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Building Bridges Beyond Borders: Our Mentoring Trip to Bruges 
26Dec

Building Bridges Beyond Borders: Our Mentoring Trip to Bruges 

From 14–16 December, 2025 students from NHL Stenden, Netherlands,  travelled to Bruges, Belgium, for an international field trip in collaboration with Howest University. This exchange brought together NHL Stenden and Howest students for a shared mentoring training experience, inspired by the Bridges by Mentors programme in Leeuwarden, NL.    Throughout the weekend, mentors participated in interactive sessions…

Young Mentors Gathered in Plovdiv for the Bridges by Mentors Transnational Student Meeting 
22Dec

Young Mentors Gathered in Plovdiv for the Bridges by Mentors Transnational Student Meeting 

From 28 November to 3 December 2025, twenty-four students, coming from 17 different cultural backgrounds and presenting 5 partner organizations (NHL Stenden, USMB, HOWEST, UNIC and BBBS) met in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, for a Transnational Student Meeting under the Bridges by Mentors project. Hosted at Hotel EXPO, the event brought…

Reflections from Sunny Cyprus! 
04Apr

Reflections from Sunny Cyprus! 

Reconnecting, Realigning, and Reaffirming Our Mentoring Mission  The recent project meeting, hosted by the University of Nicosia in Cyprus on March 17-19, brought together Bridges by Mentors partners to reconnect and reflect on the project’s core mission, and realign future actions.  Learning from the Journey …

October 2024: Transnational project meeting in Chambéry, France!
12Oct

October 2024: Transnational project meeting in Chambéry, France!

Our partner Université Savoie Mont Blanc (France) hosted the 3rd TPM from October 14th to October 16th! The focuses of this TPM revolved around:

October, 2024: Training for students to become mentors!
01Oct

October, 2024: Training for students to become mentors!

On the weekend of October 5 and 6, 2024, students from Savoie Mont Blanc University participated in comprehensive mentoring training! On the program: intervention by 3 mentoring professionals to define the outlines, create mentoring activities and target key skills! Sunday was dedicated to a day…

July 2024: Mentoring Without Borders international seminar, Pamporovo, Bulgaria!
01Jul

July 2024: Mentoring Without Borders international seminar, Pamporovo, Bulgaria!

To raise the awareness and the knowledge of the participants about mentoring and the benefits of youth and student mentoring; improve the mentoring competences of the participants;to provide a further development of soft skills in mentoring; to create space for exchange. Take a look at the testimonials from the participants!

March 2024: Transnational project meeting in Kortrijk, Belgium!
01Mar

March 2024: Transnational project meeting in Kortrijk, Belgium!

Our partner HOWEST University hosted our 2nd TPM in March 2024! The project launch is on the horizon! The focus of our meeting at Howest revolved around:

October 2023: Kick Off meeting in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!
02Oct

October 2023: Kick Off meeting in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!

We are thrilled to share that since September 2023, we have diligently worked to analyze our local landscapes, paving the way for the implementation of a meaningful mentoring program, encompassing: Our kick-off meeting in the beautiful city of Plovdiv allowed us to meet and share…