Faculty and students in studies and research on e-mentoring: international practices

The e-mentoring can possibly provide strong alternatives about distance problems, during internships periods, between the university and the internship place such as international internships in general and as well hospitality management internships in particular. The e-mentoring technique and the virtual teaching presence might replace the exclusive supervision of companies staff that receives the trainee. This way, will help to reduce the differences between theory and practice, students could have a better understanding of the links between academic concepts and what he may observe during the internship. Thanks to their integration into de mentoring process, teachers will update their approach to the business world and gain a better knowledge over new techniques used in the companies and over the evolution of the real world. The feedback from the trainees and the real cases studies they will have to solve will also increase the academic level for future lectures.