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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Young Researchers Café returns in January with its fi
 rst 2026 edition\, inviting PhD students\, early-career researchers\, and 
 young professionals from TalTech and beyond to an informal\, drop-in discu
 ssion.\n\nFollowing the autumn launch of the Café series\, this session w
 ill focus on mentoring—exploring whether it is needed\, what gaps it cou
 ld fill beyond formal supervision\, and what forms of mentoring would be m
 ost valuable for early-stage researchers.\n\nThe event will start with a s
 hort (~10-minute) introduction\, followed by an open\, free-form discussio
 n in a relaxed setting with cake and coffee. A short survey at the end wil
 l help capture participants’ views on mentoring needs and expectations.\
 n\nAgenda: \nWe’ll discuss:\nDo early-career researchers want or need me
 ntoring?\nWhat gaps could mentoring address that are not currently covered
 ?\nWhat types of mentoring matter most (research\, career development\, in
 dustry/entrepreneurship\, coaching)?\nHow does mentoring fit alongside for
 mal supervision?\n\nRoom: U02-208\, Tallinn\, Estonia\, Estonia
LOCATION:Room: U02-208\, Tallinn\, Estonia\, Estonia
ORGANIZER:tamas.pardy@taltech.ee
SEQUENCE:6
SUMMARY:IEEE Young Researchers Café January 2026 Edition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534044
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IEEE Young Researchers Caf&amp;eacute\; re
 turns in January with its first 2026 edition\, inviting PhD students\, ear
 ly-career researchers\, and young professionals from TalTech and beyond to
  an informal\, drop-in discussion.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Following the autumn launch
  of the Caf&amp;eacute\; series\, this session will focus on mentoring&amp;mdash\;
 exploring whether it is needed\, what gaps it could fill beyond formal sup
 ervision\, and what forms of mentoring would be most valuable for early-st
 age researchers.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;The event will start with a short (~10-minute
 ) introduction\, followed by an open\, free-form discussion in a relaxed s
 etting with cake and coffee. A short survey at the end will help capture p
 articipants&amp;rsquo\; views on mentoring needs and expectations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b
 r /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;rsquo\;ll discuss:&lt;br&gt;Do early-career researchers 
 want or need mentoring?&lt;br&gt;What gaps could mentoring address that are not 
 currently covered?&lt;br&gt;What types of mentoring matter most (research\, care
 er development\, industry/entrepreneurship\, coaching)?&lt;br&gt;How does mentor
 ing fit alongside formal supervision?&lt;/p&gt;
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