E.Awards@Técnico 2025/2026
Applications are open! 🚀
If you’re taking a course unit in entrepreneurship, innovation or product development, submit your course project to be recognised for creativity, technical feasibility and innovation potential.
E.Awards@Técnico recognizes the best projects developed by students at Técnico.
- Prizes: up to €5,000
- Deadline: 14 June 2026
Submit your application here.
IP Talks: New cycle starts on 16 October
From the first idea to a published paper or a prototype, decisions in Propriedade Intelectual (PI) determine what can be shared, funded, and transferred. Understanding IP early helps avoid risks and create opportunities (patents, software licensing, collaboration, impact), whether the work involves code, algorithms, data, or devices.
New cycle starts on 16 October
The IP Talks 2025/2026 cycle begins on 16 October 2025 (12:00–2:00 pm) with a general session.
IP Talks #1 – Understanding IP and Procedures
The session provides an overview of Intellectual Property, with an introduction to Industrial Property and Copyright, focusing on invention protection and procedures at IST.
Speaker: Antonieta Ribeiro, Coordinator of the Intellectual Property Unit, Técnico
Venue: iStartLab Q01, Alameda Campus
Registration: http://ist.pt/IPTalks_2526
Free lunchbox for the first 25 to check in on site.
Alumni Talks: histórias reais, conselhos práticos e brunch de networking
TEKEVER supports the renovation of the Aerospace Engineering Laboratory at Técnico and reinforces investment in national talent
TEKEVER, a European leader in autonomous systems and member of Técnico’s Partner Network, supported the rehabilitation and modernization of the new Aerospace Engineering Laboratory at Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, a renewed space designed to foster talent and research in Portugal. This renovation is part of a protocol signed between the company and the university, which will extend at least until 2027.
The inauguration ceremony took place at Técnico’s Salão Nobre, with the presence of the institution’s president, Professor Rogério Colaço, and representatives from academia and industry, including alumni now working at TEKEVER.
Beyond the renovation of the laboratory, this partnership also includes the creation of a Merit Award, participation in academic events, innovation challenges addressing real-world problems, and support for student integration in projects with TEKEVER’s technologies — ranging from unmanned aerial systems to space missions.
Técnico inaugurates new Integrated Projects Room (PIC) with the support of Caixa Geral de Depósitos
stituto Superior Técnico inaugurated the new Integrated Projects Room (PIC), supported by Caixa Geral de Depósitos — a space designed to foster collaborative work and the consolidation of skills throughout the academic journey.
On the same day, the Técnico Partners Network Protocol was renewed, reinforcing a strategic collaboration of more than a decade, focused on promoting talent, applied research, and knowledge transfer.
The Integrated Projects now play a central and distinctive role in Técnico students’ academic path, functioning as final undergraduate projects with strong ties to the job market, as they are engineering-based projects.
Técnico and Huawei sign cooperation agreement to promote telecommunications
Instituto Superior Técnico e a Huawei formalized the signing of a new agreement under the InTele Cooperation Protocol – An Initiative for Telecommunications. The aim is to strengthen the attractiveness of the telecommunications field among students and improve the conditions of their academic journey.
Huawei’s collaboration with the InTele Protocol dates back to May 2022 and is materialized through the award of a Merit Prize to the best student of the Master’s in Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering, as well as the granting of Scholarships to support master’s dissertations. This partnership follows an earlier agreement signed in 2019, also dedicated to supporting the training of telecommunications engineers.
Experience the Web Summit with Técnico
Técnicowill be at Web Summit 2025, in Pavilion 1, from November 10th to 13th, with a stand that will be the meeting point for students, faculty, researchers, alumni, startups, and partners.
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Upcoming events
| Event | Location | Date and Time | Registration |
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| Company Presentation Sessions – McKinsey Meet consultants, ask questions, network, and explore high-impact career paths. |
Abreu Faro Auditorium, Interdisciplinary Complex | 16 October · 11AM – 1PM | Register |
| Effective Communication Skills for Recruitment — Kearney — learn how to communicate with clarity and impact in interviews and recruitment processes | V0.03 Civil Building — Alameda Campus | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · 5 PM | Register |
| Crack the Case — McKinsey — practical introduction to case interviews with examples of logical reasoning and problem solving | Location to be confirmed | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 · 5 PM | Coming soon |
DON’T MISS OUT
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Open Calls |
| ⚡️ TecInnov Brisa 2025 An initiative jointly organised by Técnico and Brisa, challenging students to present innovative ideas to transform the mobility and road infrastructure sector. Projects should address real challenges such as predictive maintenance, road safety, toll experience, digital transformation, and the “Highway of the Future”. 👉Applications open until 28 September 2025. Learn more on the official initiative page. |
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⚡️ 12th edition of the Crédito Agrícola Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award. An initiative organised jointly by Crédito Agrícola and P-BIO, in collaboration with the National Innovation Agency and the PAC National Network, which aims to support the best ideas aimed at responding to challenges in the agricultural, agri-food and forestry sectors. 30,000 in prizes and special recognitions. Applications until 30 June 2025. 👉More information |
| ⚡️ Applications Open for ULisboa’s Entrepreneurship Education Program 2024-25. For all ULisboa Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD students looking to develop new skills and new entrepreneurial ideas. This program offers enrollment in Curricular Units from various ULisboa Schools, free of charge and with the attribution of credits. 👉More information. |
| ⚡️With the institutional sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, S.A. has launched the 4th edition of the Expo Fish Portugal Innovation Award, which aims to honour the best projects and ideas in the field of innovation and research linked to the sea food, fisheries and aquaculture sector. 👉 Application until October 31st here |
| ⚡️ Lisboa Innovation, an initiative of Lisbon City Council, will take startups from Lisbon to various international technology events, free of charge! Applications are now open for startups to join the Portuguese delegation to the Web Summit editions in Qatar, Brazil and Canada. |
| ⚡️ Startup Portugal already has applications open for Business Abroad, the initiative that gives Portuguese startups the chance to take part in various international events such as Techarena, various editions of the Web Summit, 4YFN, South Summit, VivaTech and Switch. More information here. |
