Most successful people can point to one or more people that have been particularly important to their growth and development.
These people are mentors!
Mentoring - in our programs - is a one-on-one relationship between an experienced mentor and a mentee who is looking for guidance and/or development. It can do many things:
- reveal new perspectives - raise awareness of one's own desires and strengths - expand one's own network - offer insights into the (working) world of the mentor/mentee - be a platform to pass on experience, and benefit from it
At the University of Tübingen, there are various mentoring programs, some of which are open to all, and some of which are tailored to specific target groups.
Mentoring with Alumni - for business and economics students
The program
The mentoring is intended to connect alumni and students of the School of Business and Economics, and to encourage a lively career-promoting exchange. It is a one-to-one mentoring on a voluntary basis. The mentors and mentees are free to decide how often and in what form (by phone, via Skype, etc.) they want to meet. A duration of approximately one year is targeted, but mentoring can continue informally beyond that.
In the course of this honorary position, mentors can
reflect on their own career through exchange with students
stay in contact with the alma mater and get the latest information on research and teaching
use mentoring as a recruiting opportunity
expand their professional network
Mentees can also benefit in many ways, for example through
Networking Career counseling
Support in personal development
Encouragement through suggestions and experiences of the mentors
Support, for example, in preparing for job interviews
This makes mentoring ideal for anyone who wants support in making a successful start to their career.
WiWi-Network e.V. The Wiwi-Network association was founded 2011 in Tübingen and sees itself as alumni- and supportassociation in Economics at the University of Tübingen. The association´s board consist of representatives of alumni, employees and students. The WiWi-Network supports guest lectures and offers workshops to exciting themes, like careercoaching and negotiation-training. Another goal is to connect econimists of Tübingen. Therefore are produced books for freshmen and yearbooks, organized events like "Alumni tell" and the new mentoringprogram has been brought to life. The vision of the WiWi-Network is to keep an association culture alive, which contains projects, events and PR-work from student members whilst they get in touch with alumni. More informations about the WiWi-Network and membership are located here.
WiWi-Network e.V. Student members of the WiWi-Network created the mentoring program in order to connect alumni and students from the School of Business and Economics.
Becoming a mentor Have we piqued your interest? You are graduant of the subject fiel Economics and have perennial work experience? Please feel free to contact us via E-Mail then with your C.V or describe your previous career. Thank you!
Becoming a mentee
You would like to benefit from the mentoring program? You study Business and Economics, or you just decided to do so? Please feel free to send us your C.V. and your job ideas via E-Mail. We look forward to hearing from you!
