Mentor Programmes

31.10.2014 |

What is Mentoring?
Mentoring is the targeted support of prospective employees and future leaders. Experienced experts (mentors) support learners (mentees) in furthering their personal development and building up their professional competencies. Mentoring consists first and foremost of the transfer of life and career experience as well as the following five elements: coaching, guidance, support, networking and the exchange of ideas.

Participants
The target “mentee” group is students from all programs of study at the DIT. They should be committed, broad-minded, and interested. The Mentor role is intended for skilled professionals from either the private sector or from academic research institutions. For female engineering students we also offer the programme MovING.

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The Process

Students who are interested in the mentoring programme submit an application (CV and letter of motivation) to Career Services. We then find a suitable mentor for the respective student, taking into account his or her interests and wishes. Once a year a Mentor Reception takes place at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, at which official mentors will be announced and the first exchange of experiences between mentors and mentees is possible.

Duration of the Programme

The Mentor Programme has no fixed time limit, and can last the entire duration of the course of studies; however it can by ended at any time.

Information on the Mentor Programme can also be found on iLearn.

Stefanie Möginger would be happy to discuss further details with you about the programme.

The voices of participants

Lisa Pfefferl (Alumni, Engineering and Economics)

I really enjoyed my time in the Mentor Programme, especially because they matched me with just the right person as my mentor. This contact, and the other contacts which I gained through him, have had a positive influence on my professional and personal development.  The Mentor Programme opened the door into the professional world for me, and I am proud to have been a part of this programme. I am still in contact with my former mentor, even though our career paths have led us in different directions. I would like to thank Career Services for their incredible commitment to the Mentor Programme.

Klaus Bayer (EADS)

I find the Mentor Programme really good and it is something that was lacking at my own  own University. The main reason I find it good is that the students come into contact with someone who is already in the profession. Therefore they have guidance in terms of choosing an internship, a job, and a company. But the Mentor Programme is also useful in that the companies are able to establish contact with really good students.

Simone Dappert (Consultant)

My opinion is that the Mentor Programme is a valuable initiative which brings students into contact with the professional world at an early stage and thus facilitates a directed, goal-oriented approach to their studies. In addition, I myself had a lot of support when I started my career, and I’d like to pass that on.

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