The international conference “Social Mentoring in Europe: Prospects for Social Inclusion and Engagement” on November 13 and 14, offers shared spaces in which practitioners and academics can take stock of current developments, identify common challenges, and jointly develop future visions. The conference is hosted byBertha von Suttner Private University in St. Pölten, near Vienna. It is co-organized by the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership “Mentoring for Social Inclusion: Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacity” (Ment4EU). The event is supported by the Mentoring Europe network, patronage has been assumed by  Korinna Schumann, Federal Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection.

The full conference program will be published by June 2026.

This first European conference dedicated specifically to research and innovation in social mentoring marks an important milestone.

From the Mentoring Europe welcome address