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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">At the beginning of October 2024, the thirteenth edition of the mentoring programme for talented scientists will start. In this programme
<b>an experienced scientist (professor or associate professor)</b> accompanies <b>
a talented, motivated scientist (assistant professor or postdoc of another faculty)</b> in finding their way in the academic world. In a period of about 10 months, mentor and mentee have 5 conversations with each other about shaping the mentee's academic career. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Possible discussion topics for the mentorship are: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visibility in the academic
world and networking <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Strategic choices <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Acquiring external research
funding <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Prioritisation (research,
education, and management) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Giving direction to
your career <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Work-life balance <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The mentoring programme starts with workshops for mentors and mentees, these will take place 'live' at the VU. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the workshop for mentees, information is given about the programme, possible topics of discussion and the roles of the mentor and mentee. Mentees are stimulated to think
about their learning goals and how to get the most out of the conversations with their mentor. The subsequent intake interviews with mentees are aimed at focusing on the developmental question and to see which mentor would be the best fit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mentors scientific and support staff will jointly receive a workshop by Erik de Haan, director of the Ashridge’s Center for Coaching and professor of Organisation Development
& coaching at the VU. The first part consists of supervision based on practical questions or case histories and is intended for mentors with experience.
<i>The supervision will only take place if there are enough applications (minimum 6)</i>. The second part is for all mentors and deals with the mentor-mentee relationship, expectation management and the different mentoring roles. Both parts are taught in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For mentees, it is important to be
<b>motivated</b> and having a <b>clear developmental question</b>. For the mentor
<b>seniority</b>, <b>motivation and</b> <b>coaching skills </b>are important. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The planning of the mentoring programme 2024-2025 is: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <b><i>Activity</i></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Workshop mentees <br>
(Lidy Stassen & Veronique Bremers) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tuesday 8 October 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9.00-10.45 hours (Dutch) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11.15-13.00 hours (English) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VU <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Workshop mentors <br>
(Erik de Haan) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(language of communication: English) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wednesday 9 October 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12.30-14.45 supervision for experienced mentors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">15.00-18.00 Introductory workshop/enhancement of expertise for new and experienced mentors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">February 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mentors and mentees rated the programme with 4.3 and 4.7 respectively on a five-point scale. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Quotes by mentees:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Various creative examples of how to create more impact with my research.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Helping me with strategy, making choices, dealing with non-functional collaborations.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“To be strategic with my decisions, to be careful with what I promise I will do, to evaluate my real capabilities.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Quotes by mentors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Help new international staff to better integrate and understand the system.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“It provides an opportunity for explicit reflection that would otherwise not happen, and it provides an external point of view that might be usefully different
from the local culture/customs/habits.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“By providing encouragement and support by making mentees aware of career planning.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In AdValvas of
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/39711232-6d24-4e87-b297-a2490cea7231/Mentoraat%20WP%20Artikel%20Ad%20Valvas.pdf">February 2017</a></span></u> and
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/b30045e0-76be-48a6-8569-27b7fbfa605f/Mentoraat%20WP%20Artikel%20AdValvas%20oktober%202019.pdf">October 2019</a></span></u> you can read extensive articles about the
WP mentorship (Dutch only). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">More information about mentoring can be found on the
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="http://vu.nl/"><span style="color:#0563C1">vu.nl</span></a></span></u> page
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/employee/career-guidance-and-coaching/mentoring-programme-for-talented-scientists"><span style="color:#0563C1">Mentoring programme for talented scientists</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please let me know by
<b><u>end of August</u></b> if you are interested in the programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you in advance!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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