At the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria we put people at the heart of what we do, it’s not simply a slogan. The education we provide is based on this principle, which demands a different way of teaching, of presenting ourselves to students and of creating a program of subjects that truly reflects the importance of every person at our university. This is why we have a series of subjects – our own – that delve deeper into each individual. One of these is the subject of Individual Skills and Competencies, which allows us to work with first year students so they can acquire the necessary skills to enable them to understand and accept themselves and give their all, first at University, and later in the development of their career.

This subject is taught in two settings: as a group, in the classroom, and individually, in six meetings with a mentor assigned to each student. These six meetings are milestones on a path designed to guide university students towards personal maturity. Through this program, each student will discover their own value and the greatness of directing their own life towards their calling. In the series of meetings, mentor and mentee address major themes (outlook on life, taking action, personal knowledge and the meaning of my existence in the world, where to go: the mission and vocation of humanity) and the mentee will reflect and work on them and is assessed on these topics. As these meetings are individual, the students will find a confidential space in which they can share what they need for their human development, and to develop their confidence and interest in growth.

A University that seeks the truth would not be very honest if it did not allow a space for this search to be focused on the student and, moreover, the opportunity for this to be carried out in the first person. Mentoring is the space in which this can happen.