You can still apply for the OpenEU Mentorship Programme until September 6, 2026! If you are a supportive, responsible, and empathetic student who would like to support fellow students, take the opportunity to become a mentor and join the OpenEU support network.

The aim of the Mentorship Programme is to foster an inclusive academic environment by providing support to students from underrepresented groups. These groups include migrants and refugees, women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), students with disabilities, and students from rural areas.

As a mentor, you can share your experience, help new students successfully adapt to the academic environment, and provide practical and emotional support throughout their academic journey.

Who we are looking for

To become an OpenEU Mentor, you must meet the following criteria:

• Have completed at least 105 ECTS of degree.
• Sensitivity and orientation towards accessibility, interculturality, community mental health, and human rights.
• General knowledge of disability, assistive technologies, and physical and digital accessibility.
• Availability to carry out the mentoring program for at least 6 sessions (throughout the academic year).

Your role as a mentor

As an experienced student, you will accompany mentees throughout their academic and personal adaptation process at the university. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Providing academic guidance, personal and emotional support, and assistance in the use of institutional resources and digital tools.
• Fostering student autonomy, promoting their ability to make informed decisions and manage their own learning process.
• Establishing and maintaining the regularity of mentoring sessions.
• Completing the session follow-up form after each mentoring session.

What you will receive

By participating, you will receive:

• An initial training of 25 hours
• Training designed to develop key competencies aligned with the European LifeComp and DigComp frameworks, which emphasize personal, social, and digital skills.
• A certificate acknowledging your work as a mentor throughout the academic year.

How to apply

Filling out this form is the first step in joining a support network that drives inclusion and student success. Deadline is 06.09.2026!

Recruitment OpenEU Mentors Form

OpenEU, the pan-European open university, brings together eight leading European open and distance universities and two on-campus universities engaged in digital transformation to become the European Universities Initiative’s main asset for accessing, using, and exploring digital education knowledge and knowhow in the EHEA.

More about the project HERE.