Mentoring

By having conversations with a mentor, you will gain insight into how things work at the UG. Mentoring is a low-threshold, peer-to-peer form of support provided to you voluntarily and unpaid by a colleague. It involves short-term support comprising a maximum of five sessions within a period of roughly six months.

After the mentor programme:
✓ You will know your way within the UG as a new staff member.
✓ You will have gained new knowledge and experience.
✓ You will have grown confidence in your new position.

At the moment, two types of mentoring programmes are offered for specific target groups.

YoungRUG mentoring programme
In this programme, young support professionals (in Dutch: obp) are matched with more senior colleagues. The mentoring programme is organised once a year. On this webpage, you can find more information for both potential mentees and mentors.

GIANT mentoring programme
This programme is designed to support early career researchers (ECRs) in finding their way through the challenges of an academic career. You can find more information about the programme here.

Alternative mentoring options
Are you looking for a mentor but not part of the target groups of the formal mentoring programmes? Or does the timing not work for you? We are happy to explore whether we can find a suitable mentor for you. Please contact Frederiek van Rij to discuss the possibilities.

Would you like to become a mentor yourself? Please let Frederiek van Rij know as well.

UG staff members (excluding on-call staff, student assistants, and PhD students*) can request a mentor. Reasons for doing so include:

• You are a new staff member at the UG.
• Your position is changing, for example from an executive to a policy role.
• You are being promoted, for instance from assistant to associate professor.

*PhD students can access an alternative form of support within their own Graduate School.