Intize in English

How the Organization Operates

Intize is primarily run by students and former mentors who volunteer their time as part of the board and nomination committee. The day-to-day operations are managed by the operational team, which consists of employed staff members.

The organization has existed since 2005 and continues thanks to the strong commitment of our volunteer mentors and financial support from our sponsors.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to inspire a greater interest in mathematics and to improve knowledge and mathematical thinking skills.

We achieve this mainly through volunteer-based mentorship, where students help others learn mathematics. This will, among other things, lead to improved self-esteem and opens up new opportunities in life.

Our Vision

• Everyone in Sweden should have more equal and better opportunities to learn mathematics
• Mathematics as a school subject, as well as higher education, should feel less intimidating
• Interest in mathematics and the teaching profession should increase in society
• Mentorship as a tool for knowledge-sharing should be used in more contexts
• Intize should be something the students themselves seek out

The Mentorship

The mentorship program is free of charge and is based on long-term knowledge exchange in mathematics through personal meetings. Everyone is welcome, regardless of background, ambition, or skill level.

Mentor groups consist of 1–2 mentors and 3–6 mentees. They meet for 1–2 hours per week at a mutually agreed time and place, usually at the mentor’s school.

The content of each session is decided jointly by the mentor and the mentees. An Intize mentor is someone with stronger mathematical knowledge who is at least one educational level above their mentees.

We currently offer three types of mentorship:

• University students mentoring upper secondary (gymnasiet) students
• Upper secondary students mentoring lower secondary students (högstadiet)
• Mentorship for particularly gifted children in compulsory school (grundskolan)

Other Activities

In addition to our mentorships, Intize also offers:

• Drop-in: Weekly math help sessions at Vera Sandbergs Allé 8
• Intizedagarna: Lectures and a large study session ahead of national mathematics exams (nationella proven)
• Intize Kreativa Sommarmatte: A fun five day summer program with preparatory math for students entering upper secondary school (gymnasiet)
• Matematik och Samhälle: A course at Chalmers University of Technology (MVE370)

Membership

You are considered a member of Intize if you are involved in any of the following ways:

• Mentor
• Active mentee
• Alumni (“Räv”)
• Supporting member (financial contributor)
• Member of the board
• Member of the nomination committee
• Employee in the operational team

For more information, please see our Membership page.

Funding

Intize is financially supported through sponsorships. In Gothenburg, our main supporters are Chalmers University of Technology and Natur & Kultur, and also Skolverket. The Swedish Inheritance Fund (Allmänna Arvsfonden) has previously funded our remote mentorship program for particularly gifted children in rural areas.

Questions?