The Programme Shaping the Future at Técnico is aimed at Assistant Professors and Researchers in their probationary period and aims to promote full integration into the academic life of Técnico and its respective departments, convey ethical values and good institutional practices in line with Valores Orientadores of Técnico, and the Code of Conduct and Good Practices of the University of Lisbon, and provide a strategic perspective on career development.

These objectives are achieved through a wide range of coordinated initiatives, including a mentoring and monitoring program, a system for accessing startup funds, as well as fundamental and complementary training activities, and classroom support and monitoring processes.

The Programme Shaping the Future was developed as part of a collaboration between the Scientific Council and the Pedagogical Council, with the support of the Conselho de Escola and the Governing Board of Técnico, and is currently run by the  Núcleo de Formação e Desenvolvimento (NFD) of the Human Resources Division and the Academic Development Unit (NDA).

This initiative was recognized as a Good Practice in 2017 in the area of Human Capital. For more information: https://observist.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/boas-praticas/2015-2022/english-human-resources/