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University Health Management

  1.  University of bamberg
  2. Gesundheitsmanagement und Personalentwicklung
  3. Administration and Institutions
  4. Central University Administration
  5. Executive Administrative Units
  6. University Health Management
  7. Healthy during your studies
  8. Mental Health
  9. Self-care

Self-care

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Between lectures, deadlines and exams, there’s often little time in your daily student life to focus on your own needs. Conscious self-care can help you reduce stress, recharge your batteries, and take better care of yourself in your day-to-day life. Even small, regular moments of self-care can be easily integrated into your daily student life – for example, during study breaks, before exams, or as a way to consciously relax in the evening.

On this page, you’ll find resources, ideas, and inspiration for self-care that can help you strengthen your well-being and find more balance in your studies.

Would you like to learn how to understand, identify and regulate your emotions?

vhb

The vhb’s free online course provides practical knowledge about emotions and emotional competence. You will not only learn the basics of emotion research, but also discover how to better perceive, interpret, and regulate your own feelings as well as the emotions of others – skills that are essential for your studies, career, and daily life.

In the course, you will apply theoretical knowledge directly to practical exercises and learn to flexibly incorporate these methods into your daily life. The focus is on emotional perception and regulation in yourself and others, supported by scientifically proven content.

! Course language: German

Upon completing the course, you will be able to, among other things:

  •     Describe the fundamentals and models of emotional competence 
  •  Assess the relevance, trainability, and measurement of emotional competence 
  •  Consciously perceive, interpret, and regulate your own emotions 
  •  Better understand the emotions of others and respond to them constructively 

Click here for free vhb course

Looking for inspiration for leisure, culture, and relaxation in Bamberg?

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On the university website “Living & Studying in Bamberg”, you’ll find lots of ideas for how to spend your free time, experience culture, and discover new places to meet people. Activities outside of your studies not only offer a change of routine, but also allow you to relax, recharge, and nurture your social network – all important building blocks for your mental health and self-care.

Whether it’s short breaks in the city, sports activities, cultural events, or meeting other students: these tips and ideas will help you consciously design your daily student life and create a healthy balance to lectures, exams, and study periods.

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