SMU Mentoring Navigator

Registration for SMU Mentoring Navigator 2026 is now open.

Enabling students with invaluable industry knowledge, key career opportunities and professional networks.

As an Alumni Mentor with a thriving career, you are the perfect person to help SMU students navigate their career options.
STEP UP and share your knowledge with your juniors and help them make the transition from university to working life.

Share your expertise, shape the future career of SMU students and gain a mutually beneficial experience. You will develop mentoring skills to enhance your personal and professional or benefit from reverse mentoring.

Objectives

Provide SMU students with an opportunity to learn from alumni's experiences, insights, and knowledge
Provide SMU students with guidance in defining their personal career and other developmental goals
Provide alumni with a platform to reach their full potential by giving back and ‘paying it forward’ to the SMU community
Encourage the development of a network of contacts within the SMU community (alumni and students)

Why You Should Sign Up

As an Alumni-mentor, you can:

Make a difference by creating an impact on a student and giving back to SMU
Develop mutually-beneficial relationships with your juniors
Enjoy a rewarding and meaningful experience

As a Student-mentee, you can:

Jumpstart your professional career while in school
Network and build a meaningful relationship with an experienced working professional
Gain important insights to enhance your personal and professional growth

Programme

Duration	Five months
Frequency	Twice a year (March – July, September – January)
Format	Matching of alumni mentors and student mentees will be done through OAR’s online Mentoring Portal. Recommended contact time of 15 hours over the 5-month period (Virtual/physical meet-ups, email, phone etc) between alumni mentor and student mentee. OAR will organise one Mentoring Evening to facilitate in-person meet-ups for mentor-mentee pairs. Outside of the Mentoring Evenings, mentoring pairs are welcome to organise more meet-ups on their own.
Pre-requisites	ALUMNI MENTORS Possess an intrinsic motivation in wanting to help nurture SMU undergraduate/postgraduate students. Recommended to have at least one year of working experience. Attend the Mentors' Welcome session. Attend the Programme kick-off & Networking session. Complete the Mid- & Post- Programme Survey (Online). STUDENT MENTEES Current SMU undergraduate and postgraduate students. New mentees are required to attend a compulsory 1‑hour Mentees’ Briefing. Returning Mentees: Attendance at the mentee briefing is strongly encouraged. Attend the Programme kick-off & Networking session. Complete the Mid- & Post- Programme Survey (Online).
Key Dates	Monday 23 February 2026 Mentor Briefing and Networking Monday 23 February 2026 Mentee Briefing (compulsory for new mentees) Wednesday 4 March 2026 Programme Kick-Off Take this opportunity to meet the community of alumni mentors and student mentees participating in this run of the SMU Mentoring Navigator programme. Come network and meet your potential mentor/mentee. Wednesday 20 May 2026 Mentoring Evening Catch up with your mentoring partner at the mentoring evening, hosted by OAR at SMU ALCove. Wednesday 22 July 2026 Closing

For further enquiries, please contact the SMU Alumni Mentoring team at smumentoring@smu.edu.sg