Peer Mentoring
Who We Are
Promoted by the UAlg’s Pedagogical Innovation Support Office (GAIP), this Program has a vast team that is essentially made up of students (Mentors) and teachers (appointed coordinators of the Organic Units).
GAIP is responsible for the organization and supervision of the Program, as well as for the promotion of events and other activities related to peer mentoring (for example, the Peer Mentoring Course).
The coordinators of the Organic Units (OU) are the presidents of the Pedagogical Council of each OU or another appointed faculty member. Each coordinator, in conjunction with GAIP, supervises and monitors the Mentors and the Mentees of their OU. At the same time, together with the Course directors and the Academic Association, the coordinators and GAIP collaborate in the selection and organization process of the Mentor – Mentees groups.
Goals
With the main objective of promoting academic integration and success, this Program intends to formalize support relationships in which a more experienced student at UAlg, the Mentor, undertakes to accompany less experienced students in this context. In addition to:
- Increase student involvement in the learning process, promoting academic success;
- Empower students to become more active and autonomous, able to adapt to different learning environments;
- Promote the students’ integration in the academic environment;
- Develop students' soft skills.
We want you to feel integrated in UAlg and in the challenges of your academic path. For this, nothing better than the help of a colleague who has been through to something similar. What do you think?
Documentos
Pedagogical Innovation Support Office
University of Algarve
Pavilhões de Alvenaria – Office F16
Gambelas Campus
8005-139 Faro
Telephone: +351 289 800 900, Ext: 7086
Email: mentoriaporpares@ualg.pt
Scientific Supervision and Coordination of the Programme: Saúl Neves de Jesus
Functional coordination: Mariana Guerreiro