<h3>Mentoring offers you opportunities to</h3>

<ul>
	<li>support a young professional with their career and development thoughts</li>
	<li>familiarise yourself with principles of coaching</li>
	<li>reflect on your own career and know-how</li>
	<li>expand your network of professional contacts through other mentors and mentees</li>
</ul>

Mentoring takes place on a voluntary basis. The mentors are paired up with mentees and they meet about five times. In addition, all programmes include 2-4 group sessions for all mentors and mentees.

If you found these opportunities interesting, then mentoring is for you! Read more about the programmes and apply for the one that suits you best. On top of all, you will have an unforgettable experience.

The International Talents’ Mentoring Programme connects professionals working in Finland with international degree students from Tampere University who are looking to stay in Finland after their studies and start their careers here.The application deadline for mentors has been extended until Sunday 17.11.2024 at 23.59. Find the link to apply below.The International Talents´ Mentoring Programme aims to introduce mentees to the nuances of Finnish work culture, help them expand their professional networks, improve the mentees’ job-hunting skills and enable them to share their international experiences with the mentors.As a mentor you will:<ul><li>have the opportunity to develop your intercultural competences</li><li>have a chance to grow your network and to build international contacts</li><li>be able to develop your mentoring skills through practical experience</li><li>support international talents to enter the Finnish job markets</li><li>pave the way for further internationalization within your organization</li><li>reflect on your own career and know-how</li></ul>We are looking for mentors who:<ul><li>would like to help an international student start their career in Finland</li><li>are able to attend two meetings on site in Tampere on 21 January 2025 and 23 April 2025 (see all dates below)</li><li>are able to communicate in English</li><li>have worked in Finland for at least one to two years</li><li>are able to attend three to five meetings with their mentee </li><li>have an interest in developing multiculturalism in Finland and its labour market</li></ul> Timeframe 2025 edition<table><tbody><tr><td>October 2024</td><td>Mentee applications open 1.-31.10.2024Mentor applications open 1.10.-17.11.2024</td></tr><tr><td>November &amp; December 2024</td><td>Applications review &amp; matching</td></tr><tr><td>December 2024</td><td>Selected mentors &amp; mentees are contacted</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday 21 January 2025, 17.00-19.00</td><td>Kick-off event with mentors &amp; mentees</td></tr><tr><td>January – April 2025</td><td>Active programme: 3-5 independently arranged meetings between mentoring pairs</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday 23 April 2025, 17.00-19.00</td><td>Wrap-up event with mentors &amp; mentees</td></tr></tbody></table><h3> </h3><h3>Apply to be a mentor from 1.10-17.11.2024 using <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/Q2H6uWzdgT">this form</a>.</h3> Further informationYuritzi Becerra Zamora, programme coordinatorFirstname: YuritziLastname: Becerrazamorafirstname.lastname [at] tuni.fi

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Next Mentoring Programme for Early Career Researchers will begin in January 2025. Applications for mentors with a PhD are now <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=r0Rp-nzM2EyRVMARMnmJEPIMuBTmZopDiyEoibqIrpVUMzQ2RTJPRVVUU0E1S1kxS1pHV0taNFM3Vi4u" target="_blank">open</a>!Mentoring programme is aimed for doctoral researchers nearing the end of their studies and postdoctoral researchers who are interested in getting guidance and support in their career perspectives and planning, professional development, personal growth and in enhancing their networks.We are looking for mentors who:<ul><li>are willing to share their experience and competence</li><li>are interested in supporting the mentees' learning and reflection</li><li>have a doctoral degree (minimum of two years ago)</li></ul><h3>Becoming a mentor</h3>Applications for mentors with a PhD are now open! <a class="animated-url-link" href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=r0Rp-nzM2EyRVMARMnmJEPIMuBTmZopDiyEoibqIrpVUMzQ2RTJPRVVUU0E1S1kxS1pHV0taNFM3Vi4u" target="_blank">Application form for mentors</a> Application deadline is 29 November 2024. All mentor candidates will be contacted by 13 January 2025 about the possible match/selection to the programme.Mentoring takes place on a voluntary basis.Potential mentors would work in different sectors of working life both inside and outside academia. The mentees have diverse backgrounds and plans, so your field and work experience might be exactly something one of the mentees is looking for! The programme is also suitable for mentors who are working and living abroad because it is possible to attend the group meetings remotely from abroad.One of the aims in the programme is to enhance cooperation between the academic world and other organisations in a.o. the industry and public sector and create strong networks.The mentoring matches are formed based on common factors. The commonalities include, for example, the mentor's career choices and the mentee’s career aspirations, similar fields, shared skills, or other interests.<blockquote>The programme helped me understand my own skills better, reflect on my own career and expand my network by connecting to other mentors and mentees. During the group meetings, I gained many valuable resources on transferable skills and ideas on how to mentor a junior researcher successfully.Mentor Jessica de Bloom, Academy Research Fellow, Tampere University</blockquote>The semester long programme consists of meetings (about 4-5) with your mentee(s) and two group meetings. The group meetings are conducted in English.<h3>Group meetings for all mentors and mentees</h3><ul><li>Kick-off meeting on Thu 6 February 2025 at 17-18:30 on city centre campus (hybrid)</li><li>Wrap-up meeting on Thu 5 June 2025 at 17-18:30 on city centre campus</li></ul>In addition, there will be two meetings for mentees only: Pre-programme workshop on Wed 4 December at 16:30-18 and Mid-programme meeting  on Wed 2 April at 8:30-10.Future steps: All mentor candidates will be contacted by 13 January 2025 about the possible match/selection to the programme.Early career researcher, are you interested in becoming a mentee? Please see the university intranet for guidelines. Further information HR Specialist Eveliina Nurmi and Senior Specialist Raisa Suominen firstname.lastname [at] tuni.fi

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