The ObservIST launches its 7th Best Practice call
The Observatory of Best Practices at IST (ObservIST) is a project that aims to identify, consolidate and disseminate institutional best practices, promoting their valorization and replication, thus boosting continued improvement in the School.
Eight years after the creation of the …
The 4th Observist Meeting will be held on the 12th October with the following agenda:
Dissemination of the Best Practices identified under the 6th Call, promoting their recognition and sharing among IST community members.
Discussion and analysis of practical pedagogical methodologies, which encompass new ways of delivering lessons and …
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The 12 Best Practices Winners have already been disclosed, following the ObervIST’s 6th Call. Learn more about them at the 4th ObservIST’s meeting to be scheduled for the 12th October 2021, at the Abreu Faro Amphitheatre (venue to be confirmed).
Best Practices recognized at the 6th ObservIST’s Call:
Scrum-based supervision of MSc theses
A …
The ObservIST offers in https://observist.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/en/boas-praticas/ the possibility to access to the already recognized Best Practices by subject area, scope and type of purpose/objective they are able to fulfil. Thus, we seek to promote sharing and dissemination of Best Practices that can provide clues for analysis …
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The ObservIST launches its 6th Best Practice call
The Observatory of Best Practices at IST (ObservIST) is a project that aims to identify, consolidate and disseminate institutional best practices, promoting their valorization and replication, thus boosting continued improvement in the School.
Having already held three …
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The 4th ObservIST Meeting will take place on September 16, to disseminate the Best Practices identified under the 5th Call, promoting their recognition and sharing.
The practices submitted in the 5th Call of the ObservIST (Observatory of Best Practices of IST), were evaluated by a …
Year after year, the number of best practices recognised at Técnico increases, as well as the involvement of the community. “Design e produção dos cursos MOOC Técnico” has been recognised as IST Best Practice 2020.
The 20 Best Practices recognised this year are included in 6 …
The ObservIST launches its 5th Good Practice call on defined subject areas
The Observatory of Good Practices at IST (ObservIST) is a project that aims to identify, consolidate and disseminate institutional good practices, promoting their valorization and replication, thus boosting continued improvement in the School.
Having already held three ObservIST …
The Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area (AEPQ) participated in the 63rd EOQ Congress under the theme “Redescovering Quality” which took place between 23 and 24 October in Lisbon, through the presentation of a Poster, as part of the participation of two AEPQ collaborators in …
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The results of the survey applied for students enrolled in curricular units from every study cycle in the 2nd semester of 2018/19 can be checked in http://quc.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/en/resultados/
The Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area presented the ObservIST and the work developed over 5 years of activity at the 41st EAIR Forum under the theme “Responsibility of Higher Education Systems: What? Why? How?” which took place between August 25 and 28 in Leiden, …
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During the first week of July The Instituto Superior Técnico (Técnico Lisboa) hosted a working meeting to define the meaning of Talent in Asian Higher Educations Institutions (HEIs) inside of the ERASMUS+ project: Promoting Modern Talent Management Practices in Asian Higher Education institutions …
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The K. Tynystanov Issykkul State University (IKSU), Karakol, Kyrgyztan, hosted the 2ndInternational Conference on the 18 June 2019, in the scope of ROAD Project. The programme of the Conference included, among others, the following presentations: Digitalization of governmental services, Education of civil servants: …
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The Third Meeting of the Observist took place on June 25th.
In this edition of the event seventeen Best Practices (BP), distributed by various thematic fields, were shared and certified, promoting their continuity and dissemination by the IST community.
The Best Practices (BP) are available on …
The 3rd Observist Meeting will be held on 25th June with the objective of promoting the Good Practices identified in the 4th Call, to promote their recognition and sharing.
After the evaluation of proposed practices, in the 4th Call of Observist, by a panel of evaluators, 17 Good Practices were …
On 2 April, THE released its University Impact Rankings, for the first time, which shows how the global higher education sector is working towards 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and includes the period 1 January-31 December 2017.
The University of Lisbon, however, is not represented in …
The 4th ObservIST call ended on March 22 with the submission of 19 practices distributed by 7 of the established 11 thematic fields:
Higher Education
Internationalization
Communication
Infrastructure
Processes and Quality
Human Resources
Research, Development and Innovation
The submitted practices will be assessed by a panel of evaluators and afterwards a Meeting is …
Within the framework of Tecnico Lisboa participation in the “Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into Higher Education” seminar, two collaborators of the Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area (AEPQ), represented the institution in the event. The Seminar was held at the premises of ISCTE-University …
Within the framework of Tecnico Lisboa participation in the iGen-Equality Organizations Forum, two collaborators of the Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area (AEPQ), represented the institution in iGen’s 27th Plenary Meeting. The Plenary was held at the premises of IBM Portugal, in Lisbon, on March …
Comprising with its core mission, AEPQ-the Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area, developed the “Business Environment Dissertations”, 2018 report.
For the second consecutive year, this report aims to provide an analytical study of the number of dissertations developed in a business environment, by study course. The …
In the fulfillment of ObservIST’s Mission, a certifying seal of Best Practices (BP) was created. The aim of this certifying seal is to set an additional evaluation format, an institutional added value and merit recognition, and an acknowledgment and encouragement of all those who submit …
NEP-Statistics & Prospective Unit, released a statistical infographic with the 2017/2018 academic year information. This infographic is based on Tecnico’s Facts & Numbers and in the statistics of RAIDES – DGEEC (records of enrolled students and graduates).
For further information, please check NEP – Statistics & …
ObservIST, Tecnico Lisboa’s Observatory of Best Practices, keeps its 4th call open and available until the 22nd of March, to anyone who wants to submit a Best Practice, ensuring the identification, consolidation, as well as the disclosure of internal processes and promoting valuable practices and …
The Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area (AEPQ) wishes the Técnico-Lisboa community a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Instituto Superior Técnico (Técnico Lisboa), Portugal, hosted a Training session in the 5-9 November 2018, in the scope of ROAD Project Working Package WP3 – Training for Trainers. The training focus, as established in the training Plan, was “Financial control, audit and evaluation of …
The Instituto Superior Técnico (Técnico Lisboa), Portugal, is hosting between 5-9 November, a Training in the scope of ROAD Project Working Package WP3 – Training for Trainers. The training focus, as established in the training Plan, is “Financial control, audit and evaluation of public spending”.
The …
Last Tuesday, 17th July, the ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) ranking by subject was updated.
This last edition confirms that the best Portuguese rank is achieved in the area of Maritime Engineering, in which the University of Lisbon (UL) reaches the fourth place at world …
The Studies & Projects Office participated in the 9th Conference of the Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence (IREG Observatory), with a communication entitled “Accreditations & Rankings: the experience of Técnico Lisboa”. The Conference took place between the 23-25 May, in Hasselt, Belgium.
Within the conference’s thematic …
The International University for the Humanities and Development, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (IUHD), hosted the 1st International Conference on the 24th May 2018, in the scope of ROAD Project. The programme of the Conference included, among others, the following presentations: ROAD and ACADEMICA Projects, Sustainable Tourism and …
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in Stockholm, Sweden, hosted a Training on the 9-13 April 2018, in the scope of ROAD Project Working Package WP3 – Training for Trainers. The training focus, as established in the training Plan, was “Development and Maintenance of Urban …
Within the framework of the ROAD project, an English and Russian video versions were produced, according to the CBC-Group – Capacity Building Consulting Group’s request, aiming at promoting the project’s dissemination.
Videos are available at:
English Version Video
Russian Version Video
On 7th February 2018, under the Erasmus+ Programme – Higher Education – Staff Mobility for Training, the AEPQ-Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area’s Coordinator presented the SiQuIST-Integrated Quality Management System of the institution to some key elements of the American University of Armenia (AUA), namely, …
Within the framework of the management practices applied in the Institutional Studies, Planning and Quality Area (AEPQ), the Tableau de Bord concerning the 2017/2018 biannual frame is available.
This is a fundamental tool for the visibility and transparency of planning and evaluation processes. It complements the …
Under the ROAD Project, in the scope of its Work Package 1 – COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK OF LOCAL CIVIL SERVANTS), AEP Coordinator has participated in a Study Tour hosted by AKSU (Arabaev Kyrgyz State University) in Biskhkek, on the 19-22 June 2017.This project primarily aims to enhance local …
Under the PE OPLE Project (Promoting Educational Organization Through People ), which primarily aims at enhancing HR manager skills in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), IST played an active role in the Final Conference on “Sharing Good Practices Obtained in TEMPUS PEOPLE Project”, hosted by the American University …
On 21 and 22 March 2017, IST received 20 international partners for the ROAD (Regional Objectives for Administrative Development) project kick-off meeting
This project, approved in 2016 under the ERASMUS + programme, aims at reinforcing capacities in local development strategies, through the training of civil servants …
Following the entry into force (14/02/2017) of the latest ROFNATIST (IST Administrative and Technical Support Services Regulations), the Studies and Planning Office now includes the term QUALITY in its name in order to give greater visibility – internal but above all external – to the …
On June 9th, Técnico Lisboa carried out a training workshop on Coaching at KTH in Stockholm, under the PEOPLE project (Promoting Educational Organisation Through People).
This project seeks to enhance the skills of middle managers in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through the development of a strategy to improve their HR management capabilities.
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Instituto Superior Técnico – IST, is involved as partner in a project in the field of Strategic Management at the level of higher education institutions, entitled Strategic University Management: Unfolding Practices – SUMUP.
As part of the project, and with the purpose of promoting Good Practices in this …
On 30 October some AEP colaborators participated in a workshop on “Quality in Higher Education,” promoted by the Manager for Processes and Quality (Dr. Victor Palmela Ramos), with the presentation of a Communication “External Audit to IST Internal Quality System by A3ES” (PDF, 980KB). Program …
Under s European project, led by CLUSTER (QUESTE-Quality System of European Scientifical and Technical Education), the IST applied for an experimental self-assessment exercise of its commitment to the issues of sustainability and social responsibility.
This exercise, which focused mainly on the Department of …
AEP’s collaborators participate in several interesting events for the improvement of its activity.
See the summaries of their participation in the first 6 months of 2012 here
AEP’s collaborators record and summarize the results of their participation in seminars, conferences, workshops and vocational training actions under their professional activity.
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The first cycle of evaluation of Tecnico Lisboa’s courses began in the academic year of 1993/1994, in the areas of physics and electrical engineering. Based in two components – internal and external assessment – the first committees of external experts were set up in 1995 …