Mentoring Program

• A 1- year partnership between a Mentee (1styear master student in MTE ) and a Mentor (experienced professional) – providing both with opportunities to share talents, skills, experiences and expertise.
• The MTE students benefit from a more experienced or knowledgeable person to provide feedback and advice for his/her continued career and professional development.
• The professionals collaborating with MTE as mentors come from different sectors and industries (Innovation and investment, Food industry, Medtech, Manufacturing, Luxury goods, Real Estate, Pharmaceutical, Sport & Entertainment, Digital communication/Marketing, Finance…) and hold different positions such as Senior Consultant, R&D Senior Specialist, Head of IT Analytics, Director of Project Management, Project Engineering Manager, Co-founder & CEO…
• Three networking events are organized throughout the academic year with mentors and mentees.

• The Mentoring Opening event: at the beginning of each academic year (usually October or November), MTE organizes an Opening event at EPFL where mentors and students meet to get to know each other.
• Following the opening event, mentors and students are asked to provide a list of their preferred mentors/mentees. The matching process between mentors and mentees is based on the information provided by both parties (area of interest, industry sector, career plans, hobbies…)
• Once the pairs are communicated, the students get in touch with their mentor and the relationship can start. Each pair of mentor/mentee meet at their best convenience.
• Two additional networking sessions are organized at EPFL in February and May.

As part of this course with Mr Eugene de Groot (Spring semester: February to June), the students are expected to submit a report that consists of an applied company and industry analysis of a firm as agreed upon by the student and her/his mentor

• Detailed information about this course

As part of this course with Mr Eugene de Groot (Spring semester: February to June), the students are expected to submit a report that consists of an applied company and industry analysis of a firm as agreed upon by the student and her/his mentor.

It is the student’s responsibility to:

• Agree on the subject and the scope of the Applied analysis with his/her mentor.
• Make the appointments with his/her mentor (recommended 2-3 meetings face-to-face or zoom/phone…).
• Prepare the meeting plan well in advance and follow up.
• Write and submit the report on the due date (beginning of June). (Students are encouraged to share their reports with their mentors).

As a mentor, you:

• can be interviewed by the students as part of the project and help him/her find 2 additional interviewees.
• will not be asked to grade or comment on the report,
• can share non-confidential information about the company