Talent Hub Eastern Finland mentoring programme helps international students and talents to integrate into Finnish working life and build their networks. Mentors are individual professionals and also employer organisations from different field of working life. Mentoring is carried out in small groups and the mentoring language will be English.
Get help with your career planning
Mentoring can help you find your strengths and areas for development and encourage you to take on new challenges. Also, the mentors can get new energy and fresh perspectives on their work through students and other talents (actors).
By taking part in the mentoring program, you will improve your skills and knowledge in
- job search and getting to know different career options and paths
- getting to know interesting employer organisations
- developing professional expertise and finding your strengths
- communication and interaction with others
- building professional networks
- developing self-confidence and self-knowledge
In addition to the mentor’s support, mentoring gives peer support and new views on topics discussed in the group.
What we expect from you?
As an actor, we expect you to
- commit to the mentoring program and group meetings
- take an active role in the group
- share your expectations and goals with other participants
- to understand that mentoring is about sharing working life experiences and spurring you in the first steps of your career, not getting a job offer or an internship from a mentor
How to apply?
Application for the spring 2025 group mentoring program is open until 1.10.2024. International students and other talents affiliated in Eastern Finland are eligible to apply.
The mentors leading the groups are professionals/employer organisations from different fields and diverse backgrounds. You will be placed in a mentoring group according to your preference of the mentor (please study the available list of mentor profiles carefully), and give your selection in the application form (you need to select 5 suitable mentor options for you in the order of your preference).
You can find the mentor profiles from here (PDF).
Please apply to the mentoring programme from this link!
Further information:
Marko Pietilä, International Affairs Specialist, University of Eastern Finland, marko.pietila@uef.fi