A workshop focused on sharing vulnerable aspects on life. Everyone went through something you might not know about and despite how many people might experience something similar it can be an isolated and lonely experience. How can you be open about that and not judge a book by its cover when dealing with others. Even after learning how to do that, how do you take care of yourself and your own mental wellbeing. This workshop focuses on helping to have an open mind, and trying to ultimately learn how to recognize what someone need to take the best possible care of themselves in stressful situations. 

This whitepaper offers HBO lecturers practical tools to better support students and promote their well-being. Written by Raimke Groothuizen, and contributed by experts and experienced students. The whitepaper addresses the challenges students face, such as performance pressure, social safety and mental health. Raimke, shares insights and anecdotes to help lecturers find a more effective and empathetic approach.

Discover twelve fairy tales in which ambitious fairy tale characters, just like you, are confronted with the harsh reality of student life. Read how they struggle with disappointments, doubts and other obstacles on their path. But above all, discover how resilient they are and how they reinvent themselves time and time again.

After each fairy tale follows the personal story of a real student.