Mentoring Center
Our Vision
To guide thousands of mentees in their academic, professional and entrepreneurial careers by matching them with highly qualified mentors.
Our Mission
At Mentoring team, we believe in the importance of sharing experience, and communication between researchers, academicians, professionals, and students or graduates in a wide spectrum of knowledge fields and specialties.
Mentoring services
Mentor role
- Share with a mentee (or protege) information about his or her own career path.
- Provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modeling.
- Help with exploring careers, setting goals, and identifying resources.
- Establishes with the mentee, the mentee’s explicit goals and objectives for the relationship.
- Takes the lead in the mentor-mentee relationship, but allows the mentee to take responsibility for their growth, development, and planning.
- Ends the relationship at the agreed-upon time.
Mentee role
- Share ideas, concerns, and professional goals with the mentor.
- Be prepared and punctual for the mentoring sessions and establish the agenda for the conversation.
- Email topics of discussion to the mentor ahead of time, if you think the mentor would appreciate it. At the beginning of each session, provide a brief update on progress since the last conversation.
- You are responsible for initiating all contact with your mentor.
- Establish a mutually agreeable plan for mentoring sessions.
- Your mentor is a volunteer whose time is limited. By ensuring that conversations start and end on time, you will demonstrate respect and responsibility.
- Ask direct questions about what you want to know. You are responsible for ensuring the conversation meets your needs.
- Take notes. Capture ideas and insights from the sessions.
- Respect your mentor’s boundaries. Outside of the session, most mentors have very limited time to engage with mentees. Be careful not to inundate your mentor with emails or phone calls.
Both mentor and mentee should ensure that they:
- Feel comfortable proceeding with the relationship and the mentor must ensure they have the necessary skills and experience to support the mentee.
- Prepare for the meeting and are clear on expectations and ground rules (Mentee should organize and arrange the logistics).
- Have a clear understanding and agreement on the level of confidentiality required within the mentoring relationship.
- Adhere to the ground rules to build mutual trust and respect.
- Close the relationship at the right time, reflect and share feedback (Mentees evaluate their development in line with the objectives agreed).
Feedback
FAQ
What is Mentoring? And what does the mentoring team do?
You can learn more about the service mission and the team activities from our website at this link.
What specializations are currently offered?
There are a lot of fields available. We specify the available fields at the beginning of each cycle.
How to fill out the application?
What can I do to become a mentee and be accepted into the mentoring program?
Compose a compelling letter of motivation that outlines your enthusiasm for your field of specialization, your reasons for seeking a mentor’s support, and your qualifications that make you a suitable candidate for acceptance.
What can I do to become a mentor with you?
After reading responsibilities of the mentor in the website link, and if you have the expertise in your field, kindly fill out this form
https://podio.com/webforms/19634061/1327718
What is the matching process?
The matching process is steps to match you with a mentor. You may see the video below for a better view.
When will I be notified about my status into the mentoring program?
Following a period of 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks) after the closing deadline, you will receive an email with your application status.
Although I received an email congratulating me on being accepted into the mentorship program, why have I not been matched with a mentor?
Our team is currently engaged in the process of matching you with a suitable professional mentor. We have sent your request to several mentors, and we will keep you updated as soon as your request is accepted.
How can I get detailed information about my mentor?
Mentor basic information will be declared on a specific tool, and our team endeavored to match you with a mentor that fits your requirements. During your first meeting, you can obtain any further information about the mentor. (New trial)
How will the Mentor & Mentee meeting be conducted?
The first meeting will be conducted online using audio conferencing. A representative from the mentoring team will only join the first meeting to mediate communication between the mentor and mentee if necessary.
What is the duration of the mentorship cycle?
It will be tailored to meet your specific requirements. For some requests, it takes 2 weeks, for others it lasts for months.
Am I eligible to apply for the mentoring opportunity if I am outside Egypt?
Sure, you can apply for the mentoring opportunity from outside Egypt.
Is it possible to participate in the mentoring program even if the application form has been closed?
The application gets opened at specific times during the year. So, kindly follow us on Facebook to apply for the coming cycle.
