1. BUDDY-MENTOR PROGRAMME
GRANADA UNIVERSITY

2. SUMMARY Definitions Purposes
Implementation: pilot experiment 2011/2012
Evaluation and prospect

3. Definition Institutional program Addressed to all UGR students
Requirements and common characteristics
Approx. 5 buddies per mentor
Approx. duration per activity: 75 hours
Every mentor must do:
Intercultural knowledge course.
Evaluation system
Credit recognition when the activity is finished
Collaboration of the Vice-Rector’s Office for International Relations with the Faculties
Dirigido a todos los estudiantes la UGR: se pretende que todos los estudiantes outgoing e incoming de todos los centros puedan participar en el programa.
Los requisitos y actividades se describen más adelante. Destacar el curso.

4. Purposes
Main purpose
Help the international students integrate fast and easily in the cultural, academic and linguistic sphere of the UGR
Second purpose
Increase the internationalization of the UGR students
Increase the participation of the students in voluntary work 4

5. Pilot experience 2011/2012 Design of the program
Study of the practices in different institutions, including particular initiatives from some Faculties in UGR
Definition of:
Requirements and selection criteria
Compulsory and optional activities
Credit compensation for the activities
Evaluation system of the mentors 5

6. Pilot experience 2011/2012
Centralization of the programme by the International Office
Presentation of the programme to the Faculties
One call for participants
Collaboration with student associations
ESN- Granada
Facebook group exclusively for the programme 6

7. Be a student in a third o higher year in UGR.
Requirements the mentors must comply with
Be a student in a third o higher year in UGR.
Be a previous participant in some international programme as a mobility student (Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Free mover, Exchange programme of UGR, etc).
Be enthusiastic, interested in the cultural diversity and take initiative.
Also students who didn’t participate in some international mobility programme can apply to be a mentor but will be selected without priority. 7

8. Intercultural knowledge course (10 hours via the SWAD platform)
The mentors activites
Intercultural knowledge course (10 hours via the SWAD platform)
Contact with the buddies before they come to Granada
Frequent meetings during the year, and weekly meetings during the first months of stay
Help with the administrative issues and the accommodation
Cultural activities
Optional activities (picking up from the airport, bus or train station, mandatory for mentors who have more than 3 buddies)
Curso impartido por un grupo de investigación de la UGR sobre el choque cultural. La realización del curso debe ser previa al inicio de la actividad.
Trámites administrativos: Registro en la UGR, envío certificado llegada, acompañarles a las jornadas de recepción, formalización de la matrícula, contacto con los coordinadores para la modificación del acuerdo de estudios en caso necesario. 8

9. Recognition of 3 credits
Compensation
Recognition of 3 credits
If the student hasn’t participated in international mobility programmes, he or she will obtain a point for futures calls
Certificate
European Supplementary Diploma 9

10. Every mentor must spend approximately 75 hours with their buddies.
Tracking and evaluation of the mentors
When the academic course has finished, the mentor must fill in a memory book, which must be signed by the buddies.
Every mentor must spend approximately 75 hours with their buddies.
It is necessary to participate in the programme during all the academic course ……
La medición del grado de satisfacción de los buddies se utilizará para la evaluación y mejora del programa 10

11. Publication and distribution of the information: Vice-Rector’s Office
Call 2013/2014
Call:
Publication and distribution of the information: Vice-Rector’s Office
Online application for mentors
Online application for buddies

12. Nomination of the mentors
If the students comply with the criteria, they will be enrolled in the SWAD platform.
Once enrolled, the students participate in the online intercultural knowledge course
The program assistants will help with the distribution of the application forms (both buddies and mentors). 12

13. Distribution criteria Buddy-Mentor
Assignment:
Study field
Mobility programme, University of destination
Spoken language 13

14. Collaboration with student associations
Mutual collaboration between ESN-UGR
ESN and the program MENTOR:
Promotion of the programme
Support and counselling of the mentors and buddies
Cultural activities and cooperation to organise intercultural events
Programme TANDEM linguistic exchange program

15. Evaluation of the pilot experience
Evaluation questioner:
Mentors
Buddies
Proposal for improvement:
Requirements
Activities
Selection criteria
Tracking and evaluation

16. Perspectives
To consolidate the mentor programme as one of the main university activities, where the students can share their academic, professional, personal and cultural experiences and learn from each other.
Increase the implementation of the incoming students and the mentors in voluntary events and local cooperation.

17. Thank you for your attention Contact: tgrigorova@ugr.es
Vice-Rector Office for International Relations and Development cooperation
Thank you for your attention
Tanya Grigorova
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