Peer Mentoring

“Peer mentoring is a process in which an individual who is a "veteran" of a life experience helps another person currently coping with a similar life event and in need of support from a knowledgeable friend.” (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2005)

The ISOS Peer Mentoring Programme brings together first year PhDs and more experienced PhD students to the benefit of both.

The mentors (second, third or fourth-year PhD students) are at the same academic stage as their mentees and are still going through the process of the doctorate, only just one step ahead. Therefore, talking over certain issues may be easier and more relevant with a peer mentor than with a traditional mentor.

Peer mentors have a winning margin: they have experience in learning to ‘play the system’. They know better how the land lies and what is expected of a PhD student. So having a peer mentor may save you as a first year PhD student some of the “learning by doing”. It will help you get ahead faster.

If you wish to get a Peer Mentor, contact Kerstin Hoffmann: khoffmann@uv.uni-kiel.de


 

 


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