It was a great privilege to attend the Strategic Management and Value Creation Program (GE) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. I learned how strategic decisions can create value and growth. The program was very exciting, allowing the study and discussion of "real-life" cases in the context of the classroom. Integrating GE has helped me to think deeply about how other companies have gone through different scenarios and how I could bring some of these good practices into my work. The excellence of teaching and the use of a simulator were, undoubtedly, the great differentiating variables of this unique Post-Graduation. I definitely recommend this postgraduate program to all professionals who aspire to valorize their skills.

Attending Católica GE Program was one of the highest points of my postgraduate training. I always tried to have a strategic vision of business action, but the classes taught by Prof. Ilídio Barreto contributed greatly to a conceptual enlargement that a manager, without the specialized and deep training that has been transmitted to us, cannot even glimpse. On the other hand, the commitment and enthusiasm of Prof. Ilídio Barreto contributed to a passion for the subjects in question, from the very first lesson. I cannot forget also the management simulator. It is a very powerful software where a manager can err and verify immediately the mistakes made, here, without consequences. In addition, by making a mistake we can learn more. I can only strongly recommend the frequency of the GE Program to all professional managers.

The objective of this course is to define strategies and implement them with a view to creating value in a sustained manner for our shareholders and that is precisely what it offered me, in an extremely well conceived combination of theory and practice (with excellent theoretical bases behind best practices). It was useful and enjoyable, a healthy interaction took place, where I even had the opportunity to create and cement new friendships. Definitely a "good investment". Congratulations and thank you.

A program of excellence, with unique contents and a diversified methodology, with orientation from the enthusiastic Professor Ilídio Barreto. All this makes the program a powerful and unique tool in value creation.

O programa GE - Gestão Estratégica e Criação de Valor ministrado pelo Professor Ilídio Barreto é sem duvida nenhuma uma verdadeira "peça de arte" que qualquer profissional da área dos negócios deve ambicionar ter. Digo "peça de arte" pois cada curso é único e é dado com um nível de energia, entusiasmo e profissionalismo raramente visto. No programa são usados casos práticos que enquadram de forma soberba as várias matérias do programa, tornando assim matérias de alguma complexidade em matérias ao alcance de formandos com menor preparação em Gestão, Finanças ou Economia. O Professor Ilídio Barreto conseguiu ao longo do programa manter o nível de entusiasmo elevadíssimo junto do grupo e agitando sempre as consciências sobre temas mais fraturantes e abordando as matérias por ângulos que normalmente ficam esquecidos e dessa forma não permitem as tomadas de decisão estratégicas mais adequadas nas empresas. O simulador utilizado no curso é de alta qualidade pois permite de uma forma muito simples colocar em prática todos os ensinamentos que o programa proporciona ao mesmo tempo que dá possibilidade de treinar trabalho em equipa. Pessoalmente o programa foi-me muito útil pois além das matérias teóricas aprendidas ou relembradas permitiu-me fazer novas abordagens aos desafios mais estratégicos que me são colocados na minha atual função.
 

It was a privilege to participate in the Strategic Management and Value Creation Program, where I was very interested in the topics covered and a wealth of opportunity to learn new skills with Prof. Ilídio Barreto. His scientific knowledge and total willingness to clarify details and create value for my skills has brought me a very rewarding experience, leading me to a deeper look into the continuity of this path, implanted in an increasingly competitive and constantly changing world. An encouragement to a vision of excellence and continuously distant.

The Strategic Management and Value Creation program stands out for the quality and actuality of the cases analyzed, accessible to different academic backgrounds and professional experiences. The great experience of Professor Ilídio Barreto, his energy, involvement in the theme and experience are a plus for the program. In conclusion, I have to highlight the "simulator", which creates a tremendous intensity in the way of applying the concepts acquired in a more practical way and which defers us to a decision-making process based on what is the creation of value for the shareholder, keeping always in mind the consumer trends, consumers, competitors and the market. The theme of value creation should be in the top of mind for managers.

In an ever changing world, managers need to focus on knowledge and information. This program, with an excellent teacher and the correct positioning, consolidates principles and opens new horizons, inducing us to think of decisions that create value, by means of carefully chosen case studies.