Mentoring can help you plan your next professional step and look at your career from a new perspective. This category includes programs that support skills development, career changes, promotion, entering a new industry, and making more informed career decisions.
Mentoring organised by Den Danske Dyrlægeforening for veterinarians who are members of ADO. Mentor profiles are published by the veterinary association, and mentees can approach a mentor whose experience fits their needs.
Who is it for? Veterinarians who are members of ADO
Finansforbundet offers Business+ Mentor / mentorforløb to members of the financial sector, including leaders and specialists. Business+ runs for ten months and includes eight meetings of about 1–1.5 hours. Matching uses career reports, participant forms and interviews.
Who is it for? Members of the financial sector, including leaders and specialists
Career Mentor Programme – Arts is a mentoring programme run by Aarhus University – Arts for arts students and professional or alumni mentors. For the 2027 edition, matching takes place in November 2026 and the mentoring pairs meet 3–4 times from January to May 2027.
Who is it for? Arts students and professional or alumni mentors
Copenhagen Business School (CBS) offers CBS Mentoring Programme to cBS students and alumni acting as mentors. For 2026/27, participants complete at least four mentoring sessions between November 2026 and May 2027; mentors receive training before the mentoring period.
Who is it for? CBS students and alumni acting as mentors
A mentoring initiative from Conflux / DTU / ITU / AAU Copenhagen for sTEM students and professionals. The Conflux programme is a six-month, multi-university mentoring initiative running from October 2026 to April 2027.
Who is it for? STEM students and professionals
Dansk IT Mentorprogram is a mentoring programme run by Dansk IT for Dansk IT members participating as mentors or mentees. Mentor and mentee profiles are matched on the basis of competencies and interests.
Who is it for? Dansk IT members participating as mentors or mentees
A mentoring initiative from Danish Data Science Academy (DDSA) for data scientists, students, researchers and professionals. The 2026/27 programme starts with a kick-off on 2 October 2026 and is based on recurring one-to-one meetings, typically monthly.
Who is it for? Data scientists, students, researchers and professionals
DK-UA Career HUB Mentorprogram is a broader programme run by Bevar Ukraine for Ukrainian professionals displaced to Denmark and mentors with experience of the Danish labour market, with structured mentoring as a defined part of the offer. DK-UA Career HUB is in its fifth round in 2026 and includes individual mentoring from experienced specialists in Denmark as part of a wider employment programme.
Who is it for? Ukrainian professionals displaced to Denmark and mentors with experience of the Danish labour market
DKNOG Mentorship Program is a mentoring programme run by DKNOG for members and people developing a career in network engineering and Internet infrastructure. The five-month programme includes 8–10 mentor meetings and three joint events.
Who is it for? Members and people developing a career in network engineering and Internet infrastructure
Mentoring organised by Education Esbjerg for higher-education students in Esbjerg and business mentors. E.1 is a one-to-one programme connecting higher-education students in Esbjerg with mentors from the business community; the programme has an ongoing recruitment and waiting-list model.
Who is it for? Higher-education students in Esbjerg and business mentors
A mentoring initiative from Global Women in PR / Global Women in PR Danmark for mid-career women working in PR and communications. Empower is a 12-month cross-border programme with monthly virtual one-to-one mentoring, masterclasses and international networking. The 2026 edition has 25 mentors and 25 mentees.
Who is it for? Mid-career women working in PR and communications
A mentoring initiative from Aarhus University for assistant professors, researchers and postdocs, with associate professors or more senior academics as mentors. The scheme operates across faculties and matches junior researchers with more senior academics, with HR involved in the programme structure.
Who is it for? Assistant professors, researchers and postdocs, with associate professors or more senior academics as mentors
A mentoring initiative from Erhverv Aarhus for jobseekers with higher education and professional mentors. MentorNetværk runs four cycles a year. A cycle lasts about three months, includes three joint meetings and normally involves frequent contact between mentor and mentee.
Who is it for? Jobseekers with higher education and professional mentors
Mentoring organised by Kalundborg Kommune for young people and experienced business mentors. The municipality trains business mentors and maintains a mentor group for the initiative. The mentoring relationship normally lasts around six months, with meetings roughly every two weeks.
Who is it for? Young people and experienced business mentors
Foreningen Lige Adgang / Lind Foundation offers Erhvervsmentorindsats – 375 mentorforløb to young people and adults who need support entering the labour market. The partnership plans 375 structured mentoring processes and combines delivery of the programme with evaluation of its effects.
Who is it for? Young people and adults who need support entering the labour market
Erhvervsmentorordningen 2026/27 is a mentoring programme run by Aarhus University – Engineering for engineering students and alumni or professionals acting as mentors. Aarhus University has published a dedicated handbook for the 2026/27 engineering mentor scheme, which sets out the framework for the student–industry relationship.
Who is it for? Engineering students and alumni or professionals acting as mentors
Mentoring organised by Djøf for members interested in careers in EU institutions. The EU-mentor track is a 3–6 month process with 3–4 meetings.
Who is it for? Members interested in careers in EU institutions
A mentoring initiative from Café Exit for people leaving prison and mentors with labour-market experience. The network-mentor relationship lasts at least a year. Volunteers receive preparation for a role focused on supporting the transition from prison towards employment.
Who is it for? People leaving prison and mentors with labour-market experience
Fritidsjob med mentor (FJM) is a broader programme run by Københavns Kommune – Socialforvaltningen for young people in vulnerable situations and mentors in workplaces, with structured mentoring as a defined part of the offer. The municipal initiative has operated since 2011. Mentor support continues for six months after a young person starts an ordinary leisure-time job, with scheduled follow-ups.
Who is it for? Young people in vulnerable situations and mentors in workplaces
Mentoring organised by Haderslev Kommune for unemployed adults aged 18+ and experienced business leaders. The municipal programme was launched in 2024. A mentoring process lasts about three months, with approximately three meetings per month between the participant and the volunteer business mentor.
Who is it for? Unemployed adults aged 18+ and experienced business leaders