How do I become a student mentor?

If you're looking for an interesting non-technical elective for the upcoming winter semester—or, alternatively, a small student assistant position where you can help others while improving your leadership, presentation, and communication skills—then the Computer Science Mentoring Program is the perfect fit for you.

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We keep a waiting and succession list. It is also worth contacting us by e-mail outside the application deadline.

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You should fulfill the following requirements:

  • You are studying computer science (Bachelor, teaching degree, MTIK) from the 3rd semester and have a very good knowledge of written and spoken German.
  • You can take part in the mentor training course on 01.09. and 02.09.2026 .
  • You have the desire and time to familiarize yourself appropriately with topics that are important for first-year students and to work on these topics in a weekly group meeting with your student group.
  • Your own study schedule allows you to take part in a mentor briefing of approx. once 2 hours pro Woche an einem MentorInnen-Briefing von ca. 2 Stunden teilzunehmen, in dem wir euch auf den Gruppentermin vorbereiten.
  • You have an open and friendly manner and look forward to making the start of studies easier for first semester students.

Interested?

Just send an e-mail to with

  • a short curriculum vitae in tabular form,
  • A few sentences about your motivation for wanting to work as a mentor,
  • indicating whether you are interested in the NTW or a Hiwi job.

After receiving the e-mail, we will invite you to an interview where we can discuss further details and any questions you may have.

We look forward to receiving your e-mail.

Your Mentoring-Team