Our Faculty offers a wide range of mentoring and talent development activities.
Academic Student Societies
Academic student societies are open workshops for talent development, which our students can join at any time and for any length of time during their university studies. These workshops, based on collaborative professional work between students and faculty, operate alongside the departments and are organized on the principle of self-governance. Their primary goal is to provide a space and opportunity for a deeper understanding of specific, narrower fields within law and political science, and to support our students’ professional development by helping them acquire more in-depth knowledge beyond the required curriculum.
Student societies hold meetings weekly or every two weeks, to which they invite a renowned expert on a given topic to give a presentation and lead a discussion on the subject; they also review each other’s term papers and other assignments and offer assistance in writing them. In addition, they participate in conferences and organize academic competitions. One of the key goals of these student clubs is to prepare students for conducting scientific research. This is where the cultivation of the next generation of scientific professionals begins, and where talented students are identified. Students have the opportunity to conduct scientific research on topics that interest them, with the help of faculty members and professional guidance.
With their research papers on such topics, students can qualify through a biennial preliminary selection process to participate in the National Student Research Conference, a nationwide academic competition. The rankings achieved here are extremely valuable and contribute to their future professional advancement.
Mentoring Program for First-Year Students
The goal of the Mentor Program is to help first-year students integrate into university life. Each first-year student group has faculty and student mentors who work together to support freshmen throughout their first year of college.
As part of the Mentor Program:
we actively participate in organizing and running Orientation Days, where freshmen first meet their group and become acquainted with their major;
we hold sessions throughout the academic year designed to assist them in their studies, including training in study skills, writing techniques, and time management, as well as exam preparation sessions as midterm exams approach;
We maintain ongoing contact with the group and organize one-on-one meetings to assess individual problems and find solutions to them;
In addition, we organize programs that help first-year students gain a realistic understanding of the professions of law, criminology, and political science, as well as their roles and responsibilities in society.
The most significant event of the Mentoring Program each year is the Orientation Days, held at the beginning of the academic year, where first-year students meet their fellow students and mentors for the first time. The three-day event is a true gateway to university life: a wide range of academic and social programs help freshmen start the academic year surrounded by familiar faces and equipped with the practical knowledge they need for their studies.
Demonstrator System Operated by Departments
Students can get involved in the operations and day-to-day life of a department through the demonstrator program. The demonstrators support the department's activities and are selected by the departments through a competitive application process. The support tasks are varied and depend on the specific needs or ideas of the department in question.