On June 3rd, 2026, the Faculty of Human Sciences at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Lisbon, will host the Congress “Tutoring4Success: Present and Emerging Futures of Tutoring in Higher Education”. The event is organized as part of the UCP4SUCCESS project, a collaborative initiative dedicated to preventing academic dropout and promoting student success.
Structured as a conceptual and experiential journey throughout the day the Congress is guided by
four key objectives and combines scientific evidence, institutional experiences, and field practice promoting critical and forward-looking reflection on tutoring in higher education:
- Deconstruct: Examine the impacts, limitations, and potential of tutoring models.
- Build: Systematize knowledge on tutoring approaches and practices, and identify guiding principles foraction.
- Integrate: Explore the integration of tutoring into institutional ecosystems, link research, practice, and decision-making, and evaluate organizational conditions for sustainability.
- Reconstruct: Envision future pathways for the development of tutoring practices, tutor training, research, and educational policies, aimed at academic success, inclusion, and the holistic development of students.
The Congress is aimed at heads of higher education institutions, researchers, educators, professors, students, and other professionals interested in tutoring.
Participation is free, subject to registration.
Further information will be announced soon.
