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= A great opportunity to maintain a meaningful relationship=
Professor Cho Jin-Wan of KUBS
The professor mentoring system, which allows the students and the faculty to openly and candidly discuss college life and careers, is something that I could’ve never imagined during my college years.
As the student’s mentor, I play the role of an advisor, guiding them through their studies and consulting them on life. During class I am strict but outside of the class I am an understanding senior member of KUBS. I think this helps to ease the awkwardness between the students and me.
My mentor students and I often get together for meals and talk about various subjects. Like friends, we cover a wide range of topics starting from light-hearted conversations about our daily lives to life at school.
Students who want to discuss their future career usually ask for one-on-one meetings. We engage in serious conversation about not only their future plans but managing college life, internships and exchange student among many other things.
I will never forget the time when I went to a wine bar with my first group of mentor students. I was planning to invite just the mentor students, but other students who heard about our plans asked me to take them as well so we all went together. I was a bit taken back because so many students showed up. But I will have very fond memories of that day because I was able to become closer to the students.
I think the mentoring system provides the faculty and students to spend quality time and go beyond the usually formal relationship between the student and teacher.
= Advice on not only career but life as well =
Kang Eun-il (Business Management 08)
Not long after I entered the school, I received an email telling me to personally contact my assigned guidance professor. It was incredibly surprising that I could have a mentor-mentee relationship with a professor.
Our relationship started when Professor Cho Jin-Wan personally contacted me for lunch. At that time, I had a lot on my mind regarding my career. I asked for a one-on-one meeting with the professor and he gladly accepted and notified the date of our meeting.
At first, I expected the professor to just give me simple advice in a very rigid and formal atmosphere. But the professor paid special attention and I was able to comfortably talk about my future plans and career in a very friendly atmosphere.
In selecting my major, Professor Cho’s advice on major selection was a huge help. I am very grateful to him because he has offered me a lot of advice on my school life in the future.
Because the 1st round of the mentoring program was very successful, I heard the professor continues to be in contact with the students. I think that this type of relationship with students is wonderful. As a student taking part in the 2nd round of the mentoring program, I hope this type of relationship between the students and professors will continue on.