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MINT-Mentoring

Long-term career development programme at BOKU for women scientists in STEM, offering individual mentoring tandems, workshops, coaching and networking activities.

Who is it for?

Women scientists in STEM (particularly postdocs)

Program overview

The MINT-Mentoring programme at BOKU is a career development programme for women scientists in STEM, with a particular focus on postdocs. Participants work in mentoring tandems with experienced researchers or leaders and reflect on their professional positioning and next career steps.

What the program offers

Individual mentoring in tandems to develop personal career goals and strategies.
Workshops and coaching to strengthen professional skills and decision-making.
Networking activities that build contacts beyond the immediate work environment.
Key topics: career planning, skills development, decision-making processes and the structural conditions of academic careers.

Benefits for mentees

The programme supports professional orientation, the expansion of relevant skills and the building of a resilient network that opens up perspectives within and beyond the participant's institution.

Note for mentors

Experienced researchers and leaders accompany the tandems and can contribute through advice and their experiences to the development of future research and career steps; the programme also provides opportunities for professional exchange and for passing on perspectives.

The mentoring is designed as a longer-term process and aims to foster sustainable contacts and well-considered career decisions.