Student Mentors

Student Mentors are experienced, successful students studying at VU, who are trained to help other VU students.

We are here to support your transition to university and pass on knowledge and skills in and outside of our discipline areas.

We'll help you navigate the online learning environment and VU's digital systems. And you can speak with us about your assessments, get constructive feedback, and improve your academic skills.

You'll see us at Orientation, then running online discipline-based Study Spaces and bilingual study sessions, and perhaps dropping into your class.

Starting uni

At the start of each semester, you'll likely see us during Orientation, working with our colleagues from VUHQ student service centres, and popping into your class to say 'hi'.

Student Mentors will help you settle in, offering advice on:

navigating our virtual (and physical) campuses
learning to use MYVU, VU Collaborate and other VU systems
settling into university life
getting the most out of your university experience
understanding various processes, such as applying for special consideration or advanced standing (credits).

We're all friendly, so drop-in to a session for help or a chat!

Study assistance & skills workshops

Student Mentors can help you build and develop the following skills:

time management
self-motivation
successful study strategies
exam techniques
presentation skills
critical thinking
problem solving
resilience
navigating the online learning environment and VU systems.

We also run College-based Study Spaces and bilingual study sessions in the Learning Hub VU Collaborate Space. These are open to all students studying at VU and there's no need to book.

Study Spaces

Study Spaces are welcoming, collaborative spaces where you can improve your study skills and get academic support in college-specific areas. For example, if you're studying engineering, you can learn from more-experienced engineering students.

There is no need to book. You can drop in to the Study Space via Learning Hub VU Collaborate Space. For our full schedule, head to Learning Hub online.