The good student life is a core value at SDU, but what does it actually entail? How do we reach that goal and what challenges stand in the way? These are the key questions that we will delve into at our upcoming ‘Thriving Together’ event. We have invited Christian Hjortkjær and Ditte Roth Hulgaard to enlighten us on themes such as existential education, shame and being (un)able to thrive, and thus create the foundation for a collective dialogue on how we can approach the good student life at SDU.
The good student life at SDU!
SDU gives high priority to the students’ well-being and study environment. Our 2030 strategy, ‘Value. Quality. People’, places particular emphasis on the development of ‘the good student life’ and the strengthening of well-being initiatives, especially for new students. However, creating the good student life requires collaboration. It is crucial that we understand and discuss the challenges affecting students in 2024. A good student life is not just an individual matter; it is a shared responsibility for both students and staff.
Towards a common understanding of ‘The good student life’
The good student life varies from individual to individual, but research points to a number of common challenges that students are facing in 2024. In order to carve out the good student life, it is crucial that we achieve a common understanding of these challenges so that we can find solutions together.
Anchored in Reality 2024
To make our dialogue relevant and meaningful, the well-being event is based on input from two leading experts in existential education, shame and being (un)able to thrive.
Christian Hjortkjær, theologian and PhD in Søren Kierkegaard and the Diagnostic Society, will talk about today’s existential conditions and the role of shame. His latest book, ‘Skamfuld’ (‘Shameful’), offers a societal diagnosis of the functions and challenges of shame in the light of contemporary morality.
Ditte Roth Hulgaard, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SDU, will contribute with insights from her research in child and adolescent psychiatry and being (un)able to thrive. Based on the 2020 VIVE study on children and adolescents, she will discuss how this development affects young people starting university.
Shared ambition: The good student life
On 8 November 2024, we invite everyone to explore these themes together to gain greater insight and understanding. Through this dialogue, we hope to strengthen our efforts to create the good student life at SDU and thereby improve well-being and the study environment for everyone.