QSuccess Engineering International Student Mentorship is a student peer to peer support program funded by Smith Engineering at Queen's, and facilitated by the University Student Experience Office, QSuccess First-Year Mentorship Program. The QSuccess Engineering International Student Mentorship Program is dedicated to help first year engineering international students with academic, life, and cultural transition. In this program, first year engineering international students (the student mentees) will work one-on-one with upper year engineering students (the student mentors) and gain confidence and skills to be successful in their first-year life. In Smith Engineering, we have an academically strong and culturally diverse student peer mentor team willing to support their mentee buddies over the summer and through their first year.
QSuccess Engineering International Student Mentorship Program is open to all first-year engineering international students and can help you:
Most importantly, our international student mentors have lived through your first year experience in engineering and understand your challenges in the program. Working with an engineering mentor, you'll always have a patient listener with an empathetic mind willing to support you and to celebrate your achievement of your first year in Smith Engineering.
Hey everyone! I’m Tony Wang, a third-year Electrical Engineering student from Shanghai, China. I attended high school in Canada, so I understand the challenges of adapting to a new education system and the transition into Engineering. In my free time, I love watching films, cooking, and traveling—let’s swap food recommendations! As a mentor, I’ll use my experiences to help you navigate academics, cultural adjustments, and campus life. Excited to support you in your first year!
Hi! I'm Abedalrahman, a Jordanian 3rd-year Engineering Physics student who grew up in the UAE. I'm interested in travelling, physics, and technology! I’ve been involved with many things like QRET, FYPCO, and more. I'd love to connect and talk about finding your place academically, personally, and socially! And I will always be there to support you through your first year at Queen's.
Olá 你好, I’m Eliana, a third-year mechatronics engineering student from Macau! I love to travel and enjoy multiple cuisines, videography and photography, and I like to get involved in the community. I’ll use the lessons and resources I discovered to help ease your transition and encourage you to grow and pursue your interests, all while balancing school!
Hi, I'm Isabel Rao, a second-year mining engineer student, I'm ethnically Chinese and grew up in Canada. I enjoy skating, art, travelling and trying new things. I aim to help make your Queens experience smooth, meaningful, and rewarding so you grow with confidence and achieve your goals. Feel free to reach out anytime, I’m here to support you!
Hi, I’m Juan, a third-year Civil Engineering student from Colombia. I love soccer, food, learning new things, and spending time with friends. Having experienced the transition to Queen’s and Canada myself, I’m excited to help new students ease into this change, feel welcome, and get the most out of their university experience. Reach out anytime, I'm always happy to talk!
I’m Nora, a second-year Electrical Engineering student from the Middle East. My journey at Queen’s has helped me grow, adapt to a new environment, and build strong time management skills while balancing academics and social life. I’m excited to support international students by sharing what I’ve learned and helping them feel confident, comfortable, and ready to succeed from day one.
Hi Everyone! I’m Rubin, a second year Mechanical Engineering student from Toronto. I love playing sports and video games. I'm here to support you academically an emotionally, and to share resources that will be helpful to your situation. I'm excited to make your university experience as awesome and stress free as possible!
Thank you for this amazing opportunity, I am looking forward to working with you!
Hi, I’m Shenghan, a Mechanical Engineering student at Queen’s and an international student from China. I enjoy cooking, playing guitar, and riding my bike. I hope to support mentees by sharing my experience, listening to their concerns, and helping them feel more confident and comfortable as they adjust to university life.
All engineering international students are required to participate in the mentorship program in the first year. In early July, you will:
You also have the option to terminate a relationship, rematch yourself to another mentor, or opt out from the program during your fist year.
The International Student Mentor program has provided an opportunity for upper year international students and students with international experience to take leadership in student community, to extend help to international peers, and to represent the need of their race and culture in student services and academic administration.
All engineering undergraduate students (second year and above) are welcome to apply and join the mentor team. If interested, you may apply in the month of May each year following the instruction of the job posting sent to your Queen’s student email. If you have any questions about this program and mentor recruitment, please email to engineering.intladvisor@queensu.ca.