Mentor Scheme, including the Women in Engineering Project, forms a major part of the Engineering Faculty's Equity and Diversity strategy. The scheme provides a support network for students at all year levels, particularly those who are not traditionally encouraged to pursue engineering and related disciplines, or find themselves on the periphery of mainstream engineering culture. By providing this networking opportunity, the scheme encourages acceptance and understanding of the value of different cultural backgrounds, experiences, and points of view that can act as a source of innovation and flexibility in engineering and related disciplines.
Participants can choose to be mentored by more experienced students or people working in industry.
While pairs are free to choose where, when and how often they meet, the Faculty regularly organises events for participants. The Faculty coordinates a support scheme for international students. The scheme also takes the form of workshops, and in this case led by members of the International Engineering Students Society. The aims are to provide support and information to assist international students cope with the transition to university in a foreign country. The Faculty also provides extensive tutorial support for overseas students with special needs, such as those coming into later years of the undergraduate program with advanced standing.