Programme

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Luggage drop-off
Early arrivals can store their luggage at the reception desk before checking-in at 4:00 pm

4:00 pm

Check-in for early arrivals
!!! The parking lot of Drongen Abbey is unavailable on Sunday 15 June due to the annual fair in Drongen. You can use the free parking lot of Drongen station instead (see: practical information)

(take away dinner is included in reservations for early arrivals)

7:00 pm

Leisure time
Informal get-together, opportunity to purchase drinks

10:30 pm

Entrance gate is closed
The entrance gate is open between 6:30 am and 10:30 pm. Before 6:30 am or after 10:30 pm you cannot enter the domain, only leave. Participants arriving after 10:30 pm, are asked to contact the organizers timely

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast
(included in reservations for early arrivals)

12:30 pm

2:00 pm

4:00 pm

4:15 pm

Welcome Address
by Erik De Bom (Acting Director, UCSIA) & Marieke Fernhout (University Chaplain, Radboud University Nijmegen / CEUC Board Member)

4:45 pm

Keynote lecture 1:
Mental Health Amongst Students: Understanding the Current State of Affairs
by Ronny Bruffaerts (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, KU Leuven)
Read more →

5:30 pm

Response
by Martijn Steegen (Head of University Parish, KU Leuven)

5:45 pm

Q&A
moderated by Serena Margaret Saliba (Researcher, KU Leuven)

6:15 pm

Reception

6:45 pm

8:30 pm

Communal singing
with Xenia Geysemans & Ken Hendrickx (University Chaplains, University of Antwerp)
Read more →

9:30 pm

Leisure time
Informal get-together, opportunity to purchase drinks

10:30 pm

Entrance gate is closed
The entrance gate is open between 6:30 am and 10:30 pm. Before 6:30 am or after 10:30 pm you cannot enter the domain, only leave. Participants arriving after 10:30 pm, are asked to contact the organizers timely

8:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Mindfulness session
with Marbella Pérez Peña (Research Asssistant, UCLouvain)
(optional attendance)
Read more →

Christian morning prayer
with Günther Sturms (University Chaplain, TU Delft)
(optional attendance)

9:30 am

Reflection on Wellbeing in Higher Education
Participants reflect in small groups on the current challenges and opportunities concerning wellbeing and chaplaincy in higher education

11:00 am

Coffee break

11:15 am

Departure by bus
(Take away lunch included)

12:30 pm

Excursions

Antwerp
Expo ‘Compassion’ in Museum MAS and visit to ‘Zomaar een dak’, the chaplaincy service of the University of Antwerp
Read more →

Flanders Fields (Ypres)
Tour through the Ypres Salient
Read more →

Neeltje Jans (Veere)
Visit to the Deltaworks and boat ride on the the eastern Scheldt
Read more →

4:30 pm

Return to the Drongen Abbey by bus

7:00 pm

8:30 pm

European market
Read more →

10:30 pm

Entrance gate is closed

8:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Departure to Leuven by bus
Read more →

10:30 am

Arrival in Leuven
Coffee Break

11:00 am

Opening Address
by Luc Sels (Rector, KU Leuven)

11:15 am

Keynote lecture 2:
Professional Flourishing in Chaplaincy: Lessons from Health Care Chaplaincy
by Anne Vandenhoeck (Assistant Professor of Health Care Chaplaincy and Diakonia, KU Leuven)
Read more →

12:00 am

Response
by Xenia Geysemans (University Chaplain, University of Antwerp)

12:15 pm

Q&A
moderated by Martijn Steegen (Head of University Parish, KU Leuven)

12:30 pm

2:00 pm

Workshops at the University Parish (departure at 1:30 pm)
or
Visit to UZ Leuven (departure at 1:30 pm)
or
Guided tour of Leuven

3:30 pm

Coffee break

4:00 pm

Workshops at the University Parish
or
Guided tour of Leuven

5:30 pm

Leisure time
Dinner (at participant’s own expense)

8:30 pm

Return to Drongen Abbey by bus

10:00 pm

Leisure time
Informal get-together, opportunity to purchase drinks

10:30 pm

Entrance gate is closed

8:00 am

Breakfast

8:30 am

Meditation session
with Dardan Bastiaan (University Chaplain, Leiden University)
(optional attendance)
Read more →

Christian morning prayer
with Xenia Geysemans (University of Antwerp)
(optional attendance)

9:00 am

1. Chaplains as Third Space Practitioners: Why Our Positionality Gives Us Transformational Power by Jeremy Clines (University of Sheffield)
2. Enhancing Wellbeing in Pastoral Care: A Practical and Interactive Approach by Tomas Folens & Sofie Verbeke (KU Leuven – KULAK)
3. Keeping Your Light Bright and Avoiding Burnout by Linda Michaels (Beacon Hospice / Framingham State University)
   Read more →

10:30 am

Coffee break

11:00 am

Parallel workshop session 2: Building Resilience

1. Try Out an Existential Health Discussion Group by Karin Borg & Eva Kolterjahn (Uppsala University)
2. ‘Wie schrijft, die blijft’: If You Write, You Will Stay Around by Jasja Nottelman (University of Groningen / Hanze University College)
3. Tree of Your Life Workshop: Finding Inspiration and Resilience by Reflecting on Your Past, Present and Future by Margit van Tuijl (TINT Eindhoven)
4. Exploring the Place of Poetry as a Part of a Holistic Chaplaincy Approach to Student Wellbeing by Andrew Willson (Imperial College London)
   Read more →

12:30 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Keynote lecture 3:
Students as Game Changers: Student Wellbeing Through Participation
by Martijn Janse (President of Lieve Mark Foundation / Doctoral Researcher, Leiden University)
Read more →

2:45 pm

Response
by Dardan Bastiaan (University Chaplain, Leiden University)

3:00 pm

Q&A
moderated by Günther Sturms (University Chaplain, TU Delft)

3:30 pm

Coffee break

4:00 pm

General assembly

5:30 pm

Leisure time

6:30 pm

Reception

7:00 pm

Conference dinner

9:00 pm

Leisure time
Informal get-together, opportunity to purchase drinks

10:30 pm

Entrance gate closed

8:00 am

Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 am

Check-out

9:00 am

Meditation session
with Karma Djinpa Tartchin (KU Leuven Lifestance Network)
(optional attendance)
Read more →

Christian morning prayer
with Marieke Fernhout (University Chaplain, Radboud University Nijmegen)
(optional attendance)

9:30 am

Keynote lecture 4:
Spiritual Care at Universities. A Position Paper
by Hans Schilderman (Professor of Empirical and Practical Religious Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen)
Read more →

10:30 am

Response
by Tomas Folens (Head of the University Parish, KU Leuven-KULAK)

10:45 am

Q&A
moderated by Günther Sturms (University Chaplain, TU Delft)

11:00 am

Coffee break

11:30 am

Closing ceremony
Panel moderated by Günther Sturms (University Chaplain, TU Delft)
Closing address by Christine Schardt (Chair, CEUC Board)

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

End of the programme