Participation and conditions

• The registration period for the 2025-27 mentoring cycle has ended.
• Details to register as a mentor will be available in summer 2026.
• Should you be interested in becoming a mentor for students of the University of St.Gallen beginning in autumn 2026, please feel free to send us an e-mail: mentoring@unisg.ch. We will then contact you at the beginning of the registration process.
• Requirements: min. 30 years old, min. 3 years since own degree, university degree from the DACH region

Who are our mentors?

More than 500 mentors participate in the active mentoring cycles.
No matter whether you made a career abroad, discovered your profession via a roundabout way or founded a start-up: we look forward to your commitment in the Mentoring Programme!

Our mentors work in the following companies or organisations, amongst others:

ABB, Accenture, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting, Coca-Cola Beverages, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, KPMG, Google, McKinsey, Nestlé, Novartis, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Roland Berger, SAP, Schweizerische Nationalbank, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK), Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO), Swiss Re, UBS, Zurich Insurance, and many more.

1. Requirements for participation in the Mentoring Programme:

• The mentoring relationship relies on the voluntary participation and commitment of the mentor and the mentee.
• There is no entitlement to participation in the Mentoring Programme and to the allocation of a mentee or mentor. No appeal can be made against admission and allocation.
• The design of the mentoring relationship is the responsibility of the mentor and the mentee. The University cannot be held liable for the content or consequences of the mentoring.
• The programme is designed for a period of two years, but can be terminated prematurely in consultation with the programme administration.
• The University of St.Gallen reserves the right to exclude participants from the Mentoring Programme without further explanation.
• Participation requires the provision of certain personal data processed under the programme. Otherwise, participation is impossible.

2. Participants’ obligations:

• To treat the personal data and information of the involved parties confidentially and not to pass them on to third parties.
• To perform all activities without monetary consideration.
• Not to include topics in the mentoring relationship that could discriminate or hurt the other person. This applies in particular to sexual, political, religious or faith-related topics and actions.

3. Non-discrimination policy in assigning mentors/mentees:

• Mentors and mentees are assigned individually based on the participants’ profiles and the information provided.