ISCTE Business School does publish firm dates, and this profile said otherwise until 5 September 2026. Its programme page carries an "Applications" table of six numbered phases for the 2026/2027 intake, each with an opening and closing time to the minute: 15 Dec 2025 09:30 – 14 Jan 2026 17:00, then 15 Jan – 25 Feb, 26 Feb – 6 Apr, 7 Apr – 13 May, 14 May – 24 Jun, and 25 Jun – 26 Aug 2026 17:00. Every one of those has now closed, and no 2027/2028 calendar is published yet. So the shape is the planning fact worth having: roughly six-week windows running from mid-December to late August, assessed as they close rather than all at the end, with places filling as the cycle runs. Apply in an early phase, and confirm the 2027/2028 dates on ISCTE's own programme page once they post.
Exact dates for the upcoming intake are confirmed against the school's official admissions page as they are published.
Frequently asked questions
Do you need a GMAT for the ISCTE Master in Management?
No — the GMAT is not listed as a requirement. The programme is built for applicants who already hold an undergraduate degree in management or a related business field, and admission is assessed on that academic record; candidates without a management background are pointed toward ISCTE's MBA instead. Re-checked on 13 September 2026, the programme page states no English-test minimum, names no standardised test, and names nobody who must provide evidence — an earlier version of this answer added that non-native speakers should expect to, which was our sentence rather than ISCTE's. The page points applicants to its "Application" section for the admission requirements and eligibility criteria, so ask there what English evidence it will accept before you apply.
When do ISCTE Master in Management applications open and close?
ISCTE publishes a firm calendar, not a rolling door. Its programme page carries an "Applications" table of six numbered phases for the 2026/2027 intake, each timed to the minute: 15 December 2025 09:30 to 14 January 2026 17:00, then 15 January to 25 February, 26 February to 6 April, 7 April to 13 May, 14 May to 24 June, and 25 June to 26 August 2026. All six have closed and no 2027/2028 dates are published as of 5 September 2026, so the planning fact to carry is the shape — roughly six-week windows from mid-December to late August, decided as each phase closes. Apply in an early phase and confirm the 2027/2028 dates on ISCTE's own programme page once they post.
Sources
- ISCTE Business School — Master Degree in Management. ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-13 (P33b), read from the page's own embedded payload rather than the rendered shell. The English negative reproduces for the third read — no test named, no minimum stated — and it is sharper than that: the page names NO CATEGORY OF APPLICANT who must provide language evidence. This profile previously said non-native speakers should expect to; that who-clause was ours and has been removed rather than re-sourced. What the page does say, verbatim, is 'Please refer to the "Application" section to check the admission requirements and eligibility criteria' and 'If your background is not management-related, please apply to the Master in Business Administration instead'. THE TWO-CLASS CLAIM REPRODUCES and is now corroborated twice over: the fact strip reads 'Languages Portuguese and English' and 'Lectured in Portuguese and English', and the awards block names both classes separately — 'PwC rewards the best MSc in Management Student (Lecture in Portuguese - academic year 2025/2026)' and 'Deloitte rewards the best MSc in Management Student (Lecture in English - academic year 2025/2026)'. Unchanged this read: 'Duration 1.5 years', 'ECTS 96', 'Vacancies 200', EU '1. st Year 5750.00 €' / '2. nd Year 1600.00 €', non-EU '7000.00 €' / '2800.00 €', all under '* Information for 2026/2027'. NEW STATUS: 'At this moment, all vacancies for this course are filled'. The 'Application' tab's phase table was not re-read this pass, so the 09-05 calendar record below stands as last verified. NEGATIVE RE-TESTED 2026-09-05, and one of the two did not reproduce. This profile asserted from 21 June 2026 that ISCTE 'does not publish a single fixed next-cycle cut-off as a firm date on the programme page'. It does: the page carries an 'Applications' table of six numbered phases labelled 2026/2027, each timed to the minute — 2025-12-15 09:30 to 2026-01-14 17:00, 2026-01-15 09:30 to 2026-02-25 17:00, 2026-02-26 09:30 to 2026-04-06 17:00, 2026-04-07 09:30 to 2026-05-13 17:00, 2026-05-14 09:30 to 2026-06-24 17:00, and 2026-06-25 09:30 to 2026-08-26 17:00. All six have closed and no 2027/2028 phases are published, so no dated round is carried into the tracker. The second negative DID reproduce: the page still states no English-test minimum and names no standardised test. FEE INTAKE CHECKED 2026-09-05: the fee table is headed 'Information for 2026/2027' and reads EU 1st year 5750.00 €, 2nd year 1600.00 €; non-EU 1st year 7000.00 €, 2nd year 2800.00 € — every figure unchanged since 21 June 2026, and no 2027/2028 table exists ↗ — ISCTE Business School
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