Support first-year students and apply as a peer mentor for the START-U course

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Support first-year students and apply as a peer mentor for the START-U course

Do you remember your first day at university? The new places, the unfamiliar systems? Now you have the opportunity to make that experience much easier for someone else. The START-U course is looking for senior students who are happy to help first-years find their way in university life.

The programme will be available next semester as an optional module titled “Preparatory Seminar for START-U Guides”, for which you can earn 3 credits. As a peer mentor, you can be a reliable point of contact that a first-year student can turn to at any time. You will help them navigate their studies, university systems, and social life, while also building a friendly and inclusive community around them.

What does this involve in practice?

Being present and available throughout the semester
Sharing your own experiences
Organising small, informal meet-ups
Taking part in preparatory facilitator training sessions, workshops, and meetings related to the course
Planning, managing, and moderating the communication channels of your mentee group (Teams/Moodle)
Attending a weekly online meeting with the course instructor (30 minutes per week, minimum 75% attendance)

While supporting others, you will also develop yourself in many ways:

You will receive training in communication and mentoring
You will develop skills that are valuable in any field
(leadership, communication, organisation, collaboration, self-reflection)
You can have a real impact on someone else’s university experience

If you enjoy working with people and would like to support a fellow student, apply here.

Application deadline: 27 April
Selection period: first two weeks of May

Further details about the selection process, results, and additional information will be shared with participants at a later stage.