Apply by May 7 to be a mentor for the Innovation Agents at the Faculty of Education – you'll receive useful experience and a fee

Bulletin 28.4.2025

Do you want to be part of developing something completely new in the Faculty of Education? Do you want to network with students from other faculties? Apply to be a mentor for the Innovation Agents!

The Faculty of Education is looking for one mentor for the Innovation Agent activity starting  in autumn 2025. The Innovation Agents are tasked with promoting communication  between our faculty and students, student work-life skills, and innovation within our faculty. As a mentor, you will work with another mentor to develop the goals of the Innovation Agent activities, implement the recruitment of Innovation Agents and be responsible for the activities during the academic year 2025-2026. 

During the academic year, you will support the Innovation Agents in their work and organise two meetings per semester for the Innovation Agents together with another mentor.  As a mentor, you will also have the opportunity to network with other faculty innovation agents and mentors.

What do we expect from you? 

  • You are a student in the Faculty of Education and will graduate in spring 2026 at the 
    earliest
  • You can commit to being a mentor for the entire academic year 2025-2026
  • You are innovative, self-motivated and have good teamwork skills
  • You are interested in innovation and its promotion

We consider an advantage  

  • Good connections with students and faculty
  • Previous experience in mentoring and/or organizational work

What will you get from us?

  • Comprehensive induction
  • Support from a second mentor
  • A Work certificate
  • 600 euros for a full academic year of mentoring

The application is open from 17.04.2025 to 07.05.2025. Apply by sending a free form application to heh@helsinki.fi.

We will interview candidates during the application period. Applicants will be notified of their selection by 22.05.2025.

For further information, please contact Anna Jyrämä by e-mail (anna.jyrama@helsinki.fi).