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An International UniversityMentorship pathways connecting Unicollege students with senior professionals across law, diplomacy, industry, finance, translation, education and research — a structured complement to the academic curriculum that opens direct, sustained access to the professions students are preparing to enter.
The Professional Mentoring programme is organised around a three-step process, managed by the Career Services office in coordination with the student's academic mentor.
A profiling interview identifies sector interests, language combinations and career objectives. The office matches the student with a senior professional whose background aligns with those priorities.
The mentor and mentee agree on a calendar of four to six structured meetings across the academic year — in person on campus, in the mentor's workplace, or online when geography requires it.
Sessions cover CV and portfolio review, sector insight, interview preparation, and longer-term career conversations. Many mentees secure internships or first positions through the relationship.
The mentor network spans the sectors most directly connected to Unicollege's degree pathways and the career outcomes of our graduates. Additional sectors are added each year as new mentors join the programme.
Professional Mentoring is a tripartite relationship: it succeeds because each participant has a defined role.
Undergraduates in their final year and all postgraduate students are eligible. Applicants submit a short statement of purpose and CV. Participation is free of charge for enrolled students.
Senior professionals — many of them Unicollege alumni — contribute their time on a voluntary basis, typically committing to one academic year. Mentors receive a structured briefing and an end-of-year debrief.
Academic mentors remain the anchor throughout the relationship, ensuring that professional conversations connect back to thesis work, internship selection and coursework choices.
Applications open twice a year — in September for the autumn cohort and in February for the spring cohort. Send an enquiry through the Admissions office and the Career Services team will follow up with the application form.
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