De Vinci Alumni Meet My Mentor Program: The Impact of High-Quality Mentoring

The alumni and students’ “I Meet My Mentor” event aims to allow students to meet their mentors and interact with other participants. As a highlight of the Alumni program, this event helps strengthen the bonds between participants by emphasizing the importance of this initiative in students’ personal and professional development. This year, the mentoring program between alumni and students focused on international students. 

This initiative led to the formation of 45 pairs of mentors/mentees progressing in a mentoring relationship, potentially entirely online, facilitating the participation of graduates located regionally or internationally. To participate, De Vinci Higher Education Alumni activated their accounts on the De Vinci Alumni website, registered as mentors and connected with their mentees.

 The impact of high-quality mentoring

Mentoring goes far beyond a simple networking exercise. It involves exchanging information, contacts, advice, and support that can significantly and positively impact the mentees’ journey.

The Attendees at the after-work event were students seeking advice on the French market. During the event, they connected with experienced mentors. 

Next semester, the mentoring program will be open to all students from schools within De Vinci Higher Education, thus offering an even wider audience an opportunity for learning and growth.

The after-work event I Meet My Mentor’s main objective

The MBA & MSc mentoring program aims to connect students with experienced De Vinci Higher Education graduate mentors to guide them through their academic journey, leveraging the mentor’s expertise in the industry and sector. 

The Career Center and Devinci Alumni jointly manage this mentoring program. Their main objective is to allow MBA and MSc students, including international students, to benefit from their mentor’s experience, better understand the sector and functions they are interested in, and build their network.

Graduates can participate by joining the community of mentors and participating in an intergenerational transmission initiative involving one to three exchanges over six months between the student and their mentor.

A two-way participating format is possible:

• Structured guidance over several meetings (classic mentoring).
• A single “networking” meeting (meet and share).

The Mentors can be all De Vinci Higher Education school graduates (EMLV, ESILV, IIM, Devinci Executive Education) who have been in professional activity for at least three years and can mentor students in English.

The 2024 mentors of the Meet My Mentor Program

• Shehrazade HAIMEUR, ESILV, class of 2018, Chef de Projet Digitaux, at Louis Vuitton
• Logeshwaran KOTEESWARAN, EMLV, class of 2020, Information Technology Expert, at European Space Agency, Headquarters
• Edouard LÉONE, DEVINCI, EXECUTIVE EDUCATION, class of 2022, Commercial at Verlaine
• Helene LIAKIS, ESILV, class of 2012, Regional Sales Manager at Splunk
• Lara MARIEAU DENEREAZ, DEVINCI EXECUTIVE EDUCATION, class of 2016, Healthcare Services Department at LADAPT
• Sabrina MENASRIA, EMLV, class of 2004, Founder of SINGULARITY Talents
• NAGARAJ NIRMAL, EMLV, class of 2023, Assistant Supply Chain Engineer at Lumina Datamatics
• Roukia OUMOURI EMLV, class of 2012, Social Media Manager at Accor
• Yashodeep PAKHARE, EMLV, class of 2021, Social Media Manager at International Chamber of Commerce
• Gaetan PICAULT IIM, class of 2011, Designer and Motion Designer at BOSTIK
• Alex RALISON, EMLV, class of 2021, Change management consultant at Extia
• Barathy Esther, SAGAYANATHAN, EMLV, class of 2020, CEO at Octopus Era
• Barnana SARKAR EMLV, class of 2022, Senior Content Writer at Moodle
• Mauriac SODJINOU, DEVINCI EXECUTIVE EDUCATION, class of 2021, Cybersecurity Consultant at Janka Technologies
• Paul Louis VAN VYNCKT ESILV, class of 2018, M&A Manager at SYSTRA

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