Education Mentorship Programme

Objectives

 

The Education Mentorship Programme is jointly organised by the Faculty of Education, HKU and the Hong Kong University Education Alumni Association (HKUEdAA). The Faculty’s senior-year students are enabled to enhance their exposure to professional development through direct experience, sharing, and active interaction with experienced professionals and executives in education-related fields, who serve as mentors. 

Through the Programme, our students shall:

• learn and obtain advice from their mentors;
• build networks; and
• understand the expectations of potential employers.

Our mentors shall:

• get acquainted with the next generation; and
• contribute towards their professional sectors/fields.

Eligibility

Faculty mentors:

• are alumni or friends of the Faculty from a range of disciplines/backgrounds including the teaching profession, education administration, speech therapy, information technology in education, library management, government and non-governmental organisations, etc.; and
• usually have at least three years of working experience.

Faculty mentees are full-time third-year^{^} to final-year undergraduate students^* of the Faculty of Education, HKU.

Remarks: 

^{^}First/second-year for students of the BASc(SDS), BSc(ACD) and BSc(IM) programmes.

^*Students are not eligible if they will not be in Hong Kong for four months or more during the mentorship period.

Mentorship Period

March 2024 to February 2025

Application

Apply to be a Faculty Mentee   (Application for mentees has closed)

Alumni of the Faculty who are interested in joining the Programme as a mentor, please contact [javascript protected email address].  

Activities

• At the programme level, the Faculty will take the lead to arrange group/networking activities, such as sharing sessions to facilitate communication and strengthen the relationship between mentors and mentees.
• At the individual level, mentor and mentee(s) may arrange more activities, office visits, lunches, sports or other activities, depending on their interests.
• There are no rules governing the minimum number of contact hours, which will vary depending on the schedules of both mentor and mentee(s).
• Typically, mentor and mentee(s) are advised to meet in-person or via online channels such as Zoom, email, social media platforms, phone three times a year.

Feedback

• Faculty mentors will be invited to give us comments at the end of the mentorship period by completing an online survey.
• Faculty mentees will be required to submit interim and final reports on your mentorship experience and opinions.