Programme

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).

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast
(included in reservations for early arrivals)

12:30 pm

4:00 pm

4:15 pm

Welcome
by Erik De Bom (UCSIA) & Marieke Fernhout (Radboud University Nijmegen and CEUC board member)

4:45 pm

Keynote lecture 1:
Mental Health Amongst Students: Understanding the Current State of Affairs
by Ronny Bruffaerts (KU Leuven)
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5:30 pm

Response
by Martijn Steegen (KU Leuven)

5:45 pm

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

6:15 pm

Reception

6:45 pm

8:30 pm

Communal singing
with Xenia Geysemans & Ken Hendrickx (University of Antwerp)
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9:30 pm

Leisure time

8:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Mindfulness session
with Marbella Pérez Peña (UCLouvain)
(optional attendance)
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Christian morning prayer
with Günther Sturms (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
Departure by bus (take away lunch included)

12:30 pm

Excursions

Antwerp
Expo ‘Compassion’ in Museum MAS and visit to ‘Zomaar een dak’, the pastoral service of the University of Antwerp
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Flanders Fields (Ypres)
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Neeltje Jans (Veere)
Guided visit to the Deltaworks and boat ride on the the eastern Scheldt
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4:30 pm

Return to the Drongen Abbey

7:00 pm

8:30 pm

European market
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8:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Departure to Leuven by bus
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10:30 am

Arrival in Leuven
Coffee Break

11:00 am

Keynote lecture 2:
Professional Flourishing in Chaplaincy: Lessons from Health Care Chaplaincy
by Anne Vandenhoeck (KU Leuven)
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12:00 pm

Response
by Xenia Geysemans (University of Antwerp)

12:15 pm

Q&A
moderated by Martijn Steegen (KU Leuven)

12:30 pm

2:00 pm

Workshops at the University Parish
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
Visit to UZ Leuven (departure at 3.30 p.m.)
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

8:00 am

Breakfast

8:30 am

Meditation session
with Dardan Bastiaan (Leiden University)
(optional attendance)
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Christian morning prayer
with Xenia Geysemans (University of Antwerp)
(optional attendance)

9:00 am

Parallel workshop session 1: Professional Flourishing for Chaplains

1. Strategies and Practices for Chaplains to Foster and Maintain their own Professional Wellbeing by dr. Lily Barry (Marino Institute of Education, University of Dublin)
2. Chaplains as Third Space Practitioners: Why Our Positionality Gives Us Transformational Power by Jeremy Clines (University of Sheffield)
3. Enhancing Wellbeing in Pastoral Care: A Practical and Interactive Approach by Tomas Folens & Sofie Verbeke (KU Leuven – KULAK)
4. Keeping Your Light Bright and Avoiding Burnout by Linda Michaels (Beacon Hospice / Framingham State University)
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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 & Nathalie Saller (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)
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12:30 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Keynote lecture 3
by Martijn Janse (Lieve Mark)

3:30 pm

Coffee break

4:00 pm

General assembly

5:00 pm

Leisure time

6:30 pm

Reception

7:00 pm

Conference dinner

9:00 pm

Leisure time

8:00 am

Breakfast & check-out

8:50 am

Meditation session
with Karma Djinpa Tartchin (KU Leuven Lifestance Network)
(optional attendance)
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Christian morning prayer
with Marieke Fernhout (Radboud University Nijmegen)
(optional attendance)

9:30 am

Keynote lecture 4: 
Spiritual Care at Universities. A Position Paper
by Hans Schilderman (Radboud University Nijmegen)
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10:30 am

Response
by Tomas Folens (KU Leuven-KULAK)

10:45 am

Q&A
moderated by Günther Sturms (TU Delft)

11:00 am

Coffee break

11:30 am

Closing ceremony
moderated by Günther Sturms (TU Delft)

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

End of the programme