**UBC application deadline extended to June 26 (mentors only)**
Please note: This opportunity is primarily for faculty members; senior administrators can also apply as mentors.
The APWiL Mentoring Program (APWiL) provides international and intercultural opportunities for the empowerment, professional growth and development of aspiring women leaders within the member institutions of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
UBC is a proud member of APRU, a network of leading universities in the Asia Pacific region. Sixty leading research universities from around the Pacific Rim are members, including more than 200,000 academic staff and two million students.
Mentees, are you an aspiring woman leader at UBC?
A year-long program will match you with a mentor to help you:
- Advance professional growth and leadership skills
- Develop a self-reflective understanding and acceptance of your personal leadership style and strengths, plus gain confidence in your unique abilities as a leader
- Expand leadership acumen skills through training and learning from highly successful professionals outside their direct sphere of activity
- Build a strong and supportive network from universities across the Asia Pacific
- Gain insights and guidance to better tackle issues or challenges in the workplace
Mentors, are you an experienced leader looking to empower the next generation of women leaders?
- Join a network of like-minded professionals striving to drive gender balance in leadership positions at their universities!
- Advance leadership, coaching and mentoring skills of aspiring women leaders
- Build a strong and supportive network from across the leading research universities of the Asia Pacific
- Give back to the community in a meaningful way.
What happens after I submit my application?
Selection process
Selecting representatives is an adjudication team from the Office of Global Engagement (UBCV), the Okanagan Campus International Office, and the Equity and Inclusion Office, sponsors of UBC’s participation this year. The team will consider representation from both campuses, along with the candidates’ Statements of Interest.
We will notify selected mentees by June 12, 2024. Mentors will be notifed by June 28, 2024.
The team will select up to two mentors (senior academic or administrative leaders) and two mentees (aspiring women leaders) to participate in the APRU Pacific Women in Leadership Mentoring Program 2025. Please note: UBC must nominate the same number of mentors as mentees in order to ensure everyone in the program is matched. Selected participants will be matched with a mentor/mentee from one of the 21 participating APRU member institutions.
Timeline
- June 5: UBC application deadline (mentees)
- June 26: UBC application deadline (mentors)
- July 10: Nominations sent to APRU
- September 24: Program orientation
- Week of September 30: Announcement of mentorship pairs
Why join the mentoring program?
Benefits
- Join a cohort of like-minded professionals striving to drive gender balance in leadership positions at their university.
- Build a strong and supportive network from across the leading research universities of the Pacific Rim.
- Develop a supportive one-on-one mentoring relationship with a mentor/mentee.
- Mentors give back to the community in a meaningful way through supporting women in early career stages and developing their leadership skills.
- Mentors help empower the next generation of women leaders at their institution and across the region.
- Mentees advance their professional growth and leadership skills.
- Mentees expand their leadership acumen skills through training and learning from highly successful professionals outside their direct sphere of activity.
What’s included:
- One-on-one mentor-mentee sessions
- Virtual orientation kick-off and graduation ceremony
- Virtual workshops and seminars offering resource sharing, professional training and international exchange
- Informal networking opportunities
- Resource library
- Optional in-person summit
Testimonials from past participants:
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