IEEE Mentoring Meet
IEEE Mentoring-Meet aims to foster meaningful mentorship opportunities for IEEE members worldwide. With support for virtual and physical events, we help connect mentees with mentors from academia, industry, and entrepreneurship. Join us to grow, learn, and contribute to the global IEEE community.
Who Can Apply
YP Chapters, YP Affinity Groups, and YP Technical Societies
Available Funding:
Up to $1,500 reimbursement per event.
Join the Movement:
Be a part of diverse, impactful mentoring sessions
Mentoring Meet Progress
What we have done in 2025?
Sustainable Mentorship Beyond Events
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Established long-term mentor–mentee relationships continuing beyond 2025 events
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Encouraged follow-up mentoring, continued communication, and professional guidance
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Built repeatable frameworks scalable for future years
Mentorship at Scale
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Engaged 1,000+ students and young professionals worldwide
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Mobilized 100+ mentors from academia, industry, research, entrepreneurship, and IEEE leadership
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Delivered mentorship through in-person, hybrid, virtual, and multi-month formats.
Inclusion, Diversity, and Representation
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Delivered dedicated programs for Women in STEM, students, and early-career professionals
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Ensured mentor diversity across gender, geography, sector, and experience level
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Created safe, inclusive spaces for dialogue, confidence building, and leadership growth
Diverse Mentoring Models
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Single-day high-impact mentoring meets
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Conference-integrated mentoring at flagship IEEE events
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Structured multi-month mentoring programs with milestones and reviews
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Micro-mentoring and one-to-one focused guidance sessions
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Project-based and innovation-driven mentoring initiatives
Remarkable Reach
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Delivered mentoring initiatives across 15+ countries spanning Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, North America, and Latin America
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Activated mentoring at section, regional, national, and global conference levels
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Expanded access beyond major cities to reach underserved and emerging communities
Industry and Academia
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Connected students directly with industry leaders, researchers, and senior IEEE members
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Enabled career guidance, research direction, startup mentoring, and professional skill development
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Facilitated industry exposure through lab visits, exhibitions, and real-world problem discussions
Resources that can help volunteers to organize a mentoring program.
Pre-Defined Templates
Well structured predefined Event Proposal Template and Event Report Template
Marketing
Graphic Design Templates are available for marketing purposes.
Registration Forms
Mentors and Mentee Registration form.
Support
Regional Mentoring Meet Reps available for support.
Financial Support Available to help Organizing Program
Up to $1,500 USD to fund Mentoring-Meets
Funding approval considerations:
Diverse Mentees
Number of Mentors/Mentees in-person and/or online Sessions.
Diverse Mentors
Diversity of mentors (e.g. at least X # from academia, industry, entrepreneurship, etc.)
Reporting
Why Mentoring Meet
Pre-Defined Resources
Pre-Defined Forms and Event Guidelines.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities upto 1500 USD.
Virtual Seats
Virtual Participations to Global IEEE Mentoring Meet Events.
Global Impact
Global impact driven program to empower mentoring activities.
Meet the amazing Team
Pasan Pethiyagode
Chair Mentoring Meet Program
Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham
Global Tech & Ops. Lead
Ziad Diab
Global Event Lead
Moataz Alaa
Project Management Officer
Tooba Khan
Communication Lead
Nour Basel
Design Lead
Naznin Akter
Regional Lead - R5 & R6
Lyne Sidawi
Regional Lead - R7
Roua Touihri
Regional Lead - R8
Efren Bautista Linares
Regional Lead - R9
Salih Yousaf
Regional Lead - R10
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