Mentorship programs for students in open source. Industry/Academia Partnerships

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Mentorship programs for students in open source Growing community leaders and academia/industry partnerships Dr. Oleg Nenashev, CH Open Member

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speakerdeck.com/onenashev Disclaimer: this presentation does not represent the opinion of my employer or open source communities / organizations I am a member of

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> whoami @oleg_nenashev oleg-nenashev Dr. Nenashev / Mr. Jenkins Serial community builder Developer Tools hacker DevRel consultant #RussiansAgainstPutin #StandWithUkraine

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Time * Once a contributor, [almost] always a contributor Neuchâtel 4 Mentor since 2010; Organizer since 2015

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7 Newcomer Migrant ACADEMIA AND EDU ARE EVERYWHERE

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https://opensource.googleblog.com/2018/08/magnificent-mentors-of-gsoc.html 769 Many Mentors in GSoC programs

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Few Swiss Students in open source internships https://developers.google.com/open -source/gsoc/resources/stats 1...8 students in 2018..2025

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Good News on Local Internships ● Many paid and unpaid internships in Switzerland ● Mandatory internships in Universities ● RAV and apprenticeship programs https://www.bfs.admin.ch/news/en/2024-0533

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Industry Internships Bad for Academia?

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a big tech * how some people see it

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Mentorship programs are great collaborations / partnerships

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Mentorship Programs in FOSS • Onboarding individual and org contributors • Community bonding and retention • Driving key initiatives • Guerilla marketing • Growing community leaders https://www.linuxfoundation.org/res earch/mentorship-in-open-source

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Source: https://www.frontier sin.org/journals/psy chology/articles/10. 3389/fpsyg.2022.87 5940/full Partnership on Mentorship programs

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Mentorship Programs ● Learning experience for all parties ● Community bonding ● Nice2Have: Delivering Something ● Nice2Have: Driving the project’s roadmap

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LFX Mentorships by the Linux Foundation https://medium.com/@akankshar8800/lfx-mentorshi p-learn-and-earn-with-open-source-aeaaf95c03b6

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Community > Code

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Community over Code © jenkins.io/participate 21

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Not just code! Zainab Abubakar @zaycodes ● Google Season of Docs 2020 ○ jenkins.io/blog/2020/12/04/gsod-project-report ● Keynotes at CloudBees/CDF events ● Presented at the D&I Council at CloudBees ● Multi-year SheCodeAfrica collaboration on documentation/code hackathons ○ Event sponsorship ○ Mentorship & Joint Projects

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FOSS Mentorships are great for your org

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For Academia ● Industry Experience ● Publicity ● Long-lasting Partnerships ● Portable Skills

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ETH / PULP platform for SoCs

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Scala Center - GSoC 2025 ● 14 projects in GSoC ● Umbrella for smaller organizations/projects summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/ organizations/scala-center

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● Umbrella for Particle Physics-related projects ● Internships in open source SW/HW ● GSoC and other FOSS programs

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Source: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2018/08/27/google-sum mer-of-code-outreachy-round-16/ ● GSoC / GSoD ● Outreachy ● Google Code-In ● Own Programs

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Mentorship is great for Your Org ● Open-source partnerships

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31 FOSS Standards and collaborations is a great way to start AI and More ….

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Mentorship is great for Your Org ● Open-source Partnerships ● Features in your FOSS projects and products ● Marketing content ● Visibility in open source ● Recruitment opportunities

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https://youtu.be/dTY1eANYq7w?si=WYTmD5E1gXpZxctk

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Mentorship is great for Your Org ● (?) Open-source ecosystem around products ● Features in your FOSS projects and products ● Marketing content ● Visibility in open source ● Recruitment opportunities ● Leadership practice for your teams

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User Comitter Maintainer Community Leader Stakeholder or mentor Leadership is not about code Fast track to leadership

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And What About You?

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archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/selfish_contributor Being a Lead Mentor is hard… but rewarding James Bottomley, “The Selﬁsh Contributor Explained”, FOSDEM 2020

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Mentorship is great for YOU ● Joint publications ● Leadership practice ● Learning together with mentees ● Visibility in open source, network ● Inﬂuence in the community

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Exposure and Publicity Ewelina Wilkosz – Most Valuable Jenkins Contributor @ Jenkins World Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit – Select FOSS Event

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Networking jenkins.io/blog/2020/01/29/gsoc-report/ 40

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[Community] Leadership == Path to the next roles ● Project and Group Leadership ● Public Relations ● Industry ;) ● …

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Summary ● Mentorship in open source is not just volunteering, it helps everyone ● Mentorships are good for your org ● Mentorship is good for your career

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Log the Takeaways 1. Checkout the local and global communities 2. Participate in mentorship programs 3. Share your experiences 44 Source: https://talesfromthewilds.blogspot.com/2012/11 /beaver-logging-and-lone-american-pipit.html

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It’s [always] a great time to contribute! summerofcode.withgoogle.com jenkins.io/participate

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Join open source orgs in Switzerland! | Education

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In Suisse Romande // Just my highlights Cloud Native Suisse Romande

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Tell your story at KCD Suisse Romande 04-05 December 2025 - kcd.cloud-native-romandy.ch

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References ● My slides: speakerdeck.com/onenashev/ ● Blog from the Dynatrace times: engineering.dynatrace.com/blog/mentoring- in-open-source-my-journey-so-far