Mentoring

Mentorship
program in
Skoltech

about the program

This is Skoltech Mentorship —
a supportive program for Skoltech students & young alumni with expertise from our Skoltech graduates & Senior students. The program has three tracks:

mentor

A mentor is a person who can support, advise and guide current students (mentee).

mentee (students track)

A mentee is a person who is under the training of a mentor who teaches them new skills to help them achieve their goals. On this track, a mentor will be selected for you based on questions that relate to the educational process.

mentee (alumni track)

A mentee is a person who is under the training of a mentor who teaches them new skills to help them achieve their goals. On this track, a mentor will be selected for you based on questions that relate to a career after Skoltech.

want to become a mentee

one consultation or meetings throughout the season
you choose the mentor yourself
live & online meetings
get useful tips & feel community power

steps to become a mentee

1

define your request

First, you define the request for the mentor: career and life after graduation or academic life at Skoltech

2

choose 2-3 mentors you like

Check the mentors’ base: alumni or senior students mentors: read mentors' info and choose 2-3 desirable mentors for yourself

3

fill the application form

• define the type of mentoring program (long or short) you need
• describe your case
• fill out desirable mentors for yourself

4

get contact

Wait for a message from us: you will get a name of your mentor and contacts.
Text your mentor and to set up a meeting as soon as possible.

5

meet

meet your mentor and ask all the questions you have

6

share feedback

tell us what you think on the program

Senior students mentors: Skoltech students of MSc-2 or PhD studies who are ready to share their experience to help new students navigate their academic & social journey more effectively.

The 1st year (MSc or Phd) students will connect with senior peers and learn about:
• academic life at Skoltech
• social life at Skoltech
• leisure time in Moscow

choose mentor

Alumni mentors: our graduates who work in industry / startup or academy. They went through the same way as you are doing and now can give tips on career planning and professional growing after Skoltech.

Possible requests for Mentors:
• career track
• work in industry
• startup development
• professional development

choose mentor

our mentees about their mentorship program experience

"We had two meetings, they were incredibly useful! Unfortunately, now I have slightly different focus in my research, but as soon as I finish my current tracks, we will continue going through the discussed path"

Artem Galliamov

MSc Petroleum Engineering, 2022

"We had 2 online calls and also we shared some messages after them.
The mentor had definitely answered many questions of mine, and I refer to his guidance after months. He shared insights and tips, for which I am grateful. I acquired a better understanding of the academic communication and career.
The mentor had replied to my requests through several months. He was kind in communication, motivating, and open in ideas. The calls started from a short chat, which were helpful in creating a comfortable atmosphere. I am surely happy I had an opportunity to communicate with that mentor"

Nikita Kurdiukov

MSc Internet of Things and Wireless Technologies

"We have 2 meetings and still in contact in Telegram. We discuss different track Industrial, academic and hybrid and Katya share a lot of her own notes about companies and how to find you way.

Katya Kondrateva helped me a lot with understanding how to move forward in my career and what can be problems with both companies and the academy. She is very meticulous in her Notion document, where she describes all possible companies, their advantages, and advice on choosing an academic advisor and direction. It was also a huge plus that I have a very similar background and field of activity, which helped me to find a common language and full understanding. It would be awesome if all mentors do mentorship as good as Katya do!"

Ruslan Kalimullin

MSc Life Sciences, 2024

"Yes, there was one meeting with a mentor during which he gave me several advices how to search for the company. Also he checked my CV and gave me the contact of the head of Skoltech space startup that was the most useful part for me. As the mentor was not working in the space sector he wasn't able to help me a lot, but he was asking me several times after the call about the progress in company searching"

Ilya Novikov

MSc Engineering Systems, 2024

want to become a mentor

one consultation or meetings throughout the season
at least 2 hours a month: live & online meetings
you choose the number of mentees to take
share experience & get inspired yourself

steps to become a mentor

1

fill the application form

2

attend a setting up meeting for mentors

3

choose your mentee

we will propose mentee candidates, so you can choose a person to work with, according to their request and your own interests

4

work with your mentee

reach out your mentee, set up goals together and discuss steps to achieve it

5

share feedback

after meeting(s) with your mentee(s) share feedback with us

become a mentor

our mentors about their mentorship program experience

I had two meetings with my mentee. She is a kind and nice person! Surprisingly her request is the request I had when I was a master's student, therefore I have a lot of thoughts to share with her!

Throughout our calls, we broke down her requests into several blocks and created a plan on how to meet her goals for every block. We have also created the schedule of upcoming calls and topics for each call (we are about to have five calls in total.) So, I want to help her to reach her goals systematically!

Even though we have just begun, I see, how my mentee enjoys our sessions! She says, they are fruitful for her, but they are also fruitful for me! Surprisingly, some things that are obvious to me could be essential for my mentee. Therefore, I also enjoy sharing my academic and professional experience!

That is why I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in this mentorship program! =)

Alexander Menshchikov

Currently, I am doing my PhD at Delft University of Technology. I completed my masters from Skoltech in 2022.

Earlier this year, I participated in this pilot mentorship program by Skoltech. And I can say that my experience was generally quite fulfilling and positive. I met with two masters students and answered their questions about PhD and PhD applications in particular. The whole program was designed in a very structured fashion. Every step along the way, you can provide the feedback and also receive the feedback and Anna did a very good job to ensure everything ran smoothly. I can say that, the program was totally not time consuming for me, and I really felt happy and satisfied to be of some help to my mentees.

Shahzeb Aamir

If you have any questions send them to Alumni Relations Team: graduates@skoltech.ru