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

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 mentee to find 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.

If you want to share your knowledge and support students at their personal and professional development – participate the mentoring program 2011-2012. You will act as a coach and you have a possibility to encourage students at their studies towards graduation and moving to the business culture.

You must have time for the student and give the opportunity to dialogue. Mentor can be critical at their opinions, but at the same time constructive. It is important that a student thinks on their own and have own ideas.

Participating to the mentoring program you will get new experiences, contacts, knowledge of the mentoring. During the mentoring process you have the opportunity to enjoy the discussions of your field with the future colleague.

Mentoring program will give you:

- fresh ideas
- new motivation for the everyday work
- interesting conversations
- information student life/studying
- working life
- experience unparalleled!

Mentoring programs group meeting dates at Pasila campus.

1.9.2011 klo 17.40-20.30
24.11.2011 klo 17.40-20.30
26.4.2012 klo 17.40-20.30

If you are interested to join the mentoring program 2012 (starts in September 2012), please contact alumni (at) haaga-helia.fi. Thank you!

Warmly welcome!

More information: alumni(at)haaga-helia.fi