We aim to help students develop effective strategies for coping with stress, strengthen their own resources, and take advantage of appropriate support services. At the same time, we are working to create an academic environment that better enables all students to maintain their health and participate fully, regardless of their personal circumstances or life situations.
Our Understanding of Health
Student Health Management
mycareer_RUB, Marquard.jpg
RUB, Marquard
Health and Well-Being during your studies
College is about more than just exams and grades. How well you cope with stress, how steadily you navigate difficult times, and what support is available to you all play a central role. We understand health not merely as “not being sick,” but as the interplay of physical, mental, and social well-being. This includes, for example, stress, concentration, sleep, and mental strain, as well as one’s personal life situation, social environment, and the conditions under which one studies.
It is important to us that students know how to improve their own health and where to find support when things get difficult. This also means seeking help early on—not waiting until things have become completely unmanageable.
This is also about fairness and accessibility: Not everyone starts under the same conditions. That’s why we want to break down barriers and design support so that it’s accessible to as many students as possible. For us, health during college means: No one bears the responsibility alone! At the same time, there are many ways to actively promote your own health and seek support when needed.
For us, health during your studies means: No one bears the responsibility alone!
Health Promotion at the University
Health promotion at the university views health not merely as the absence of illness, but as the foundation for successful studying, working, and living. The focus is on a biopsychosocial and salutogenic understanding of health. The key factor is which resources enable people to strengthen themselves, maintain their health, and continue to develop it. The goal is to empower students to actively shape their own health. This includes health literacy, self-efficacy, participation, and the ability to seek support in a timely manner. Health promotion thus also means empowerment and the reduction of health and social inequalities.
Health and well-being are seen as essential prerequisites for the entire student journey, from the start of studies through graduation. They affect not only academic success but also the overall experience of studying at the university.
This also involves structurally incorporating students’ health interests and factoring them into university decisions. Health promotion is thus not only a matter of individual support but also a shared responsibility of the university as an organization.
A particular focus is placed on students’ living environments. Health is influenced by the places where people live, learn, and work. For this reason, in addition to psychosocial aspects, educational, economic, ecological, infrastructural, and architectural conditions are also taken into account.
The goal is to build sustainable networks both within and outside the university that support health, participation, and academic success in the long term.
Questions or suggestions?
Sustainable student health management can only succeed if we listen to one another and identify students’ needs. Students can click this link to answer three short questions about health and well-being and help shape the future of student health management.
For further questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact:
Peter
Bickmann
Tasks
Project Coordination: Student Health Management
Address
Peer Quartier, Buscheyplatz 3
Phone Number
Student Health Management