FUSE - FUB Students Employers - Academic success and career integration for international Master's students

Project management / general administration: Division IV: International Affairs Britta Piel (IV A) britta.piel@fu-berlin.de Sub-project 1: DISC / Peer Mentoring: Center for Academic Advising and Psychological Counseling / International Student Support Stefan Petri Sarah Hostmann (Peer Mentoring) / Saskia Huppertz (DISC) international@studienberatung.fu-berlin.de Sub-project 2: Structures to support the transition to the German labor market Division V – Career Service Christiane Dorenburg christiane.dorenburg@fu-berlin.de

Apr 01, 2024 — Dec 31, 2028

The FUSE project (FUB Students & Employers - academic success and career integration for international Master's students) aims to counter the shortage of skilled workers in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and at the same time fulfil the desire of international Master's students for a successful career after graduation. The diverse measures implemented in the FUSE project support international students throughout the entire student life cycle and supplement personalised measures with the structural development of sustainable cooperation networks both within and outside the university.

Training for Mentoring and Tutoring

Jan 01, 2017 — Jul 31, 2020

In the mentoring program at Freie Universität Berlin, experienced students (mentors) support a group of beginning students (mentees) through their first two semesters, helping them to plan their studies, network with one another, and develop study and work strategies. Mentors receive intensive preparation for this role through the mentoring training activities offered by the Career Service. Topics include basic skills in teaching at the university level, methodological know-how, and communication and advising strategies. Mentors learn how to do the following: present content in an organized way and explain matters in an understandable manner, spark interest and motivate others, use methods and media productively, steer discussion processes efficiently, e.g., by asking good questions, deal with disruptions, issues, and blocks within the group and in the case of individuals, and plan mentoring sessions in terms of content and methodology. Due to the success of the project, the training for mentoring and tutoring was included in the regular programme for students at Freie Universität Berlin.