The Master’s in Innovation and Research for Sustainability (MIRS) prepares students to tackle critical challenges related to Innovation, Research and Sustainability, three critical dimensions shaping the future of organizations and society.
With an updated curriculum that includes now one course on data science and AI applied to Innovation, Research and Sustainability, this master’s ensures that its graduates are ready to lead in these transformative areas.
Building on the strong foundations of its predecessor, the “Mestrado em Economia e Gestão de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação”, the MIRS programme has decades of expertise and a legacy of successful alumni.
By offering two possible tracks, one in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the other in Research Management and Policy, MIRS prepares its students to harness AI-driven insights and sustainable strategies to create meaningful impact.
Join us to anticipate the challenges of tomorrow and shape the solutions of today.
 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos Merit Award Prize awarded by Caixa Geral de Depósito to the best student in the Master’s in Innovation and Research for Sustainability (with the highest final average). |
The Master in Innovation and Research for Sustainability (MIRS) was designed for those willing to be change agents for sustainability in organizations, society and the economy.
The complexity of incorporating sustainability in economic development and organizational processes will be a key challenge for governance in public and private sector entities over the next decades. MIRS is intended for those committed to be involved in the processes towards a more sustainable future.
Our students will be provided with the theory, concepts and methods to better understand and articulate the roles of research and innovation activities in practice. Among other methods, we adopt active learning strategies based on case-studies, current research projects and transversal workshops. The classes will use both informative and dynamic tools for enhancing collaborative processes and teamwork (namely world cafe exercises, design thinking, scenario methods, 3Dmapping).
MIRS was designed to provide our students with high levels of technical competences, critical judgment for action and significant capacity to collaborate and to build bridges in their organizations, society and the economy.
More and more businesses and public organizations need to have specialists with the capacity to manage technical activities related to research and innovation.
Our students will have the possibility to choose in the second semester between two different tracks, one oriented towards entrepreneurship and innovation and the other oriented towards the administration of research and science.
After attending MIRS, our graduates will have the necessary analytical and communication skills to effectively manage impactful research and innovation for a better and sustainable future.
They will be able to design solutions that maximize the benefits for society and the organizations while minimizing the impact on the ecosystems.
Further, they will be able to integrate science and technology to respond to the grand challenges of climate change and sustainable development, which include larger societal challenges related to poverty elimination, discrimination and segregation, in accordance with the principles and objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
MIRS graduates will follow professional careers in a diversity of areas, such as business companies who adhere to the principles of sustainability, in research and academic institutions, in international development organizations, or in new professions linked to the core issues dealt with in the course.
