Open mentoring programs in Europe

Below you will find a directory with a list of open mentoring programs – those that Mentors and/or Mentees from outside can join. Let us know if you see that your program is missing or if we should change something in the descriptions already presented.

See also European mentoring programmes in other languages: Polish , English , German , Czech , Norwegian , Romanian .

Mentorordningen - Neste Steg

A program providing personal follow-up from a mentor to top athletes and defense personnel in a transition process to their next career step.

Category: Career Transition/Specialized Groups

Mentorat pentru liceeni și studenți (Mentor Academy România)

The “Mentoring for High School and University Students” program, offered by Mentor Academy Romania, is designed to provide support and guidance to young people aged 15 to 25, helping them cope with academic and social pressures.

Category: Personal Development/Career Guidance

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Institute is one of the world's largest organizations promoting good practices in project management, which has about 300 chapters (branches) around the world. Among others, in Poland. One of the initiatives of PMI Poland Chapter is the Mentoring Program for Project Managers and business people. Six editions have been held so far. Currently, recruitment is taking place for the 7th edition of the Program, in which the Main Partner is Helprise, the Content Partner is Katarzyna Cicha and the Technology Partner is CodeWave, which created the program website using its Flotiq.com platform.

Category: science, business, industry

Odyssey Mentoring Program

A global mentoring program focused on empowering women in business and sports, connecting talented women with top managers and leaders.

Category: Professional & Career Development, Social & Community Support

Top Minds

TopMinds is a mentoring programme that opens the door to an international career for young Polish scientists. We invite students and doctoral students who excel in the field of science, who are full of passion and ambition, and who focus not only on success in academia, but also on continuous development.

Category: for children, youth and students

Mentoring programme

The UNE Mentoring Program supports students, researchers and cultural workers affected by the war in Ukraine, as well as those at risk in other locations in Central, Eastern and Central Asia.

Category: Humanitarian Aid/Education

Mentoring w Zakupach

The first open coaching-mentoring development program for the purchasing community

Category: for children, youth and students

Uniwersytet SWPS

The mentoring program is primarily aimed at proactive students who are highly motivated to act, focused on personal and professional development, who seek support in making decisions, and who are open and ready for challenges and want to consciously plan their career path. The essence of the program is to create conditions for its participants to establish a permanent Mentor-Mentee relationship (master - student), in which the Mentor plays the role of a guide and advisor supporting the mentee in developing their substantive competences and those related to personal development. The mentoring program is based on an informal relationship that the Mentor (an experienced employee, specialist with high professional competences, who wants to share their knowledge and experience) establishes with the Mentee (student).

Category: at universities

Uniwersytet WSB Merito we Wrocławiu

Since 2011, the Careers Office has been running a developmental mentoring program, and since 2017 also a coaching program for students and graduates. We work closely with business representatives who take on the roles of mentors and coaches. Through the Careers Office, you can take part in free sessions that help you: improve your soft skills, get to know yourself better and adjust to the market, become aware of your goals and the path to achieving them, verify your specialist knowledge and views, change jobs, start your own business.

Category: at universities

Polonium Mentoring

Polonium Mentoring is a global mentoring program connecting scientists and professionals from various fields and at all stages of their careers.

Category: science, business, industry

Program mentoringowy KUL

The KUL Mentoring Program is an initiative of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, aimed at supporting students in their personal, academic and professional development through mentoring. This program allows students to benefit from the experience and knowledge of mentors who are professionals or specialists in their fields.

Category: at universities

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza w Krakowie

The aim of the program is to provide an opportunity for AGH graduates (as Mentors) to meet, who want to share their knowledge and experience gained on the job market with students (Mentees) who are starting their career or are looking for their career path. Mentoring is based on a 1:1 relationship between Mentor and Mentee (master-student).

Category: at universities

Healthcare Frauen e.V. Mentoring Program

One-year mentoring program to strengthen women in leadership positions in healthcare and promote diversity.

Category: Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, Healthcare

Mentorordning ved OsloMet

A guide for developing and implementing mentoring programs for students at OsloMet, focusing on preparation, recruitment, implementation, and evaluation.

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MentorUp - Startup Mentoring Program

Free mentoring program to scale the impact of startups in Germany aiming to solve global challenges.

Category: Startups, Entrepreneurship, Social Impact

LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg: Mentor*innenprogramm für queere Geflüchtete

Support for LGBTQI* refugees and individuals with migration experience in Berlin through 1:1 mentorships with volunteers.

Category: Social Mentoring, Refugees, LGBTQI+, Integration

WISTA Maritime Meet-Up Program

A program connecting professionals in the maritime industry with experienced leaders (female and male) to support mentees' development aspirations through guidance and experience exchange.

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Fundacja Women in Law

The Women in Law Foundation's mentoring programme was established to support the development and career acceleration of young female lawyers. Through mentoring, we want mentees to gain access to mentorship from more experienced female lawyers, who in turn will also be able to learn new insights into the legal industry from young female law students, as well as be inspired by the younger generation.

Category: for women

Tech Leaders

Tech Leaders is a 4-month, free mentoring program for women who want to start a career or develop their skills in IT and new technologies. The program is also open to people who want to develop their business ideas or already run companies related to new technologies.

Category: for children, youth and students

LINs mentorprogram

A program connecting highly qualified immigrants with experienced mentors to strengthen their path into Norwegian working life, focusing on relevant jobs, internships, or further education.

Category: Immigrant Integration/Working Life