UNIC Seminar: Mental health of students during the Covid-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of young adults, including students. Accumulating evidence shows that the quality of life and mental health of many students was and remains to be strongly affected by the pandemic. Typically, young adults experience an active and often exciting phase of life during their studies. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this experience is replaced by restrictions and social isolation.

This UNIC seminar brings together scholars and students to discuss how the crisis has affected the mental health situation of students at several universities in different countries. Current research approaches from different disciplines and insights will be presented. Strategies and ways to cope with the situation individually and collectively will be discussed between scholars and students.

With

• Silvia Schneider and Kathrin Schopf, Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology, and Julia Brailovskaia, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• İlker Kayı, Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Koc University, Turkey
• Ceren Acartürk, Department of Psychology, Koc University, Turkey
• Estíbaliz Royuela Colomer, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Spain
• Linda Rajhvajn Bulat, Study Centre for Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Student representatives (names will be confirmed later)

Organised by Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)

• More information and registration

See also

• UNIC European University is a network of higher education institutions in EU countries that work together for the benefit of students, teachers, researchers and the surrounding societies.
• Student wellbeing and everyday life at the University of Oulu
• "A Good Environment for Studying" – a student interview and ISB survey results