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Panoramic view of the North Campus © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund
Female STEM students wanted

Be and become a mentor

Sechs Studentinnen stehen zusammen

The mentors are female students from the STEM departments at TU Dortmund University. They have been studying for at least one year or are in their 3rd semester. The mentors are in regular contact with the students to give them an understanding of everyday student life. They share their experiences, thoughts and knowledge about studying and help the girls to find their interests and strengths.

The project process for mentors

The project starts in January with a training course that prepares you for your role as a mentor. There, the students also get to know the other mentors with whom they will work for a year.
The kick-off event follows in January, at which the mentors get to know the students, their mentoring group - consisting of four to six girls.

The mentors and their mentees attend the various STEM workshops in the departments of TU Dortmund University on a total of four days a year.

The mentoring meetings allow the students to get to know everyday university life and life as a student at TU Dortmund University. The mentors support the mentees in their STEM interests; at the same time, they expand their soft skills, i.e. social and communication skills such as teamwork, advisory skills and the ability to reflect. At the network meetings, all mentors come together and discuss their mentoring relationships with the students.

Further dates, e.g. for the workshops, will be announced in the course of the project.

Would you also like to become a mentor?

Support girls in their STEM interests!

You have

  • have fun and enjoy your STEM subject, student life, degree program...
  • Are you interested in meeting nice schoolgirls and other female STEM students and
  • Are you studying for a Bachelor's degree and are at least in your 3rd semester?

This is the program from January to December:

  • You will receive further training to become a mentor
  • You take part in the four workshop days in the departments together with the girls
  • You meet regularly with your mentees and the other mentors (every two months)

In return you will receive

  • a mentor certificate
  • a SHK contract for 2 hours per week from January to December

Send your application with a cover letter and CV to mintutu-dortmundde by October 31. Interviews usually take place between November and December.

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