FestiWell
19/10/2021 to 20/10/2021
Under the headline “Taking Well-Being Forward”, FestiWell will highlight research and education, values and actions to create, advance and foster well-being. Over the course of two days you will be able to gain valuable insights into the EUniWell community, join in the conversation on well-being, the celebration of the first year of EUniWell, and discover opportunities to get involved!
The FestiWell programme will:
- Explore what well-being can mean for us at the EUniWell partner universities and beyond.
- Be a celebration of what has been achieved so far, showcasing ways for students and staff to join in in taking EUniWell forward in the years to come.
- Highlight ways our universities contribute to well-being through research and education, as well as through their values and actions beyond laboratories and lecture halls.
This knowledge exchange will enable you to learn about and take part in new and existing key initiatives, mobility opportunities, and research areas of EUniWell. You will also have the opportunity to get to know EUniWell staff and students from the comfort of your own sofa - in online chats and break-out sessions - or during campus conversations, visit insightful talks and join in with a number of cultural events. Student initiatives and student life on our EUniWell university campuses are also waiting to be discovered.
Programme
Day 1: 19 October (all times in CEST)
10:00 – 11:30
FESTIWELL OPENING
Keynote lecture: “What is well-being?”
Speaker: Ibrahima Thioub, former rector of University Cheick Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal (FR-EN)
Reflections on well-being
Speakers: EUniWell Vice-Rectors and students
Organised by University of Cologne and University of Birmingham
11:30 – 12:15
Launch of 3rd EUniWell Seed Fund Call
The EUniWell Seed Fund Programme aims to bring together researchers, students, educators and administrators from our 7 universities in establishing innovative well-being related projects. During this session, laureates from the first two editions will share their experience on the initiatives developed to promote well-being on a European scale. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn more on the application modalities and to start networking with potential partners!
Organised by University of Nantes
12:15 – 12:30
Active Screen Break
12:30 – 13:30
EUniWell Research Spotlight
Academics share research outcomes in 4 key areas:
Health; Individual and Social Well-being; Environment, Urbanity and Well-being; and Teacher Education.
Organised by Leiden University and University of Florence
13:30 – 14:00
Screen Break
14:00 – 14:50
Dimensions of Sustainability
This panel discussion aims to identify possible answers to the question:
How can we work together to ensure that current and future generations can live together with well-being?
Organised by University of Cologne
14:50 – 15:00
Active Screen Break
14:30 – 17:30
Mini COP26
The Mini Cop26 event will engage students and academics in exploring tangible solutions to global challenges that are currently holding back economic, social and environmental well-being.
Organised by University of Florence and University of Birmingham
15:00 – 15:50
“Behind the Seen”
Join the Learning and Engagement team at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts to delve deeper into the story behind one of our paintings. Go beyond what you see to explore how the artists’ own experiences have shaped the piece. Later we’ll get creative with an arty exercise.
Organised by University of Birmingham
15:50 – 16:00
Active Screen Break
16:00 – 16:50
Mindful Walking
Go walking. A guided walk outside.
Organised by Leiden University
17:00 – 19:00
Cook-along
Cook dinner with us!
Organised by University of Cologne
Day 2: 20 October (all times in CEST)
10:00 – 11:00
Spotlight on Mobility Opportunities
Introduction of mobility opportunities within EUniWell with experiences from students who have studied abroad at the EUniWell campuses.
Organised by Linnaeus University
11:00 – 11:50
Introduction to Open Education Resources
An opportunity for teachers and academics to get to know the principles and benefits of Open Education
Organised by University of Birmingham
11:50 – 12:00
Active Screen Break
12:00 – 13:15
FEAST: FestiWell Entrepreneurial Alumni Student Talk
During this session, students with an appetite for entrepreneurship meet a high-profile entrepreneur alumnus: an inspirational talk will be served as main dish, and exchange as dessert!
Organised by University of Nantes
13:30 – 14:00
Screen Break
13:00 – 14:00
Open Lecture Series
Inaugural lecture of the well-being research lecture series
Keynote lecture: Restoring vision
Speaker: Prof. Botond Roska, Director of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel
Organised by Semmelweis University
14:00 – 15:00
Make Music Matter
A collaborative project for youth about music, creativity, well-being and belief in the future. Participants will create their own music productions through the story and with the music of Swedish world-famous music producer Avicii.
Organised by Linnaeus University
15:00 – 16:00
Introduction to EUniWell Conference on Environmental Humanities
Inaugural lecture of the EuniWell Conference
Key-note by Kate Rigby, University of Bath Spa
Organised by University of Nantes
16:00 – 16:30
CLOSING SESSION
Reflections on FestiWell events
Speakers: EUniWell Vice-Rectors and students
Organised by Linnaeus University, University of Florence, Semmelweis University
Registration
All FestiWell events will be free of charge!
Registration will open soon.
Speakers and moderators
To be announced.
