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“Mentors also bene t from this experience because one can also sharpen their leadership, life-coaching and guidance skills. Being a university that wishes to contribute towards the empowerment of our people, both students and alumni in this case, we have launched a programme wherein selected DUT alumni would be afforded the opportunity to give back and contribute towards mentoring the next generation of leaders by mentoring current DUT students,” she relayed.
She indicated that the Advancement and Alumni Relations Of ce recently hosted a webinar to commemorate the launch of the Mentorship Programme, which was attended by alumni and students. The programme is managed and administered through the of ce.
“The of ce has collated a database of Alumni who have indicated their willingness to support as mentors as well as student who are keen to be mentored. The matching of mentor to mentee is underway and we will be proceeding with the mentorship from January 2021.The Advancement and Alumni Relations Of ce hosted an induction webinar for all successful candidates on 5 February 2021,” she said.
To join the programme, contact Ronelle Lyson Alumni Relations Co-ordinator on ronellel@dut.ac.za.
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Mentorship can serve as a key developmental aspect of an individual, both personally and professionally. It can also, inter alia, serve as a networking gateway that could potentially introduce the mentee to a variety of career opportunities through introductions made by the mentor. – Ronelle Lyson
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