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Ana Balcão Reis was a speaker at a debate in Viana do Castelo on the topic “Education for a strong and sustainable society”. The event was mentioned in Rádio Alto Minho.

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Daniel Traça was interviewed by Jornal SOL and Jornal I. In this interview, he spoke about the current state of the Portuguese economy and stated that “failing to control inflation now means that in time the pain will be greater”. Besides, he also gave an interview with Revista Portugal Global.

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Lénia Mestrinho, Nova SBE Data Science Knowledge Center executive director, gave an interview to Marketeer about challenges and opportunities in the context of the advent of the A.I. and other technological advances, and the link between these advances and business. She stated that “success stories naturally attract the attention of investors, so investment in technology, including venture capital, has also become more widely available”.

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Eduardo Costa was interviewed by SIC Notícias about the National Health Service's current situation and how to ensure its sustainability. He pointed out that there is a “growing dissatisfaction among professionals, difficulty in attracting and retaining them within the National Health Service”.

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Francesco Franco gave an interview to ECO where he analysed the state of the Portuguese economy. He defended that “the government should not adopt tax support policies transversal to the entire population” and that these supports “should be targeted to support people who need it”.

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José Tavares’ essay Cólera e Liberdade was published in Revista E (Expresso). In this essay, he looks at anger and its role in democracy, following the riots in France. He defends that “when well-being is threatened by such «inhuman» monsters as globalization, competitiveness, and aging, in their incarnations as unemployment, low wages, and threatened pensions, the drama explodes”.

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Miguel Ferreira participated in a debate about the sustainability of the SMEs, integrated into the ESG Talks. He highlighted “the low level of qualification of SME managers” as a critical factor for “the inability of companies to grow”. The debate was mentioned in Exame.

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Miguel Pina e Cunha was mentioned in Líder Magazine following the “Paradox & Plurality” meeting held at Nova SBE. He challenges the idea that “in management and organization everything is controlled, and art is about uncontrol and freedom”.

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Milton de Sousa was mentioned in Meios e Publicidade article about the concept of kindness. His book “The Meaningful Leader” was cited as an example of a new study on more humanized management.

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A study by EDULOG, in partnership with several Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center researchers and with the coordination of Luís Catela Nunes, concluded that students with greater economic difficulties have better results in the center and north of the country than in the south. This geographical inequality and other conclusions of the study were reported in Diário de Notícias, Público, Observador, Jornal de Notícias, Expresso, and CNN, among others. Pedro Freitas, also from the same Knowledge Center, was on SIC Notícias to comment on the study and also appeared on Esta Manhã (TVI) to discuss the new law on national exams.

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A study by the Nova SBE Health Economics and Management Knowledge Center researchers Pedro Pita Barros and Eduardo Costa concludes that Portugal is one of the European countries where citizens spend the most on healthcare - over 7 billion euros in 2021. This study was highlighted in Visão, Público, Diário de Notícias, Jornal Económico, Sábado, and Rádio Renascença, among others. The study was also featured in an Expresso article on how to mitigate (or eliminate) inequalities in access to health. Another study developed by this Knowledge Center shows that Portugal was the European country with the lowest use of contact tracing apps during the Covid-19 pandemic. This was featured in Atlas da Saúde, Revista do Empreendedor, MedJournal, Sapo Lifestyle, and Rádio Renascença.

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In the scope of his recent work on the short-term housing rental sector, Pedro Brinca spoke to TVI about the local housing situation in Portugal. He commented on the interest rates and housing credit on ECO, TVI, SIC Notícias, and Jornal de Negócios. He was also on Visão Global and Antena Aberta (Antena 1) on the same topic. He talked about the inflation dynamics to Expresso and Jornal de Negócios and analyzed the current Portuguese economic situation on Esta Manhã (TVI). He was also interviewed by Ensino Magazine and invited for one episode of O Mistério das Finanças (ECO Podcast). He appeared on SIC Notícias to comment on the historical profits of the banking sector and on CNN about the World Youth’s Day economic impact. Furthermore, he made comments on the outlook of the Euro-zone economy for Jornal Económico, on the changes in DSTI also for Jornal Económico, and on the state of the nation debate for ECO. He was also present at CNN Town Hall to comment on the ministers’ interventions.

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Pedro Oliveira was on CNN to comment on the CNN Town Hall debate, following the minister’s answers. He stated that “we spend more time discussing books than the future”. He also gave an interview to Diário de Notícias where he highlighted the importance of higher education in society and its accessibility, as well as innovation and sustainability.  

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Pedro Pita Barros commented to Expresso about Social Democratic Party proposals for the health sector and to ECO on the importance of healthcare insurances in Portugal. He was on CNN to analyze the NHS crisis and to talk about possible solutions to minimize the impact of the strikes and also to CNN he spoke about the Portuguese health expenditure. Furthermore, he appeared on Linha da Frente (RTP) to discuss foreigners’ access to the National Health Service and on Falar Global (CMTV) to talk about the aging population in Portugal.

Pedro Vicente spoke to CNN about the end of the Ukrainian cereal export agreements. He warned about the impact of the end of this agreement in some African countries, highlighting that “these countries face an extreme situation” due to this situation and also to a severe drought, which affects millions of people.

In the context of the World Youth Day in Lisbon, Ricardo Zózimo spoke to Jornal de Negócios about the relationship between religion and finance. He mentioned that “most religions are not dogmatic about private property but about the distribution of profit.” The article was also featured in Correio da Manhã. He was also interviewed by SIC on the same subject.

Rodrigo Tavares spoke to ECO about the global sustainability reporting standards in the context of CMVM's decision on IFRS standards. Also to ECO, he commented on the complexity and high-rising costs in ESG reporting. He was also invited to participate in an episode of Mapa Mundo (TSF podcast) to discuss Syria, poly-crisis, and ESG.

After the release of the Portugal, Social Balance 2022 report Público published a series of articles about Social Impact, with the support of Nova SBE, BPI, and Fundação ‘la Caixa’. Childhood and elder poverty, material and social deprivation, regional differences, and cost of living challenges in the post-pandemic period were the main topics of the articles.

Susana Peralta was featured in a Rádio Renascença report about tourism as a driver for the economy. She spoke to ECO about the current Portuguese economy situation in the context of the State of the Nation debate and to Rádio Observador she commented on the Court of Auditors' critics on the learning recovery plan for after the pandemic. She also continues to have a regular presence at Fora do Baralho (Observador podcast).