Mentoring and Buddy Programmes
Mentoring and Buddy Programmes at TU Dresden © TU Dresden / Büro Vogel & Moritz
Mentoring at TU Dresden supports you from the start of your studies through to the start of your career. With the help of mentors, perspectives and possibilities of studying can be discovered and discussed. Possible topics include the study preparation, the orientation at the beginning of your studies at TU Dresden, the choice of specialisations within the degree programme, the occupational orientation, and the assistance in the planning of your scientific career. Depending on the target group, different programmes are offered. Find out which programme suits you and is available to you in the programme overview:
Overview of Mentoring and Buddy Programmes at TU Dresden
Schülermentoringprogramm
- Target audience:
Pupils, grade 9 through 13 with an interest in scientific or technical degree programmes - Mentoring provided by STEM students (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Schülermentoringprogramm
Rock your Life
- Target audience:
Disadvantaged pupils - Mentoring offered by students of all subject areas to accompany disadvantaged pupils on their way to working life or university
Rock your Life Dresden
ArbeiterKind Dresden
- Target audience:
(Prospective) students who are the first ones in their families to study at a university - Mentoring provided by students of all study areas to support (prospective) students with the start of their studies as well as during the course of their studies
ArbeiterKind Dresden
Mentoring offered by the BIOLOGY student body
- Target audience:
First-semester students of the Bachelor's degree programme Biology - Mentoring provided by biology students of higher semesters
Mentoring by the Biology student body
Mentoring offered by the CHEMISTRY / FOOD CHEMISTRY student body
- Target audience:
First-semster students of Chemistry / Food Chemistry - Mentoring offered by Chemistry / Food Chemistry students from the 5th semester (chemistry, food chemistry and teacher training)
Faculty Students' Council Chemistry and Food Chemistry
Mentoring offered by the HYDROSCIENCES student body
- Target audience:
First-semester students of Hydrosciences - One or two students of a higher semester offer mentoring for five to ten first-semester students
Mentoring by the Hydrosciences student body
Preparation course ENGINEERING SCIENCES
- Target audience:
First-semester students of Engineering Sciences - Mentoring provided by experienced lecturers and students
Preparation course Engineering Sciences
MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Getting started
- Target audience:
Students of Mechanical Science and Engineering - Mentoring provided by young doctoral students in Mechanical Science and Engineering
Mechanical Science and Engineering Getting started
Mentoring offered by the PHYSICS student body
- Target audience:
First-semester students of a Bachelor, Master or Teacher Training degree programme in Physics - Mentoring provided by university teachers or student mentors
Mentoring provided by the Physics student body
Mentoring offered by the PSYCHOLOGY student body
- Target audience:
First-semester students of the Bachelor’s degree programme Psychology
Psychology student body
Mentoring at the Institute of SOCIOLOGY - studISmentor
- Target audience:
First-semester students in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme Sociology - Mentoring offered by experienced students of Sociology
Mentoring at the Institute of Sociology - studISmentor
Mentoring offered by the SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- Target audience:
Students of the School of International Studies - Mentoring provided by graduates of the degree programme International Relations
Mentoring provided by the School of International Studies
International Tutor Programme of the International Office
- Target group:
International students of all fields before or during their 1st semester at TUD - Mentoring is provided by usually two tutors per faculty
International Tutor Programme of the International Office
Buddy Language Programme of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies (SLK)
- Target group:
International students of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies - Mentoring provided by students of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies
Buddy Language Programme of the SLK
AEGEE Buddy Language Programme
- Target audience:
International students - Mentoring provided by students from Dresden to support international students in the preparation of their studies at TU Dresden
AEGEE Buddy Language Programme
Tandem language partners
- Target group:
International students - Mentoring provided by students regarding the exchange of language skills
Tandem language partners
Maria Reiche Mentoring Programme
- Target audience:
Postdocs and Habilitation candidates - Mentoring offered by professors
Maria Reiche Mentoring Programme
Tandem mentoring for junior professors
- Target audience:
Junior professors for the personal, academic and scientific-organisational assistance
Tandem mentoring for junior professors
Learning transfer methods
- Target audience:
Lecturers - Mentoring provided by experienced teaching staff to support lecturers at the beginning of their teaching activity
Learning transfer methods
Overview of further offers
FIF - Family and International Friends
- Target audience:
International students - Mentoring provided by students to support international students during their first months in Dresden
FIF - Family and International Friends
Students4Students Wohnheim-Tutoren (ein Projekt des Studentenwerks Dresden) - Target group:
International students - Mentoring by international students for international students, living in the residence halls of the Student Union Dresden
Students4Students - an initiative for foreign students
Buddy Project (DRESDEN-concept Welcome Center at TU Dresden)
- Target group: International scientists and Dresden locals (students, Dresden citizens, senior citizens)
- Target: to do joint activities in and around Dresden with tandem partners, to refresh a foreign language and get to know another culture
Buddy Project
The following programmes are still looking for mentors: