Mentoring by Peers:A New Proposal of the Jaén School of Engineering

One methodological change in the university context had been the introduction of tutorial plans or mentoring programs as one of its essential pillars. From the Jaén School of Engineering (EPS of Jaén) the tutorial action is encouraged and offered as a service to all the students who wish to participate in it voluntarily. University counseling will involve students who participate in the development of academic, personal and professional competences. The mentoring program (PAT-EPS of Jaén) is the general framework in which the teachers-tutors and student-mentors (mentoring by peers) conduct an orientation to the supported students and advise them, help in their integration in the academic context and in their degrees as well as in various aspects related to their studies and future careers. Several formative group activities are organized throughout the course in the form of talks, workshops or meetings both for mentors and mentees. To achieve these objectives, the Board Team of EPS of Jaén has supported the process since its beginning by providing technical tools / e-Learning platform ILIAS, organizational -Technical Committee - and administrative staff and dissemination news through its website, social networks etc.