As a mentor, you help another student to structure, plan and organise their studies.
Being a mentor is often a rewarding and educational experience. An agreement with Funka must be in place before the mentorship begins. After completing the assignment, the mentor can receive a certificate confirming the completed mentorship.
If you’re interested in becoming a mentor, you’re welcome to contact funka@slu.se.
About the mentorship assignment
- A mentor’s main task is usually to support a student with structure and study planning. The mentor may also help to clarify course goals, requirements and assignments, and share tips on study techniques. A typical mentor meeting might involve reviewing priorities for the coming week and then following up and planning again the next week.
- At the start of the mentorship, the mentor, the student, and the coordinator at Funka usually meet to review the terms of the support. A mentorship agreement and a confidentiality declaration are signed. The mentor and student also decide how they will stay in contact.
- The mentor is covered by the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act and is bound by confidentiality. The mentor may not disclose any personal information about the student to outsiders.
- For new mentors, the assignment includes spending one hour studying the material in the Mentor handbook – see mentorshandboken-engelska-tillganglig-version.pdf. The mentor then emails a short reflection and any questions to funka@slu.se. This may include expectations or any particular challenges the mentor foresees in the role.
- The assignment usually involves one hour per week of mentoring time with the student, plus some preparation time. Time spent on the initial start-up meeting and studying the Mentor handbook is also compensated.
- You can read more about how the mentoring support works in the document About Mentor Support at SLU. The information is intended for both mentors and students who need support.
Compensation and time reporting for mentors
- The compensation for mentoring assignments is SEK 150 per hour. SLU needs to process personal data in order to make payments – see Processing of personal data.
- You will also be linked to the student you are mentoring in the administrative system Nais. The coordinator at Funka handles this.
- You can read more about time reporting and compensation here: Reporting hours for mentors.
- Mentors are employed for a specific assignment and are not covered by the Employment Protection Act (LAS) rules for fixed-term employees (SÄVA).
