Mentoring

Mentoring means the personal support and advice of students by a professor in the first semesters of their studies. Within the framework of mentoring, students are given the opportunity to exchange ideas with their trusted lecturer beyond the daily routine of seminars and lectures. Basic questions about your studies can be discussed, plans for well-structured studies can be worked out, but also motivation problems, learning obstacles or academic frustrations can be addressed. If necessary, the mentor will also work with you to develop concrete and individual steps to solve problems.

Organizational tips and information on mentoring at IfG:

A total of three mentoring meetings are offered during the first four semesters of your studies:

• The first mentoring meeting takes place as a group event with all professors of the IfG for all students in the first semester.This has the advantage that you can get to know all professors once. At the end of this event, you will have a one-time opportunity to change your mentor if you wish. To do so, please write an email to the institute secretary of the IfG, Ms. Reichenbach(nina.reichenbach[at]uni-kassel[dot]de) after the end of the event. Students who do not attend the first mentoring meeting will keep their assigned mentor.

• The second mentoring meeting will take place at the beginning of the summer semester. This date is organized by the respective mentor and takes place either as a group event for the respective group or as a consultation hour. For this purpose, all students of German Studies in the second semester will be contacted by the respective mentor regarding the date and the form of the event. 

• The third mentoring appointment takes place in the following summer semester (your fourth semester of study) and is organized in the same way as the second appointment.

As far as the responsibility for the internship and the internship report is concerned, the original assignment is normally binding, i.e. concrete:

• For all students who do not exercise their right to change their assigned trusted professor following their first mentoring appointment, the original assignment remains binding.
• For all students who change their mentor following their participation in the first mentoring appointment, the internship responsibility transfers to the new mentor.

At the first mentoring meeting, you will have the opportunity to get to know the trusted lecturer assigned to you in advance:

The first mentoring meeting for all German Studies students in their first semester will take place on 27.01.2021 from 2 - 4 pm as a Zoom conference.

Due to the current COVID 19 situation, the meeting will take the form of a virtual Zoom meeting. The corresponding Zoom link will be emailed to you in due time one week before the scheduled mentoring meeting. Please check the mail account assigned to you by the university regularly so that you do not miss the relevant information.

Please make active use of the mentoring offers at the IfG. Mentoring serves to provide you with personal support in your studies.

We look forward to your participation!

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