Mentoring

MENTORS

MENTORING PROCESS

MENTOR REGISTRATION
Join the VU Mentoring Community now!

To become a mentor at Vilnius University, you should:

• Be a lecturer, alumnus (-a) or a student of Vilnius University and an enthusiast in your field;
• Be motivated to share your experience and to help mentees to achieve their set goals;
• Have social, personal, subject-matter and educator competencies;
• Have the opportunity to set aside at least one hour a month for a meeting with the mentee;
• Fill in the mentor's registration form, describing your area of expertise as accurately as possible;
• Within 48 hours after registration, you will receive a profile approval and become a public and visible mentor of Vilnius University;
• Receive the mentee's invitation, which will reach you by the e-mail you specified. Make a YES or NO decision and start communicating.

Mentor registration is always open: https://www.idialogue.lt/register

STUDENTS CHOOSE MENTORS
Think about the skills, knowledge or experience you would like to gain with the help of a mentor. Choose a mentor!

To become a mentee, you should meet these requirements:

• Be motivated and have a goal;
• Seek knowledge and experience for continuous improvement;
• Have the opportunity to set aside at least one hour a month to meet with a mentor;
• After registration, choose any of the VU mentors;
• Once you set your goal, send an invitation. A mentor will reply to you within 48 hours with a YES or NO decision;
• If the answer is yes, it is your responsibility to contact a mentor and start communicating within 48 hours;
• Sincerely accept the mentor's help and support;
• Be able to take responsibility for solving your problems.

The mentee should understand and appreciate that the mentoring process is for them, and that the volunteer mentor is willing to help and devote their (valuable) time without any material reward.

Mentee registration is always open: https://www.idialogue.lt/en/register.

MENTORING EVENTS - TRAINING, LECTURES AND MEETINGS FOR MENTORS AND STUDENTS

Be sure to take part in events organized by VU Mentoring program, where you will have the opportunity to meet with mentors and hear useful insights for personal and professional development.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PERSONAL MEETINGS BETWEEN MENTEES AND MENTORS (consultations, networking and meetings to learn about your mentor's professional environment)

Organize meetings according to the most acceptable course of action for both participants, using the most convenient means of communication. The duration of mentoring depends entirely on the mentee's goal. Mentoring meetings, goal achievement and mentoring duration are not regulated by the organizers. The mentoring cycle usually includes 2 to 6 meetings.

END OF PROCESS

Conclusions, future plans. Participants provide their feedback.

GALLERY

Moments from the Mentoring events

FEEDBACK

Students

Julius Martinkus, Molecular biology, year IV

Mentoring provided a unique opportunity to gain experience, insight, advice and ideas. Periodic meetings with the mentor helped to create a work planning system, to make future plans and to consistently pursue the implementation of tasks and goals. The main reasons I joined this program were the desire to escape the rigid routine, to create a system for consistent improvement, and to have side-by-side support that would inspire and advise when needed.

Karolina Bartoševič, Molecular biology, year IV

The mentoring experience exceeded all my expectations. I sincerely thank my mentor Agnė Vaitkevičienė for her helpful advice, comments, knowledge and support. My mentor helped to answer many questions related to my studies and introduced me to the opportunities in the job market. After Mentoring, I grew as a person, I feel more confident, and I also feel bold and motivated to move on and pursue my goals. I want to thank all the organizers for the amazing project! And good luck in the next stages of Mentoring!

Mentors

Donatas Staniulis, UAB Thermo Fisher Scientific, CEO assistant

I believe that effective mentoring is only possible when the learner is motivated and knows what they want. A mentor can provide inspiration, but the pulse must be maintained by the mentee.
I am glad to have a motivated, active mentee with whom I can communicate as a friend. I hope the mentee received answers to his questions/thoughts during our meetings. 

Dr. Aistė Saiang, Kaunas faculty

This experience is valuable to both the mentee and the mentor – as a dialogue, where you get when you give, and a new result is achieved through joint efforts with a certain new quality that always warms you up when you remember those meetings.