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 .

Programul de Mentoring AFIST 2025: „Învață. Inspiră. Evoluează!”

The fourth edition of a free, dynamic and innovative program designed to facilitate the personal and professional development of young people, providing access to experienced mentors and essential resources to achieve career goals in technical, business and personal development fields.

Category: Personal and Professional Development, Technology (STEM), Business, Entrepreneurship, Soft Skills

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

Uni-Me Mentoring Program is a support program for students from all faculties of our university. The program involves support in planning the educational path using the opportunities provided by the UMK partnership in YUFE, as well as other programs and international partnerships. It is a mentoring program with elements of coaching and advisory.

Category: at universities

WU Executive Academy: Mentoring4U Program

4-month mentoring program connecting high-potential students with experienced professionals for knowledge sharing and career guidance.

Category: University, Students (Postgraduate), Career Development, Alumni Network

Uniwersytet Wrocławski

The Mentoring Program is based on an informal relationship that the Mentor establishes with the Mentee. The Mentor is an experienced employee, a specialist with high professional competences who wants to share their knowledge and experience. The Mentee is a student of the University of Wrocław who is ready to develop their professional interests and improve interpersonal competences. An organizational meeting is planned for the Mentors before they start working with their Mentees and substantive support in the form of a manual.

Category: at universities

ScrumDzielnia

ScrumDzielnia is a five-month mentoring program for people who use an agile approach at work. The program is dedicated to people who want to develop as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, Product Manager or Manager.

Category: in the industry it

TU Wien: Mentoring-Programm

Peer mentoring program to facilitate study entry and support students in difficult phases or when re-entering studies.

Category: University, Students (General), Peer Mentoring

Mentoringový program Univerzity Pardubice

The program offers individual, peer, and group mentoring for doctoral students and early-career academic/research staff, focused on professional and personal development.

Category: Academic & Scientific Development, Professional & Career Development

Politechnika Śląska (Gliwice)

The mentoring program for the best high school graduates taking up studies at the Silesian University of Technology is dedicated - as the name suggests - to the best graduates of post-primary schools taking up studies at the Silesian University of Technology. The aim of the program is to develop the intellectual potential of the best students of post-secondary schools, while supporting their personal development and preparation for taking up their first job. Students taking part in the mentoring program are covered by its activities throughout the duration of their first-cycle studies.

Category: at universities

Kariérní poradenství UJEP (UJEP Ústí nad Labem)

Offers career counseling to UJEP students and applicants, including support for students with special needs and socio-economic disadvantages.

Category: Academic & Scientific Development, Professional & Career Development, Social & Community Support

Mentorat pentru Succes

The “Mentoring for Success” program is an initiative of GRASP Milano, which offers young Romanians with the potential for support in shaping their vision of success, increasing their self-confidence and directing their energy towards actions with a greater chance of success.

Category: Youth Development (Diaspora/Education)

Mentorordningen ved Det psykologiske fakultet, UiB

A mentoring scheme for first-year students at the Faculty of Psychology, UiB, initiated by students to promote social and academic integration and mastery in their studies.

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Mentorordning via NAV - Universitetet i Oslo

A mentoring scheme for students at the University of Oslo who receive education as a grant via NAV, to assist with practical help and structuring daily study life.

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Rodičovská není brzda (Marter)

A mentoring program for mothers who want to develop their potential and grow in their careers or entrepreneurship, even during parental leave.

Category: Professional & Career Development, Social & Community Support, Entrepreneurial Development

Program mentoringowy w projekcie “Student Showcase”

Experienced professionals from various industries support students in developing their skills, ideas and projects.

Category: at universities

Fundacja Liderek Biznesu

The Mentoring Program of the Women in Business Leadership Foundation is a comprehensive project supporting women and men in consciously shaping their professional careers, developing self-awareness and improving leadership competences.

Category: for women

CZEPA - Peer Mentoring

A peer mentoring social service for wheelchair users, providing practical and psychological support from experienced wheelchair users to those learning to live with a disability.

Category: Social & Community Support

Top Young 100 (PSML)

The Top Young 100 programme is an annual cyclical initiative aimed at the best supply chain students in Poland, for several years we have been identifying the best young talents, supporting their development and further career path, building a strong competence centre of future industry leaders in Poland. Top Young 100 is a unique platform for the synergy of three environments: student, business and academic.

Category: for children, youth and students

InCredibles Serbastiana Kulczyka

The InCredibles mentoring package includes several dozen hours of individual and group “tailor-made” consultations conducted by recognized founders, investors, advisors and specialists in the fields of management, sales and marketing, strategy, communications, financing and HR.

Category: for startups

Medizinische Universität Innsbruck: Coaching & Mentoring

Program to close the gender gap in university careers and promote academic careers for women in medicine.

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Mentoringový program Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

The program connects successful UTB alumni with current students for mutual self-development and sharing experiences for career growth.

Category: Academic & Scientific Development, Professional & Career Development