Mentoring programme for future engineers
The project involves developing a mentoring programme with SI-pass, where first-year students in the bachelor programme in electrical engineering receive support from experienced students and staff and create an inclusive study environment that can lead to reduced dropouts and increased throughput.
Project context
Following changes in the program programme offering at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the TEIELA programme will become the only bachelor 3-year engineering program programme (HING) in electrical engineering at KTH, which is expected to increase the application pressure and admission scores. To improve the low throughput, a mentoring program programme with SI-pass (Supplemental Instruction) will be started.
The project will build on the results and experiences from the previous “All on board” project (2412-EECS).
Purpose (outcome)
The purpose of the mentoring programme, with the potential to be expanded to other HING programmes, is to:
- strengthen the academic adaptation of newly admitted students, facilitate the transition to higher education and create a sense of belonging
- reduce dropouts and increase student completion in first-year courses at the HING programme TIELA.
Project results (output)
- Documented set-up for mentor meetings and SI passes (Supplemental Instruction) that provide support from experienced students and staff
- Basis for further programme development.
Time plan
Start date: 2025-05-15
End date: 2026-06-30
Project documentation
If you have a KTH ID, you can read the latest project documents when logged in.
- Poster: The project’s first poster (in Swedish) will be available at the ”Storträffen” meetup on 2025-12-01
- Project initiation document: Projektdirektiv_FrU25_2507-EECS+CBH_Mentor_250510 (Swedish)