Mentoring

Welcome to the alumni mentoring program

Alumni mentoring program offers students an opportunity to get a HAAGA-HELIA Alumnus as a mentor. The leader and instructor of the program is Mari Takko.

What does the mentoring mean?

Mentoring means, that somebody is acting as a role model, a teacher and also as a friend to somebody. It means too that "elder" professionals educate the next generation opening doors, providing contacts, ideas and directions and giving "younger" increasing self-confidence and self-esteem. A mentor helps you to find your personal motives, roles and goals.

What does the program offer for the mentor?

For the mentor the program provides an opportunity to develop social and interpersonal skills, develop networks, get personal satisfaction in coaching and helping others, receive information about the students' expectations and get reflection and constructive feedback.

What is the timetable of the program?

The program consists of three group meetings and one-to-one meetings. The group meetings will be arranged on work days from 5.40 pm to 8.30 pm. Between the group meetings, mentors and actors will meet one to one.