UAB Mentor programme closes the year with a new record number of participants

Rector Lafuente highlighted that "the programme helps students to face uncertainties" and thanked "the commitment and complicity" of the alumni who act as mentors, while also celebrating the strong "sense of belonging" that this initiative generates. He also wanted to recognise the work of Alumni UAB as the organising entity of the programme and the support of the UAB Social Council.

Anabel Galan, vice-rector for Students and Employability, commented on some of the results and evaluations that the UAB Mentor programme has collected; data that, in her words, "fills us with pride" and encourages the University to continue implementing the programme in the future. Galan hoped that the students who have participated will be encouraged to return in a few years, as mentors of future UABers. The event continued with the stories of several people who have participated in this year's edition, who emphasised the good rapport among participants and the "enriching experience" of forming part of the programme.

The UAB Mentor programme allows students in their final years of undergraduate studies and first-year undergraduate alumni to discover their abilities and boost their professional careers with the support of an experienced alumni who can guide them in their final years or their first year as alumni. In this year's edition, 155 pairs of mentors and students (74% of whom were women) from all UAB teaching centres participated. The programme thus consolidates its growth, given that, in the 2024/25 academic year, the number of pairs were 132.

The approximate duration of the programme is six months and students who participate can obtain the academic recognition of three ETCS credits. It includes group sessions, regular meetings between pairs, training pills for professional and transversal skills, the completion of a self-knowledge test and, at the end, the presentation of the action plans developed by the students.