Programme students

During the well-being weeks, the University Library offers all different kinds of small events. What kind of events? That is still a secret and will be announced on the day itself. They are low-key, so no sign-up is needed. It is also important to know that the events help you with studying and the library can still be used as a nice and quiet study space. Come by and check the events out yourself! 

Goodhabitz is an online platform that offers fun courses for your personal development. Look at their unique courses and find out how Goodhabitz can help you! See what they can offer for you via: https://su.utwente.nl/en/well-being/ 

Date: Tuesday 8 November 
          Wednesday 9 November 
          Friday 11 November
Time: 8:30 - 9:00h 
Location: Dojo Sports Centre

When we begin our day with a morning meditation, we give ourselves the best chance to feel fully aware, awake and alive before we "do" anything. By creating a regular morning routine, we cultivate peace of mind and happy relationships in which we are kinder and less judgmental of ourselves and others.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. there is a day-start meditation in the Dojo at the Sports Centre.

You do not have to sign up for the morning meditation; everyone is welcome!

On Tuesdays, there is an opportunity (around 8:20) for sitting instruction. We will explore how to sit on a meditation cushion in a way that is comfortable for you.

On Fridays, there is room for conversation after meditation. Meditation cushions are available in the dojo. Staff from the Department of Psychology, Health and Technology with experience in various streams (Mindfulness, Vipassana, Zen) of meditation will be guiding the session these mornings. If desired for the group in attendance, guided mediation may be offered.

Date: 8 November 
Time: 19:30 - 21:00h 
Location: Vrijhof Amphitheater

Sleep is essential for our wellbeing. Our health, creativity, memory, they all are influenced by sleep. Dr. Annemarie Luik will explain how you can have a good night. Lecture is in Dutch. 

Date: 10 November 
Time: 9:30-11:00h 
Location: online 
By: Linda van het Hoff (Loyalis)

Do you want to work on financial fitness? In 1.5 hours you will learn how you can become financially fitter and therefore better prepared for the future  in an interactive way. We do this based on tips, theory and offering practical tools. We ensure that participants can translate all tips to their own personal situation, so that they can get started with their own financial fitness. After the workshop you will have insight into your own financial fitness to be better prepared for the future. You will receive concrete guidelines to get started.

Topics covered:

• You will find out what money type you are
• Tips & tricks to easily get your finances in order
• know where your financial fitness is
• Which steps you can take to get more grip on your money

Date: Tuesday 15 November
          Wednesday 16 November 
          Friday 18 November
Time: 8:30 - 9:00h 
Location: Dojo Sports Centre

When we begin our day with a morning meditation, we give ourselves the best chance to feel fully aware, awake and alive before we "do" anything. By creating a regular morning routine, we cultivate peace of mind and happy relationships in which we are kinder and less judgmental of ourselves and others.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. there is a day-start meditation in the Dojo at the Sports Centre.

You do not have to sign up for the morning meditation; everyone is welcome!

On Tuesdays, there is an opportunity (around 8:20) for sitting instruction. We will explore how to sit on a meditation cushion in a way that is comfortable for you.

On Fridays, there is room for conversation after meditation. Meditation cushions are available in the dojo. Staff from the Department of Psychology, Health and Technology with experience in various streams (Mindfulness, Vipassana, Zen) of meditation will be guiding the session these mornings. If desired for the group in attendance, guided mediation may be offered.

Date: 15 November 
Time: 15:30-16:30
Location: Cubicus B209
By: Nando Tolboom

The energy crisis in our society can significantly impact your well-being. The challenges and questions you face, such as:  What is the cause? How does my bill work, and what is the government price ceiling? What impact can I have on my bill? It and more will all be discussed during this lecture by UT researcher Nando Tolboom.  We will address these topics and more to educate you and nudge you in the right direction. Of course, there is plenty of room for discussions and questions.

Date: 16 November
Time: 11:00 - 12:30 
Location: SP6
By: Jan van den Hoogen (ArboUnie)

The world around us is changing rapidly. Flexibility, self-reliance and resilience are the key concepts of today. Those who take changes into account can move with them. Those who can guard their own limits can hold their own. That means that investing in your mental resilience pays off. We offer a fun interactive meeting to work on your mental resilience together. 

Date: 16 November 
Time: 15:30-16:30 
Location: Ravelijn RA2501
By: Wilko Rohlfs (UT-ET)

Personal action to overcome the energy crisis seems to be quite limited, and we tend to be paralyzed and not take action ourselves. Small PV power plants, so-called plug-in power plants, are one way of participating in the energy transition and benefiting to a small extent from the electricity generated by oneself. But how complex is the installation? What equipment is required? How much electricity do the one or two panels generate? What does the equipment cost and what payback period can be expected? In this workshop we will find answers to these questions together and from personal experiences. There will also be an opportunity to try out a plug-in power plant for yourself.

Date: 16 November
Time: 18:00-19:00 
Location: UT Sports Centre in front of main entrance 
Language: Dutch/English  

  Running therapy helps you mentally and physically. Get out of your head and into your body to feel full of energy again!   

This activity will take place in groups of a maximum of 12 people. It is not a personal consult.   
During this edition of the well-being weeks, recovery (sleep), vitality and physical and mental health are at the centre of attention. In addition, relaxation is also a very important subject. Running therapy will be an activity that will take place throughout these four weeks. The goal of running therapy is to get mental relaxation by physical effort (running or fast walking). This can be helpful if you have physical or mental complaints such as excessive worrying, depressive symptoms, anxiety- and/or panic attacks and fatigue complaints.   

During the small-grouped session, you will learn to recognize the signals your body gives you, and based on this you will get tools to set some boundaries. Running therapy is developed for those who recognize themselves in one of the complaints written above. No basic level of running or running experience is required to sign up for running therapy.     

Do you want to exercise under the supervision of an expert who will help you get grip on your complaints and helps you to find relaxation? Then sign up!   

Normally this therapy takes 8 weeks in a row, but during our well-being weeks you can try out whether this way of relaxation fits you. Getting to know more about running therapy and how it can help is the goal of this clinic during the well-being weeks, and in addition, you get some practical tips. After this experience, it is possible to start with the 8 weeks course in a row.   

Date: 17 November 
Time: 15:30-16:30
Location: Ravelijn RA2501
By: Wilko Rohlfs (UT-ET)

Heating is the largest consumer of energy and nowadays the biggest cost driver for living expenses. Even if we cannot significantly reduce our heating costs without expensive insulation measures, there is a chance for a measurable reduction through rather simple actions. In this workshop, we will first discuss the general mechanisms of heat transfer and use them to derive measures to reduce heat loss. In addition, we will discuss ways to improve the efficiency of the heating system, as well as the risks and dangers of too low room temperatures.

Date: 18 November
Time: 9:30 -  12:00h

ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING OVERWHELMED BY EVERYTHING THAT’S ON YOUR TO-DO LIST? DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE STRESSED OUT AND IT IMPACTS YOUR DAILY LIFE? 

The greatest myth about stress is that a stress-free life exists at all. Dealing with your study, social life, work, sports and everything else, is a lot and feeling stressed now and then is inevitable. Sometimes feeling stressed can help us and be a positive thing. That being said, it is possible to learn how to deal with stress, so it becomes more manageable and you feel less overwhelmed by it. This stress management workshop, developed by the student psychologists of the University of Twente, provides you with information about stress and tools regarding how to handle stress.

Nothing changes if nothing changes. If you do want things to change, we would like to encourage you to sign up for this workshop and we will provide you with tools to make that change.

This workshop requires active participation. Learning how to deal with stress is an ongoing process and you will be asked to keep on working on this after the workshop. 

Date: 21 november
Time: 11:30-12:00 NL 
          13:30-14:00 ENG 
Location: online 
By: Robbert Janssen (UT-LISA)

Are you often stressed because of your mailbox and find it difficult to keep an overview? Do you receive so many e-mails daily that reading and answering them all distracts you from your 'real' work? In this webinar, you will get useful tips for managing your Outlook calendar. This will result in a cleaner inbox, a better overview and time savings. In this half-hour webinar, we will explain a number of functionalities in Microsoft Outlook that will help you get a better grip on your e-mail and calendar.

Date: 22 November 
Time: 10:00-12:00 
Location: to be determined. 
By: Jan Buist

In this interactive workshop you will learn how to budget, save and build buffers with your income. And to prevent problems such as late payments and debt.

You will work with Jan Buist of ‘Financieel Sterk’ on your finances and experience that finances can be fun too.

Date: 22 November 
Time: 13:30-15:30
Location: to be determined. 
By: Jan Buist

In this interactive workshop you will learn how to budget, save and build buffers with your income. And to prevent problems such as late payments and debt.

You will work with Jan Buist of ‘Financieel Sterk’ on your finances and experience that finances can be fun too

Date: 22 November
Time: 16.00-17.15h
Location: UT sportcentrum, room SC5
By: Freddy Lufting

Learn to stand up for yourself! 

On this Tuesday afternoon, Freddy Lufting, Taekwondo reacher at UT VAS Arashi, will give a workshop in which awareness of one’s own behaviour and mental and physical skills will be central. The focus is on setting boundaries and various self defense techniques. Would you like to get to know some self defense techniques? Sign-up quickly! 

Date: 22 November
Time: 14:00-16:30
By: SACC

ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING OVERWHELMED BY EVERYTHING THAT’S ON YOUR TO-DO LIST? DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE STRESSED OUT AND IT IMPACTS YOUR DAILY LIFE? 

The greatest myth about stress is that a stress-free life exists at all. Dealing with your study, social life, work, sports and everything else, is a lot and feeling stressed now and then is inevitable. Sometimes feeling stressed can help us and be a positive thing. That being said, it is possible to learn how to deal with stress, so it becomes more manageable and you feel less overwhelmed by it. This stress management workshop, developed by the student psychologists of the University of Twente, provides you with information about stress and tools regarding how to handle stress.

Nothing changes if nothing changes. If you do want things to change, we would like to encourage you to sign up for this workshop and we will provide you with tools to make that change.

This workshop requires active participation. Learning how to deal with stress is an ongoing process and you will be asked to keep on working on this after the workshop.

Date: Tuesday 22 November 
          Wednesday 23 November 
          Friday 25 November
Time: 8:30 - 9:00h 
Location: Dojo Sports Centre

When we begin our day with a morning meditation, we give ourselves the best chance to feel fully aware, awake and alive before we "do" anything. By creating a regular morning routine, we cultivate peace of mind and happy relationships in which we are kinder and less judgmental of ourselves and others.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. there is a day-start meditation in the Dojo at the Sports Centre.

You do not have to sign up for the morning meditation; everyone is welcome!

On Tuesdays, there is an opportunity (around 8:20) for sitting instruction. We will explore how to sit on a meditation cushion in a way that is comfortable for you.

On Fridays, there is room for conversation after meditation. Meditation cushions are available in the dojo. Staff from the Department of Psychology, Health and Technology with experience in various streams (Mindfulness, Vipassana, Zen) of meditation will be guiding the session these mornings. If desired for the group in attendance, guided mediation may be offered.

Date: 23 November
Time: 18:00-19:00 
Location: UT Sports Centre in front of main entrance 
Language: Dutch/English  

Running therapy helps you mentally and physically. Get out of your head and into your body to feel full of energy again!   

This activity will take place in groups of a maximum of 12 people. It is not a personal consult.   
During this edition of the well-being weeks, recovery (sleep), vitality and physical and mental health are at the centre of attention. In addition, relaxation is also a very important subject. Running therapy will be an activity that will take place throughout these four weeks. The goal of running therapy is to get mental relaxation by physical effort (running or fast walking). This can be helpful if you have physical or mental complaints such as excessive worrying, depressive symptoms, anxiety- and/or panic attacks and fatigue complaints.   

During the small-grouped session, you will learn to recognize the signals your body gives you, and based on this you will get tools to set some boundaries. Running therapy is developed for those who recognize themselves in one of the complaints written above. No basic level of running or running experience is required to sign up for running therapy.     

Do you want to exercise under the supervision of an expert who will help you get grip on your complaints and helps you to find relaxation? Then sign up!   

Normally this therapy takes 8 weeks in a row, but during our well-being weeks you can try out whether this way of relaxation fits you. Getting to know more about running therapy and how it can help is the goal of this clinic during the well-being weeks, and in addition, you get some practical tips. After this experience, it is possible to start with the 8 weeks course in a row.   

Date: 24th of November
Time: 12.30-13.30
Location: DesignLab LEARN-X
By: Jelle van Dijk

Do you have a unique brain that perhaps does not always responds so smoothly to the challenges of daily life? In this talk I present the Design your Life creative toolbox. With this toolbox you explore your own (neurodiverse) needs, starting from your unique lived experience. Develop ideas, build prototypes and test your own practical interventions. Create what you need and what fits perfectly to your unique way of being. Let the environment work for you, not against you! 

Date & Time: 
24 November, 19:30 - 21.30h
29 November, 16:30 - 18.30h
Location: to be determined (physical). 
By: SU in collaboration with UT psychologists

Do you want to know more about how you can be there for your friends regarding their well-being and how to make them feel heard, without letting their problems affect you too much? Then sign up for the 'Look after your friend'-training, offered by the SU in collaboration with UT psychologists.

The training consists of two lessons, so make sure you can join both dates!
Sign up here for both lessons.

Date: Tuesday 29 November 
          Wednesday 30 November 
          Friday 2 December
Time: 8:30 - 9:00h 
Location: Dojo Sports Centre

When we begin our day with a morning meditation, we give ourselves the best chance to feel fully aware, awake and alive before we "do" anything. By creating a regular morning routine, we cultivate peace of mind and happy relationships in which we are kinder and less judgmental of ourselves and others.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. there is a day-start meditation in the Dojo at the Sports Centre.

You do not have to sign up for the morning meditation; everyone is welcome!

On Tuesdays, there is an opportunity (around 8:20) for sitting instruction. We will explore how to sit on a meditation cushion in a way that is comfortable for you.

On Fridays, there is room for conversation after meditation. Meditation cushions are available in the dojo. Staff from the Department of Psychology, Health and Technology with experience in various streams (Mindfulness, Vipassana, Zen) of meditation will be guiding the session these mornings. If desired for the group in attendance, guided mediation may be offered.

Date: 30 November 
Time: 13:30-15:00h 
Location: online
By: Linda van het Hoff

Do you want to work on financial fitness? In 1.5 hours you will learn how you can become financially fitter and therefore better prepared for the future  in an interactive way. We do this based on tips, theory and offering practical tools. We ensure that participants can translate all tips to their own personal situation, so that they can get started with their own financial fitness. After the workshop you will have insight into your own financial fitness to be better prepared for the future. You will receive concrete guidelines to get started.

Topics covered:

• You will find out what money type you are
• Tips & tricks to easily get your finances in order
• know where your financial fitness is
• Which steps you can take to get more grip on your money

Date: 1 December
Time: 15:00-17:00 
Location: Amphitheater 

You now have the opportunity to pitch your story, research or idea on well-being. For example, explain in a 7-minute pitch how your research resulted in tips that you can give people to improve their well-being, how your experiences in the past have helped you in making healthy choices now or your innovative idea on how to make students and employees move more frequent during their working days. Everything is possible, as long as you take the lead! 

Date & Time: 
24 November, 19:30 - 21.30h
29 November, 16:30 - 18.30h
Location: to be determined (physical). 
By: SU in collaboration with UT psychologists

Do you want to know more about how you can be there for your friends regarding their well-being and how to make them feel heard, without letting their problems affect you too much? Then sign up for the 'Look after your friend'-training, offered by the SU in collaboration with UT psychologists.

The training consists of two lessons, so make sure you can join both dates! 
Sign up here for both lessons.