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The first phase of IGU's social responsibility project "Social Mentor" has been completed!

The first phase of the social responsibility project "Social Mentor", implemented with the cooperation of Istanbul Gelisim University and Turkish Psychology Students Group, took place. Volunteer students who want to be mentors received training from doyen names in the project, which aims to ensure that students who are affected by the earthquake and are preparing for university exam do not feel alone and that they support their psychological, social and academic development by acting with a mentor who will accompany them in this process.

The first phase of the social responsibility project "Social Mentor", which was implemented in cooperation with Istanbul Gelisim University and Turkish Psychology Students Group, in order to support the psychological, social and academic development of students who were affected by the earthquake that sadden deeply everyone in Turkey. 243 students selected from 77 different universities and 60 departments received free education from the doyens of their field within the scope of the program, which consisted of 26 sessions in total for two weeks.

Volunteer mentor students received training from the doyens

Within the scope of the “Social Mentor” social responsibility project, students who are affected by the earthquake and are preparing for university exam will be supported in their psychological, social and academic development with a mentor who will accompany them in this process. Students who are in the process of preparing for university exam, guided by the partnership of the Provincial Directorates of National Education, will receive mentorship from the students studying in their targeted department. In the first phase of the “Social Mentor” social responsibility project, the first phase of which was held between 13-25 March, volunteer mentor students received training on different topics and concepts, consisting of 26 sessions from the veterans of the field. Some of the trainings that volunteer mentor students receive are as follows:

“Leadership” from İbrahim Betil, Founder of Community Volunteers Foundation, “Creating Meaning” by Researcher Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan, , "If you want it, you can get it!" by Actor Ercan Kesal, “Critical Thinking” by Educator-Author Dr. Bahar Eriş, “Being an Effective Person” by Author Canten Kaya, “Coaching Considerations” by Gri Koç, and ‘’Strategic Goal Setting", "Sustainable Motivation" and "Learning to Learn" from the Turkish Psychology Students Group.

In the next stage of the project, students who are in the process of preparing for university and volunteer mentor students will come together and hold individual interviews for 10 weeks until the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS).