Mentoring

The term “mentoring” indicates a personal relationship between a mentor and a mentee in a professional context. The experienced mentor imparts knowledge and advice to support the mentee in the accomplishment of a special task or aim. In the academic environment, mentoring can provide contacts and access to networks as well as a deeper insight into the formal and informal rules of the scientific community.

For the TANDEMplusIDEA programme, 16 young female scientists were paired with a female or male scientific mentor of international repute. The programme provided guidelines and support for the duration of the mentoring process. Mentees were expected to actively pursue and build a relationship with their mentor.