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Mentoring helps student connect with peers from all over the world

Mentoring helps student connect with peers from all over the world

After leaving her home in the Kingdom of Bahrain to begin her studies in London, Psychology student Stacey Melinda took her chance to help others, after discovering the positive impact of UWL’s Peer Mentoring Service.

Taking on the challenge to mentor others through their time at university, Stacey used all her experiences of leaving her family and her home to help her connect with those around her and benefit her own education.

She said:

Being a Peer Mentor gave me the opportunity to better myself and connect with other students and all the while being able to volunteer according to my own academic schedule.

I was also able to enhance my own academic ability through the friendly meetings I had with my Mentee. Each discussion presented me with different approaches to assignments which made my own less intimidating."

Focused on supporting all students, UWL’s Peer Mentoring Service connects learners with each other so they can share advice and support and ensure everyone is making the most out of their opportunities as they study.  

As well as giving her a way to help others, Stacey said the service was a fantastic way to settle in and feel at home as an international student.

Being an international student comes with a bucketful of challenges besides academics - such as accommodation, cultural differences and the weather.

The Peer Mentoring Service helps to ease the load by giving us the chance to feel like part of a community."

Find out how you can benefit from a Mentor, or how to use your experiences to support other students via our study support page.

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