Opportunities
Mentoring
Mentoring pairs a mentee with a professional who knows the field and the country. A counsellor oversees every match.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
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- Courses
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- Country programmes
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Sources
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- Rasheed WS, Ibrahim WK, Jameel Hussein A et al. (2026). Screening for sexually transmitted infections in high school students in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a school-based screening study.. Front Public Health. DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1854348
- Demet Arpacık (2019). Redefining Kurdishness in the U.S. Diaspora: The experiences of Kurdish Students and Their Parents in Nashville Schools. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies. DOI 10.29333/ejecs/252
- Soran Karim Sali̇m (2018). Learning style preferences of Kurdish graduate students at the Language Centre. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. DOI 10.21600/ijoks.454430
- Enakshi Sengupta (2018). Islamophobia and Mobility of Kurdish Students From Northern Iraq. IGI Global. DOI 10.4018/978-1-5225-3451-8.ch003
- Barham Sattar Abdulrahman, Layla Taher Sharif (2022). Investigating Kurdish EFL University Students’ Perceptions on Implementing the Bologna Process at the Universities of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Halabja University Journal. DOI 10.32410/huj-10435
01What it offers
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One-to-one matches
A mentee is paired with one mentor for a fixed period.
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A human counsellor
Each match has a counsellor who can step in or end it.
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Matching by field and place
Matches consider profession, country and shared language.
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Written agreements
Both sides agree goals, frequency and boundaries at the start.
02Who it is for
- Students and graduates
- Newcomer professionals
- Women returning to work
- Experienced professionals who want to mentor
03How it works
- Interest
- mentors and mentees register interest through the platform.
- Matching
- a counsellor suggests a pair, and either side can say no.
- Agreement
- the pair signs a short agreement on goals and boundaries.
- Review
- the counsellor checks in during the match and at its end.
04What it always keeps
- Every mentor is screened before a first match
- Safeguarding rules apply to every match with a minor
- Mentoring is never used to recruit for a party or cause
- Either side may end a match at any time
- Personal details stay with the counsellor and are never published
05Courses
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Career transition for skilled migrants
Putting a profession learned in Kurdistan or elsewhere to work in a new country.
Wave 1 · 18 h Outline drafted
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Safeguarding for community programmes
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06More in Opportunities
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Jobs
Job posts from employers and partners that the network has checked, in the region and abroad.
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Scholarships and grants
An index of scholarships, fellowships, grants and calls, each with its source and deadline.
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Professional circles
Networks by profession for Kurds in medicine, engineering, law, academia, arts, technology and finance.
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Volunteering
Ways to give time and skills to the network’s programmes and Community Cells.
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Recognition of qualifications
Information and referrals on getting degrees, diplomas and licences recognised abroad.
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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Mentoring.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/opportunities/mentoring/.
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@misc{kco2026_opportunities_mentoring, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Mentoring}, url = {https://kurds.global/opportunities/mentoring/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/opportunities/mentoring/}, }- RIS
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07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Rasheed WS, Ibrahim WK, Jameel Hussein A et al. · 2026 · Front Public Health
ArticleEurope PMCOpen access
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Demet Arpacık · 2019 · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC
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Learning style preferences of Kurdish graduate students at the Language Centre
Soran Karim Sali̇m · 2018 · International Journal of Kurdish Studies
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Islamophobia and Mobility of Kurdish Students From Northern Iraq
Enakshi Sengupta · 2018 · IGI Global
ArticleOpenAIRE
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Barham Sattar Abdulrahman, Layla Taher Sharif · 2022 · Halabja University Journal
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Kurdish Students’ Motivation to Study in Hungary
Sana Khudur · 2019 · Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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A Study of Apology Strategies used by Bahdini Kurdish students with Reference to English
Saeed A. Attieh, Ahmad Ramadan Khalil · 2019 · Academic Journal of Nawroz University
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND
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