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Men­tor­ing in Karl­sruhe – Get Sup­port, Learn, Connect

Look­ing for guid­ance, sup­port or some­one who can help you find your way in Karlsruhe?

Men­tor­ing in Karl­sruhe – Get Sup­port, Learn, Connect

Help­ing You Set­tle In, Learn, and Grow

Are you new to Karl­sruhe and look­ing for sup­port, guid­ance, or con­nec­tion?
Men­tor­ing pro­grams can help you feel at home, learn the lan­guage, build friend­ships, and grow pro­fes­sion­al­ly or personally.

On this page, you’ll find an overview of men­tor­ing ini­tia­tives offered by dif­fer­ent orga­ni­za­tions in Karl­sruhe – for stu­dents, new­com­ers, migrants, and any­one who wants to sup­port or be supported.

Men­tor­ing-Pro­gramme in Karl­sruhe 👋

Wel­come Guide Pro­gramme – mak­ing the region your home — TRK
  • Who it’s for: Inter­na­tion­al pro­fes­sion­als, stu­dents or apprentices
  • What it offers: we will match you with a Wel­come Guide that will make it eas­i­er for you to make the region your home. They’ll help broad­en your social net­work, show you their favourite places and are sim­ply avail­able for ques­tions about life in the region.
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ Wel­come Cen­ter TRK
  • Con­tact per­son: Sinéad O’Brien (con­sul­tant)
    📧 welcome@trk.de
    ↗ More info

Sup­port ser­vices – Learn­ing German

Indi­vid­ual Sup­port for Learn­ing Ger­man — AWO Karlsruhe
  • Who it’s for: Peo­ple who strug­gle to learn effec­tive­ly in stan­dard lan­guage courses
  • What it offers: One-on-one or small group Ger­man lessons tai­lored to your needs
  • Orga­niz­er:↗ AWO Karl­sruhe
  • Fund­ed by: BfI
  • Con­tact per­son: Esper­an­za Del Real
    📞 0721 35 007 – 144
    📧 fluechtlingshilfe@awo-karlsruhe.de
    ↗ More info

Lan­guage Tan­dem – Learn Lan­guages the Easy Way! — Studierendenwerk
  • Who it’s for: Stu­dents who want to learn or improve Ger­man or any oth­er language
  • What it offers: Find a lan­guage part­ner for mutu­al learn­ing – fast, free, and flex­i­ble!
    You can browse cur­rent tan­dem offers or post your own ad.
  • Orga­niz­er: Inter­na­tion­al Stu­dent Cen­ter — ↗ Studieren­den­werk
  • Con­tact per­son: Lau­ra Liefke
    📞 0721 6909–203
    📧 laura.liefke@sw-ka.de

Flüchtling­shil­fe Karl­sruhe e.V. — Learn Ger­man · Tutoring
  • Who it’s for: Refugees and res­i­dents of Karlsruhe
  • What it offers: Here, you can learn Ger­man, meet new peo­ple, and receive sup­port with school, work, and every­day life—from tutor­ing to help with job appli­ca­tions and much more.
  • Con­tact per­son: Gertrud Weber (coor­di­na­tor)
    📞 0170/ 29219 99
    📧 info@fluechtlingshilfe-karlsruhe.de
    ↗ More infor­ma­tion LERNBOX & Wel­come Café

Per­spek­tive Now! – Learn Ger­man & Get Sup­port — ibz
  • Who it’s for: Young peo­ple from around the world
  • What it offers: Learn Ger­man in a tan­dem or group set­ting, plus sup­port with school, train­ing, and every­day questions
  • When: Wednes­days, 16:00–18:00
  • Orga­niz­er: Per­spek­tive Now – ibz
    Fund­ed by: City of Karlsruhe
  • Con­tact per­son: Anni­ka Her­tel
    📞 0157 38182177
    📧 perspektive-now@ibz-karlsruhe.de
    ↗ More info

Patin­nen­Pro­jekt – Women Sup­port­ing Women — ibz
  • Who it’s for: Migrant and local women inter­est­ed in cul­tur­al exchange and connection
  • What it offers: A safe space for friend­ship and mutu­al learn­ing through tandems and reg­u­lar group meet­ings.
    Get to know each other’s lifestyles and build sup­port­ive relationships.
  • When: Thurs­days, 15:30–17:30
  • Orga­niz­er: Patin­nen­Pro­jekt – ibz
    Fund­ed by: City of Karlsruhe
  • Con­tact per­son: Andrea Bengert
    📞 0721 89 33 37 13
    📧 patinnenprojekt@ibz-karlsruhe.de
    ↗ More info

Stu­dents

Inter­na­tion­al Bud­dy Pro­gram – Meet, Con­nect, Sup­port - KIT
  • Who it’s for: New inter­na­tion­al stu­dents at KIT
  • What it offers: A plat­form to con­nect with expe­ri­enced KIT stu­dents.
    Build your social net­work, devel­op inter­cul­tur­al skills, and sup­port each oth­er through shared knowl­edge and experience.
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ Inter­na­tion­al Office – KIT
  • Con­tact per­son: Annette Seit­er (Coor­di­na­tor)
    📧 annette.seiter@kit.edu
    ↗ More info

Men­tor­ing Pro­gram – Meet, Con­nect, Sup­port – HKA
  • Who it’s for: First-semes­ter students
  • What it Offers: In the men­tor­ing pro­gram, you as a first-semes­ter stu­dent will be sup­port­ed through­out your first semes­ter by expe­ri­enced stu­dents from the sec­ond semes­ter onward (men­tors). The men­tors share their knowl­edge and per­son­al expe­ri­ences with you, help­ing you orga­nize your stud­ies and con­nect with oth­er stu­dents. As part of a men­tor­ing group, you’ll also get to know oth­er stu­dents in your pro­gram, as well as the cam­pus and the city.
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ Karl­sruhe Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sci­ences – HKA
  • Con­tact per­son: Dr. Meike Zell­ner / Ste­fanie Sieben­brock
    📧 mentoringprogramm.zl@h‑ka.de

Bud­dy Sup­port – Find a Local Guide in Ger­many - Studieren­den­werk
  • Who it’s for: New­com­ers look­ing for per­son­al guid­ance in their first steps in Germany
  • What it offers: Get paired with a local “bud­dy” who helps you with dai­ly chal­lenges, accom­pa­nies you to appoint­ments, and sup­ports you in adjust­ing to your new life.
  • Orga­niz­er: Inter­na­tion­al Stu­dent Cen­ter – ↗ Studieren­den­werk
  • Con­tact per­son: Lau­ra Liefke
    📞 0721 6909–203
    📧 laura.liefke@sw-ka.de

Work – Startups

EduRef Men­tor­ing – Learn to Code with a Per­son­al Mentor
  • Who it’s for: Any­one inter­est­ed in deep­en­ing their skills in soft­ware development
  • What it offers: A 6‑month per­son­al­ized men­tor­ing pro­gram with week­ly ses­sions and inde­pen­dent project work in between.
    Pace, con­tent, and focus are tai­lored to your goals.
  • Pos­si­ble project top­ics:
    • Your own web­site
    • A mobile app
    • A video game
    • Arti­fi­cial intelligence
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ EduRef
  • Con­tact per­son: Yan­nick Nocus
    📧 info@eduref.eu
    ↗ More info

Men­tor­ing Pro­gram – Own Your Future – WJ Karl­sruhe / IHK
  • Who it’s for: Are you study­ing or in voca­tion­al train­ing but not real­ly sure what you want to do lat­er on? Do you have an idea but don’t know how to get there?
  • What it Offers: The goal is to sup­port young peo­ple dur­ing their (aca­d­e­m­ic) edu­ca­tion in plan­ning and active­ly shap­ing their future careers.
  • Dura­tion: approx. 6 months
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ WJ Karl­sruhe / IHK
  • Con­tact Per­son: Anale­na Mahler
    📞 0721 174–205
    📧 ownyourfuture@wj-karlsruhe.de

Men­tors Sup­port New­com­ers and Busi­ness­es – HWK
  • Tar­get Group: New­ly arrived migrants and businesses
  • Offer: The “Inte­gra­tion through Appren­tice­ship” pro­gram sup­ports new­com­ers in explor­ing career options, find­ing intern­ships or appren­tice­ships, and accom­pa­nies them through the first six months. The men­tors (“Küm­mer­er”) also serve as con­tacts for com­pa­nies, for exam­ple in ques­tions about sup­port­ing apprentices.
  • Dura­tion: 6 months
  • Orga­niz­er: ↗ Karl­sruhe Cham­ber of Crafts (Handw­erk­skam­mer Karl­sruhe, HWK)
  • Con­tact Per­son: Jan Peter Kalus
    📞 0721/ 16 00 143
    📧 kalus@hwk-karlsruhe.de

📣 Do you offer a men­tor­ing pro­gram in Karlsruhe?

If your pro­gram is aimed at an inter­na­tion­al audi­ence and is free of charge, we’d love to hear from you!
Sim­ply fill out this ↗ short form — it takes just 2 min­utes, and we’ll pub­lish your men­tor­ing or tan­dem pro­gram for free.

Men­tors Want­ed — Your Expe­ri­ence Matters

Men­tor­ing – Share Your Knowl­edge with Star­tups – Cyber­Lab

Who it’s for: Expe­ri­enced Entre­pre­neurs
What is Offers: Your busi­ness is already estab­lished in the mar­ket. Would you like to share your know-how and expe­ri­ence with up-and-com­ing star­tups? In return, you’ll get to dis­cov­er excit­ing start­up ideas and meet inter­est­ing young entre­pre­neurs from the IT and high-tech sec­tors through men­tor­ing ses­sions.
Orga­nized by: ↗ Cyber­Lab – Cyber­Fo­rum e.V.
Con­tact Per­son: Michelle (Com­mu­ni­ty Man­ag­er)
📞 0721/ 602 897–772
📧 mentoring@cyberlab.de

Target group: (Migrants, newcomers, and volunteers)
This offer is gratis

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This event information was updated:  30. July 2025