Mentoring for first-semester students
D-MAVT offers a peer-to-peer mentoring program for first-semester students. Mechanical engineering students from advanced semesters are on hand to give personal support to first-semester students with all questions regarding their studies.
A new phase of life begins with taking up a university study program. Along with mastering the course material, students have to find their way around the department, make new friends and perhaps even settle in a new city. To make this transition easier, the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) offers a mentoring program by students for students. All mentors have successfully studied at D-MAVT for at least two semesters.
Simply fill out the form (available only in German) on this website. General information on mentoring is also available at the Prestudy Events.
Registration for mentees for Fall Semester 2024: 30 August 2024
After registering for the mentoring program, all mentees receive the contact details of their mentors one to two weeks before the start of the semester. At the same time, the mentors also receive the contacts of their mentees. Normally, your mentor will get in touch with you within three days. Should you not receive any message from your mentor, D-MAVT recommends that you contact your mentor by e-mail.
Depending on their needs, mentees and their mentors are free to choose how often they exchange information and whether they continue to correspond by e-mail or alternatively, for example, by WhatsApp, Teams or if they prefer to meet in person.
We would just like to remind you that principles of the Code of Conduct apply.
If you would like to become a mentor and support first-semester students, you can register directly in the form on this website. In general, mentoring does not take up a lot of time. Therefore, most mentors should be able to support up to five students. Most of the questions will come up during the first few weeks of the new semester and will concern the study program. The support for mentees ends after the first semester. Of course, mentor and mentee may stay in contact beyond that.
After you have signed up as a mentor, you will receive the contact details of your mentees by e-mail one to two weeks before the start of the fall semester. Please get in touch within three days.
To support all mentors, D-MAVT will offer in summer 2024 an introduction to mentoring. The introduction will take place on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 5.15 pm via Zoom and will be recorded. All registered mentors will receive an invitation with the Zoom link in advance.
In addition, all mentors are cordially invited to a networking event with aperitif during the Fall Semester 2024. The aperitif will take place as part of the Erfolgreich@MAVT event on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 (details to follow). This is a good opportunity to meet your mentees and to network with other mentors and their mentees.
For more tips, see the Student Services Downloadfact sheet for mentors (PDF, 143 KB).
Please register as a mentor for the "Erstis" starting in September 2024 by: 31 May 2024
Please fill out the registration form to register as a mentor. To the registration form (in German)
Registration deadline for mentors for Fall Semester 2024: 31 May 2024
Please fill out the registration form to participate in the mentoring program. To the registration form (in German)
Registration for first-semester students starting in the Fall Semester 2024: 30 August 2024