Programme employees

Date: 8 June 2026
Time: 08:15 - 9:15
Location: Vrijhof (building 47) floor 2, room 208

Between back-to-back meetings and looming deadlines, it is easy for the mind to get stuck in overdrive. If you are looking for a way to quieten the noise and regain your focus, we invite you to try something different.

Step away from the screen and join us for a session of Tai Chi. Through gentle, flowing movements, you will learn how to release physical tension and settle a busy mind. These simple exercises are designed to help you de-stress and return to your desk feeling refreshed and re-energised.

There is no pressure and no previous experience is required, just an opportunity to breathe, move, and find your balance. Discover how slowing down for a moment can help you move forward with more clarity.

Date: 8 June 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Location: Atelier, Vrijhof

Working with glass is a special experience; the material you have always learned to be careful with, you can now use to create something. Glass always produces a beautiful result due to its inherent shine, and when light shines on it, glass comes to life.

During this workshop, you will learn to cut, grind, and arrange glass into a beautiful whole.
Everyone receives a 15x15 cm base plate on which to work, with the theme of creating a holiday memory (perhaps no theme? That is of course possible too).

Date: 9 June 2026
Time: 12:15 - 12:45
Location: Open-air Theater (Openluchttheater, 7522 MG Enschede)

It's time again for the well-known lunch walks! Step outside during your break, enjoy some fresh air, and invite your colleagues to join, because this edition comes with something extra special.

This lunch walk kicks off with The Throw & Toss Show, a high-energy live performance in the open-air theatre. A mash-up of existing work, new experiments, and live play — and yes, you participate. Grab a ball, throw a rhythm, test the gear, and go for it. Skills? Not needed. Energy? Yes, please.

Arrive at 12:15, enjoy a tasty wrap, watch the show, and finish with the lunch walk. Sign up in advance to secure your wrap, this will be checked upon arrival.

We hope to see you on June 9th! 

Date: 9 June 2026
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Location: Open-air Theater (Openluchttheater, 7522 MG Enschede)

Looking for a fun break without a long commitment? Join us for The Throw & Toss Show, a high-energy live performance in the open-air theatre. A mash-up of existing work, new experiments, and live play, and yes, you participate. Grab a ball, throw a rhythm, test the gear, and go for it. Skills? Not needed. Energy? Yes, please.

No sign-up needed, no lunch included. A quick, fun break from your desk and back before you know it.

We hope to see you on June 9th! 

Date: 11 June 2026
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
Location: Sports Centre, waiting room Topvorm Twente

Step out of your daily routine and join a guided, one-on-one walk in nature around the University of Twente campus.

Within the well-being theme "Move With Change," we explore together how you can navigate change and challenges, both physically and mentally. During the walk, there is space for your story, and we can reflect on your resilience and personal stress factors, in a calm and natural environment.

If you'd like, attention can be given to how stress works in your body and what ways there are to become more conscious of it. This gives you insights and practical tools that you can take with you beyond the walk

Date: 11 June 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Drienerburght 102A, old ATLAS building

Financially fit employees are able to respond calmly and quickly to unexpected situations. This includes life events or external developments beyond their control, such as changes in the world around us. Without immediate financial worries, there is mental space to make well-considered decisions and seize opportunities. As a result, employees are better equipped to handle setbacks and adapt to change. Financial fitness therefore forms a strong foundation for both personal and professional agility. 

Date: 11 June 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:00 
Location: Start at the main entrance at the Sports Centre, University of Twente/Topvorm Twente

During the well-being weeks, “Move With Change!” focuses on improving mental and physical agility. Running therapy is a great way to do this. In small groups you’ll run or walk while working on your mental and physical health. The goal is to get out of your head and into your body, helping you relax and regain energy. This activity takes place over three weeks and starts with a trial session to see if it suits you. It can help with complaints such as stress, excessive worrying, depressive feelings, anxiety, panic attacks, and fatigue. No running experience is needed. You’ll learn to recognize your body’s signals and develop tools to set boundaries, guided by an expert.

Interested? Sign up and discover if running therapy works for you.

Date: 15 June 2026
Time: 12:15/30 - 14:00
Location: If the weather is good gather at the square in front of the BOX (next to the Sports Centre), otherwise in the sportscanteen

It’s time again for the well-known lunch walks! Step outside during your break, enjoy some fresh air and a delicious lunch, and don’t forget to invite your colleagues to join you.

Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
Location: Sports Centre, waiting room Topvorm Twente

Step out of your daily routine and join a guided, one-on-one walk in nature around the University of Twente campus.

Within the well-being theme "Move With Change," we explore together how you can navigate change and challenges, both physically and mentally. During the walk, there is space for your story, and we can reflect on your resilience and personal stress factors, in a calm and natural environment.

If you'd like, attention can be given to how stress works in your body and what ways there are to become more conscious of it. This gives you insights and practical tools that you can take with you beyond the walk

Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Drienerburght 102B, old ATLAS building

You can be brilliant at solving problems. But mental health is not just another problem you can fix with your mind. And real resilience, the kind that holds up under pressure, doesn’t start in your head either. This session is about something big and still too often invisible: the mental struggles of high-performing students and professionals, and the taboos that keep us silent about them. And about what resilience truly requires: staying upright while everything around you shifts.

Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Location: Atelier, Vrijhof

Working with glass is a special experience; the material you have always learned to be careful with, you can now use to create something. Glass always produces a beautiful result due to its inherent shine, and when light shines on it, glass comes to life.

During this workshop, you will learn to cut, grind, and arrange glass into a beautiful whole.
Everyone receives a 15x15 cm base plate on which to work, with the theme of creating a holiday memory (perhaps no theme? That is of course possible too).

Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Location: Kleine Zaal, Vrijhof

A reason to take a CPR course
Each year, 17,000 people in the Netherlands suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital. The chance of survival is highest if CPR is started within 6 minutes. However, many people don’t know how to perform CPR.

Most cardiac arrests happen at home
About 70% of cardiac arrests occur at home, often involving a parent, partner, or child. A CPR course gives you the confidence and skills to take immediate action if a loved one experiences a cardiac arrest.

You can save lives
Anyone who has completed a CPR course can register as a civilian responder. If someone nearby suffers a cardiac arrest, you will receive an alert on your phone to take action. This way, you can help save lives.

Anyone can learn CPR
During the course, you’ll receive practical information that you can apply right away. You’ll practice with a CPR manikin and a training AED, and learn how to recognize a cardiac arrest.

Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: Sports Centre, waiting room Topvorm Twente

Step out of your daily routine and join a guided, one-on-one walk in nature around the University of Twente campus.

Within the well-being theme "Move With Change," we explore together how you can navigate change and challenges, both physically and mentally. During the walk, there is space for your story, and we can reflect on your resilience and personal stress factors, in a calm and natural environment.

If you'd like, attention can be given to how stress works in your body and what ways there are to become more conscious of it. This gives you insights and practical tools that you can take with you beyond the walk

Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:45 
Location: Bastille Meetingroom 4

Are you ready for a break? To get rid of some stress?   
Spending some time with the specially trained dogs from Dogswork is a great way to take a small break in your busy day.   

You will get an explanation on how to handle the dogs and then do a fun exercise with them outside. Happy feelings and smiles guaranteed!   

There are two timeslots:

Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
Location: Inform, Design Lab

From Silence to Action: how to stand up in academia? This workshop builds on the call to stand up against misconduct in academia (see also ut.onl/ikstaop).
Drawing on real stories, we explore how people have spoken up, supported others, or navigated unsafe working environments. Together, we examine different ways of standing up — for yourself or for others, individually or collectively. You will actively reflect, discuss, and develop realistic actions you can take in these moments, from small steps to more substantial interventions. The workshop is open to both academic and support staff, and you will leave with practical tools and more confidence to stand up and make a difference.

Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Location: Start at the main entrance at the Sports Center University of Twente/Topvorm Twente

During the well-being weeks, “Move With Change!” focuses on improving mental and physical agility. Running therapy is a great way to do this. In small groups you’ll run or walk while working on your mental and physical health. The goal is to get out of your head and into your body, helping you relax and regain energy. This activity takes place over three weeks and starts with a trial session to see if it suits you. It can help with complaints such as stress, excessive worrying, depressive feelings, anxiety, panic attacks, and fatigue. No running experience is needed. You’ll learn to recognise your body’s signals and develop tools to set boundaries, guided by an expert.

Interested? Sign up and discover if running therapy works for you.