​In the spirit of prolific international relations and academic cooperation, SGH Warsaw School of Economics and Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVASBE) wish to further strengthen their ties in accordance with their mutual interests in delivering programs of academic excellence and cultural diversity.

Hence, SGH and NOVASBE have decided to enter into this cooperation agreement for the joint establishment and operation of a Master Double Degree Program (MDDP) in Management. The agreement shall facilitate auspicious opportunities for highly qualified students from both institutions and further enhance their competence, language, cultural and social skills.

Below you will find information concerning the Programme such as selection, its rules, structure and plan. In case of additional questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

• Partner of MDDP

• Structure of the programme

• Study programme

• Master Thesis / Work Project

• Conditions for obtaining the double degree

• Selection criteria

• Key dates

• Selection process

• Contacts

​The intended period of study for the double degree programme shall be two years (4 semesters). Double degree students will spend their first year at the home institution, the second year at the host institution. Full information should be provided to the host institution on the courses that the participants have taken at their home institution and vice versa.

Double degree students shall have access to courses and enjoy the same rights and privileges and be subject to the same rules and regulations as the regular graduate students in the corresponding Masters study track of the host institution. They shall register at the host institution only for the parts of the study programme that will be carried out under the responsibility of the host Institution.

Students admitted to the Programme should implement the following components in a path of their study at SGH and NOVASBE  according to the schedule presented in Annex I for NOVASBE students and Appendix II for students of SGH.

Study plan for NOVA students

• for NOVA students starting from a.y. 2017/2018 until revoked

Study plan for SGH  students

• for SGH students starting from a.y. 2017/2018 until revoked

Study plan for NOVA nd SGH students starting from 2019-2020 until revoked.pdf

​In addition to the mandatory coursework at both institutions, as set forth in the agreement, the double degree student is required to write a Master Thesis (Work Project equivalent to NOVASBE). The Master Thesis is worth 20 ECTS at SGH and the Work Project is worth 30 ECTS at NOVASBE. The partner institutions assure the legal and organisational pre-conditions required for enabling the double degree students to start with the Master Thesis (Work Project) in their second study year.

The Master Thesis shall be supervised by one supervisor and marked (graded) by a reviewer. The double degree students shall choose one supervisor from either institution, the reviewer will be selected from the partner institution respectively. The language of the Masters Thesis is English.

Part of the completion of the Masters Thesis is a defence of the thesis. Members of the host institution are invited to attend the defence. In preparation of the defence the double degree student has to write a thesis summary in English. The defence will be conducted in English.

The management process of the preparation of the Masters Thesis (Work Project) should meet all the legal and academic constraints of the institution at which a student writes and defends the Masters Thesis (Work Project).

​The double degree shall only be awarded after the student has completed the programme by fulfilling the following requirements:

DD students from NOVA:

• 1st year at NOVASBE: the award of at least 57 ECTS credit points equivalent to the regulations constituted in this agreement,

• 2nd year at SGH: the award of at least 23 ECTS for the courses from the Major “Management”, equivalent to the regulations constituted in this agreement and completion of a Work Project (42 ECTS) or Master Thesis (20 ECTS) plus at least 21 ECTS Electives under the terms and conditions delineated in this agreement

DD students from SGH:

• 1st year at SGH: the award of at least 46,5 ECTS credit points for courses from the Major “Management” equivalent to the regulations constituted in this agreement,

• 2nd year at NOVASBE: the award of at least 54 ECTS for courses from the Major “Management”, equivalent to the regulations constituted in this agreement and completion of a Masters Thesis (20 ECTS) or a Work Project (42 ECTS) under the terms and conditions delineated in this agreement

The double degree student shall be awarded both the academic degree: of the home institution and the corresponding academic degree of the host institution. Upon completion of the double degree programme requirements, the student shall receive:

• two diploma certificates,

• two grade transcripts and,

• two diploma supplements.

Each institution shall issue only the certificate and corresponding transcripts of grades for the part of the double degree it is accountable for. The diploma supplement shall provide detailed information on the nature, regulations and credit transfer mechanisms of the double degree programme.

​Candidates for the double degree programme are to be selected by their home institution according to the selection criteria jointly defined and agreed upon by SGH and NOVASBE. Due to the higher workload compared to the ordinary Masters study tracks at the partner institutions, only highly qualified students shall be selected for the double degree programme. Each institution has the right to admit up to 5 students per year to the double degree programme, unless this number is varied by a mutual and written attachment to this agreement.

The host institution shall be granted access to any written application documents and protocols of selection procedures for the double degree programme . The host institution has the right to send a representative with advisory status to selection interviews of the home institution for the double degree programme. Joint selection interviews by both the home institution and host institution are encouraged, they shall be mandatory in the first year that the agreement is in force.

The double degree candidates must satisfy all admission requirements of the host institution, including language proficiency requirements. All double degree candidates must provide evidence of a satisfactory level of language proficiency according to the requirements of the Common European Framework (CEF):

• students from SGH as their home institution – English B2 (or higher)

• students from NOVASBE as their home institution – are students of Master studies in English

Each institution reserves the right to require double degree candidates to complete the standard enrolment documents and to provide the results of any required entrance examinations. The host institution has the right to not accept a double degree candidate from the home institution for academic rationales or any other substantial reasons.