The first meeting of the 13^th edition took place on August28 2025at the university of Fribourg. At this occassion, the mentees met for the first time. In a workshop they discussed and clarified the roles of mentee and mentor and talked about their objectives of the mentoring relationship. 

We always invite a former mentee and mentor for the first meeting of each edition. This time, Prof. Nina Mueggler, mentee of the 12^th edition and Prof. Petra Klumb, mentor of the 12^th eiditon talked to our mentees about their experiences and gave some advice for the mentoring relationship. They answered also the questions of our mentees.

We also invited Jasmine Lorenzini, Head of Equality at the SNSF and Matthias Held from the Research Promotion Service of the university of Fribourg. They held a workshop on equality measures and funding possibilities at the SNSF.

The second group meeting took place on November6 2025 at the univeristy of Lausanne. On this days, the mentees had the possibility to follow a workshop on communication and professional interactions. Two researchers and actors at the same time held those workshop; one in French and one in English.

The third group meeting, took place on May 7 2026 at the EPFL and was dedicated to the career. The mentees followed a workshop on the recruitment procedure of professors in the morning, given by Marie Sautier, a former mentee who is now scientific officer at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), School of Social Work. In the afternoon, former mentees and one mentor of the current edition presented their professional paths, academic and non-academic and discuss with the mentee their professional choices:

• Prof. Anjeza Kadilli, Associate professor in FInance, HES-SO, 
• Prof.Bernice Elger, Full professor in Biomedical Ethics, UNIBAS
• Claire Leeming, Executive Director Professional Education in Management, Human Resources and Careers, EPFL-UNIL

The fourth group meeting will take place on December 3^rd 2026 at the university of Neuchâtel. Traditionally, all former mentees will be invited to join the meeting, as it is the closing event of the 13^th edition.