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Digital Wellbeing at University: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions
This interactive learning cafe explores the intersection of wellbeing, mental health, and digitalisation within universities. Participants will rotate through themed tables, discussing the current challenges faced by students and staff, the dual impact of digitalisation, and practical strategies universities can implement based on insights and good practices. The aim is to collaboratively identify steps for promoting wellbeing and mental health in digital learning and working environments.
Channa van der Brug
Programme Manager, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung for Stifterverband, Germany
Channa van der Brug is programme manager international affairs at at Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/en, the German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age) for Stifterverband, where she is developing opportunities for international knowledge exchange on good practices for digital teaching and learning. She has more than 20 years’ of experience in the education sector and a passion for the role of technology in shaping the future of education, as well as for developing deeper understanding and connections between diverse people and institutions through engagement and dialogue.
Tina Basner
Project Manager, CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung, Germany
Tina Basner works at the CHE Centre for Higher Education Development as a project manager at the "Hochschulforum Digitalisierung" in Germany. Since 2021, the sociologist has led various think tanks, focusing particularly on issues of equity & participation and more recently on well-being and mental health in digital learning environments. Additionally, she works in the area of internationalization and regularly reports on digital teaching and learning innovations at international universities. Tina Basner is a trained agile coach and team trainer. She studied adult education at the Humboldt University in Berlin and education & sociology at the University of Kiel.