Become a mentor

International Talents’ mentoring programme is aimed for international degree students at Tampere Universities or other international talents who have graduated from studies somewhere else, moved to Tampere and are looking to start their careers here. In this programme, mentoring is done one-to-one, i.e. each mentor is paired with one mentee. The mentoring programme will run from November to April. 

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. It can also pave the way for further internationalization within the mentor’s organization.

Mentoring an international talent offers an easy way to develop intercultural competence and expertise in the global work markets. The mentoring programme gives mentors the opportunity to build contacts and develop mentoring skills through practical experience.

Group meeting schedule

• Orientation for Mentors Monday 2.11.2020 at 16.30-19.00
• Kick-Off Meeting Tuesday 10.11.2020 at 16.30-19.00
• Mid-Programme Meeting Wednesday 20.1.2021 at 16.30-19.00
• Wrap-up Meeting Tuesday 27.4.2021 at 16.30-19.00

Group meetings are taking place at the Hervanta campus of Tampere University, Kampusareena Building, Kampusklubi, 5th floor. Mariska Roelofs is facilitating all the group meetings.

Apply now!

Please apply by filling in the on-line form by the end of September.

We ask for your contact info and about your motivation for applying and expectations concerning mentoring. The form is the information source for the matching of the pairs so it is very important that you complete the application carefully.

We will begin processing the applications as soon as the application period ends at the end of September. We will contact all the applicants after we have processed the applications and finished the matching process. We will personally inform also those for whom we may not find a suitable partner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we will find a mentor for each applicant or a mentee for every mentor candidate. By mid-October latest the pairs will be matched and applicants will be contacted.

We will process all applications in absolute confidence, and we will not use the information in them for any other purpose. In order to encourage networking, the contact details and a short professional profile of those approved to the mentoring programmes will be shared with all other participants. Confidentiality is the core of the mentoring relationship and the programmes itself, too.

Further information
Career Specialist Kaisa Niskanen
firstname.lastname [at] tuni.fi
+358 50 300 5964

Mentoring programme for Hidden Gems will take place from November to February in autumn semester and from March to June in spring semester. The mentoring programme is part of the Hidden Gems programme. Hidden Gems offers a variety of relocation services, including mentoring, and it supports dual-career couples, namely international spouses of researchers working at Tampere Universities and spouses of employees working in international companies in Tampere region. The spouses have followed their partners to Tampere and wish to pursue their own career in the region. The spouses may be from different countries and career backgrounds.

We are looking for mentors who can:

• introduce mentees to the nuances of Finnish work culture
• help them expand their professional networks
• improve the mentees’ job hunting skills
• enable them to share their international experiences with the mentors.
• pave the way for further internationalisation within the mentor’s organisation.

The mentors will be paired with one or two mentees for a duration of four months.

Group meeting schedule

Autumn 2020

• Orientation and the Kick-Off Meeting 27 October 2020
• Mid-Programme Meeting 13 January 2021
• Wrap-up Meeting 23 February 2021

Mariska Roelofs is facilitating the group meetings.

Apply now!

Apply to become a mentor by filling in the Hidden Gems mentor on-line form. Application period for spring 2021 will begin in February 2021. We ask your contact information and about your motivation for applying as well as about your expectations concerning the mentoring process. The application information will be used to match the mentoring pairs as well as possible.

We will begin processing the applications as soon as the application period ends and we will contact all applicants. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we will find a mentor for each applicant or a mentee for every mentor candidate.

Your information will be used for the mentoring programme only. In order to encourage networking, the contact details and short professional profiles of those approved to the Hidden Gems mentoring programme can be shared with all other participants. Confidentiality is the core of the mentoring relationship and the programme itself, too.

Further information and coordination
Programme Specialists Karelle Belanger and Raisa Suominen
hiddengems [at] tuni.fi
+358 40 190 1242

The Hidden Gems Mentoring Programme aims at introducing the international talents with the features of the Finnish working life. Mentoring offers guidance and support in building professional networks and developing career planning skills. Mentor and mentee can also share their international experiences with each other.

 

 

 

Mentoring programme is aimed for international and Finnish doctoral researchers/PhD students nearing the end of their studies who are interested in getting guidance and support to their career perspectives and planning, professional development, personal growth and in enhancing their networks.

We are looking for mentors who are willing to share their experience and competence and give tools and ideas to support mentee pursuing their career goals and dreams. Mentors can be either inside or outside the academia, e.g from industry. Another aim in the programme is to enhance cooperation between the academic world and other organizations in a.o. the industry and public sector and create strong networks.

Mentors and mentees are matched based upon similar interests, knowledge or field and the mentoring takes place on a voluntary basis. The 6 months long programme consists of individual meetings with your mentee and group meetings. Group meetings are conducted in English.

The next Mentoring Programme for Doctoral Researchers will take place in spring 2021.

Further information
HR Specialist Kaisa-Riikka Salomaa
firstname.lastname [at] tuni.fi
+358 50 531 0571