Lindholmen Mentorship Program 2012

This year the IT-section, in collaboration with the IT university and Lindholmen Science Park, organizes a mentorship program for students.

About the Program

Lindholmen Mentorship Program has been running for six consecutive years. New for this year is a closer collaboration between Lindholmen Science Park, the IT University, University of Gothenburg and the Göta Student Union. Previous years we have only offered companies at Lindholmen to be a part of the Mentorship Program, but this year we will offer companies located in Gothenburg the opportunities to be part of the programme 2012.

International companies

Last year about 50 students and an equal number of mentors were involved in this one-year program, where the goal is to create a better interaction between industry and universities. The mentors came from companies like IBM, Dassault Systémes , Ericsson, Volvo Group and Volvo Cars and students in their second year at the IT University.

Benefits for you as a mentor

• Identify possible future employees
• Increase your profile among university students and staff
• Support your profession
• Better understand student's values
• A chance to reflect on your own career and working life
• Professional distinction as a role model for others

Mentors...

• Share experiences
• Encourage mentee's potential
• Assists the mentee by listening, sharing and reviewing options
• Increase networking opportunities

Participation in mentorship program gives me broader understanding of the software industry and its needs. I feel more prepared to whatever awaits for me after graduation
- Yuwen He (Software Engineering '11)

Students are...

• Increasing understanding of industry
• Linking academic study to industry realities
• Broadening knowledge of career options
• Building personal and professional networks
• Learning about industry trends and opportunities

How it works

As a general rule, it is recommended that mentors and students meet monthly for one-hour appointments at the minimum. Students in the program are expected to take the lead in the relationship, identify the goals, and respect your time and the investment you are making.

Your role as mentor is like that of a coach – to help the student become what he or she wants to be. Activities may include discussion, job shadowing, networking, company tour, and professional meetings, based on the goals of the student and your resources.

All students are aware that while work experience is one possible outcome, it should not be an expectation, and mentors may not necessarily be in a position to offer work experience. The key feature of the Program is the opportunity to interact with a workplace professional (you) and other professionals (your colleagues and contacts).

Criteria for acceptance

As a student you need to belong to one of the educational programmes at the IT University and have started the second year or higher. Due to limited amount of mentors you need to write down a motivation why you will be part of the program and what type of mentor you would like to get.

Application Student

Please register as student hrough this online form>>
We want your application not later than 31st of December 2011.

Application Mentor

Please register as mentor through this online form>>
We want your application not later than 31st of December 2011.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the mentorship program please don’t hesitate to contact either Göta Student Union or Stefan Jacobsson at Lindholmen Science Park.