast, completes this trip.

  • Évora

    The preserved UNESCO World Heritage City of Évora dates from Roman times and has a rich and vast history. Évora, located in the south central part of Portugal in the Alentejo region, is known for its whitewashed buildings that line its narrow streets, along with delicious outdoor places and remarkable historic sites. Walking through the streets of Évora is like flipping through a history book where you can see remnants of its past everywhere you look, including a Roman temple dating back to the 1st century BC, a 13th century cathedral and the 16th century Chapel of Bones.

  • Mafra

    King Jõao V paid for the enormous baroque and neoclassical palace and monastery at Mafra with colonial Brazilian gold in the eighteenth-century; construction took more than thirty years and, at its peak, the project employed up to 45,000 workers. The palace (which inspired Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago to write his novel, Baltasar, and Blimunda) includes a magnificent library, which encapsulated all knowledge of the age, and a sumptuous basilica.

  • Sintra

    Following a short train ride from Rossio Station in Lisbon, students will tour the magnificent National Palace of Sintra, the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. Following a tour of the manor house and gardens of the romantic nineteenth-century Quinta da Regaleira estate, the group will enjoy lunch in the unique ambiance of Sintra’s restaurants (with traditional regional pastries). An afternoon walk around the Castle of the Moors, on the heights above town with excellent views of the coast, completes this trip.

  • Mafra

    King Jõao V paid for the enormous baroque and neoclassical palace and monastery at Mafra with colonial Brazilian gold in the eighteenth-century; construction took more than thirty years and, at its peak, the project employed up to 45,000 workers. The palace (which inspired Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago to write his novel, Baltasar, and Blimunda) includes a magnificent library, which encapsulated all knowledge of the age, and a sumptuous basilica.

  • Sintra

    Following a short train ride from Rossio Station in Lisbon, students will tour the magnificent National Palace of Sintra, the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. Following a tour of the manor house and gardens of the romantic nineteenth-century Quinta da Regaleira estate, the group will enjoy lunch in the unique ambiance of Sintra’s restaurants (with traditional regional pastries). An afternoon walk around the Castle of the Moors, on the heights above town with excellent views of the coast, completes this trip.

  • Évora

    The preserved UNESCO World Heritage City of Évora dates from Roman times and has a rich and vast history. Évora, located in the south central part of Portugal in the Alentejo region, is known for its whitewashed buildings that line its narrow streets, along with delicious outdoor places and remarkable historic sites. Walking through the streets of Évora is like flipping through a history book where you can see remnants of its past everywhere you look, including a Roman temple dating back to the 1st century BC, a 13th century cathedral and the 16th century Chapel of Bones.

  • Mafra

    King Jõao V paid for the enormous baroque and neoclassical palace and monastery at Mafra with colonial Brazilian gold in the eighteenth-century; construction took more than thirty years and, at its peak, the project employed up to 45,000 workers. The palace (which inspired Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago to write his novel, Baltasar, and Blimunda) includes a magnificent library, which encapsulated all knowledge of the age, and a sumptuous basilica.

  • Sintra

    Following a short train ride from Rossio Station in Lisbon, students will tour the magnificent National Palace of Sintra, the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. Following a tour of the manor house and gardens of the romantic nineteenth-century Quinta da Regaleira estate, the group will enjoy lunch in the unique ambiance of Sintra’s restaurants (with traditional regional pastries). An afternoon walk around the Castle of the Moors, on the heights above town with excellent views of the coast, completes this trip.

  • Évora

    The preserved UNESCO World Heritage City of Évora dates from Roman times and has a rich and vast history. Évora, located in the south central part of Portugal in the Alentejo region, is known for its whitewashed buildings that line its narrow streets, along with delicious outdoor places and remarkable historic sites. Walking through the streets of Évora is like flipping through a history book where you can see remnants of its past everywhere you look, including a Roman temple dating back to the 1st century BC, a 13th century cathedral and the 16th century Chapel of Bones.

  • Sintra

    Following a short train ride from Rossio Station in Lisbon, students will tour the magnificent National Palace of Sintra, the best preserved medieval Royal Palace in Portugal. Following a tour of the manor house and gardens of the romantic nineteenth-century Quinta da Regaleira estate, the group will enjoy lunch in the unique ambiance of Sintra’s restaurants (with traditional regional pastries). An afternoon walk around the Castle of the Moors, on the heights above town with excellent views of the coast, completes this trip.

What You’ll Study

TOTAL CREDITS - 3 U.S. semester credits per session (up to 6 total)

Students who choose to study abroad in Lisbon with API during the summer will be able to take international business courses in English in one of Europe’s up-and-coming “hot” destinations. Students select one course per session for 3 semester credits. Students may combine two sessions in order to earn up to 6 credits for their program. The sessions may be combined as follows: sessions 1 and 2, or sessions 2 and 3.

TRANSCRIPTS

API students receive their transcript from the Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE) upon completion of their program.

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COURSE OFFERINGS

Students select one course per session for 3 semester credits.

Courses at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - ISCTE (Summer Business Studies)

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Courses at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - ISCTE (Summer Business Studies)

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Courses at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - ISCTE (Summer Business Studies)

For the most up-to-date course availability on this program, explore our Class Finder. Sort courses by term, area of study, and more!

Click here to find courses, syllabi, and more!

Courses at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - ISCTE (Summer Business Studies)

For the most up-to-date course availability on this program, explore our Class Finder. Sort courses by term, area of study, and more!

Click here to find courses, syllabi, and more!

Courses at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa - ISCTE (Summer Business Studies)

For the most up-to-date course availability on this program, explore our Class Finder. Sort courses by term, area of study, and more!

Click here to find courses, syllabi, and more!

Highlights
  • Classes taught in English
  • ISCTE features prestigious AACSB and AMBA business-accreditations

API students in Lisbon live in furnished student apartments or in a student residence hall with other API participants and/or international students. All accommodations are within a 20-25 minute commute from the university via public transportation. Most apartments have single rooms, and a shared bathroom, kitchen, and living areas. Student residence halls have single rooms with ensuite bathrooms and shared kitchen and living areas.

Students are responsible for providing their own meals as these are not included in the program fee.

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