Programme
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sunday 15 June 2025
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.
Monday 16 June 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast
(included in reservations for early arrivals)
Dining room 4
12:30 pm
(included in reservations for early arrivals)
Dining room 4
4:00 pm
Reception desk
Hallway by the Neo-Gothic Chapel
4:15 pm
Welcome
by Marieke Fernhout (Radboud University Nijmegen and CEUC board member), and UCSIA
Neo-Gothic Chapel
4:30 pm
Keynote lecture 1:
Mental Health Amongst Students: Understanding the Current State of Affairs
by Ronny Bruffaerts (KU Leuven)
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Neo-Gothic Chapel
5:30 pm
Response
by Martijn Steegen (KU Leuven)
Neo-Gothic Chapel
5:45 pm
Q&A
moderated by Serena Margaret Saliba (KU Leuven)
Neo-Gothic Chapel
6:15 pm
Reception
Hallway by the Neo-Gothic Chapel
6:45 pm
8:30 pm
Communal singing
led by Xenia Geysemans and Ken Hendrickx (University of Antwerp)
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Neo-Gothic Chapel
9:30 pm
Leisure time
C1 – C2
Tuesday 17 June 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast
Dining room 4
9:00 am
Mindfulness session led by Marbella Pérez Peña (UCLouvain) (optional attendance)
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C1
Christian morning prayer led by Marieke Fernhout (Radboud University Nijmegen)
(optional attendance)
Ruusbroec Chapel
9:30 am
A4
11:00 am
Coffee break
Departure by bus (take away lunch included)
A4
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
Wednesday 18 June 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast
Dining room 4
10:30 am
Arrival in Leuven
Coffee Break
The Great Beguinage Leuven
11:00 am
Keynote lecture 3:
Professional Flourishing in Chaplaincy: Lessons from Health Care Chaplaincy
by Anne Vandenhoeck (KU Leuven)
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Saint John the Baptist Church (The Great Beguinage Leuven)
12:00 pm
Response
respondent to be confirmed
Saint John the Baptist Church (The Great Beguinage Leuven)
12:15 pm
Q&A
moderated by Dardan Bastiaan (Leiden University)
Saint John the Baptist Church (The Great Beguinage 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)
Leuven
8:30 pm
Return to Drongen Abbey by bus
10:00 pm
Leisure time
C1 – C2
Thursday 19 June 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast
Dining room 4
8:30 am
Meditation session with Dardan Bastiaan (Leiden University)
(optional attendance)
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C1
Christian morning prayer with Xenia Geysemans (University of Antwerp)
(optional attendance)
Ruusbroec Chapel
9:00 am
Parallel workshop session 1
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C1 – C2 – C3
10:30 am
Coffee break
A4
11:00 am
Parallel workshop session 2
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C1 – C2 – C3
12:30 pm
Lunch
Dining room 4
2:00 pm
Parallel workshop session 3
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C1 – C2 – C3
3:30 pm
Coffee break
A4
4:00 pm
General assembly
A4
5:00 pm
Leisure time
6:30 pm
Reception
The Garden
7:00 pm
Conference dinner
Dining room 4
9:00 pm
Leisure time
Friday 20 June 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast & check-out
Dining room 4
8:50 am
Meditation session with Karma Djinpa Tartchin
(KU Leuven Lifestance Network)
(optional attendance)
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C1
Christian morning prayer with Xenia Geysemans (University of Antwerp)
(optional attendance)
Ruusbroec Chapel
9:30 am
Keynote lecture 4:
The Experience of Human Flourishing
by Hans Schilderman (Radboud University Nijmegen)
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A4
10:30 am
Response
respondent to be confirmed
A4
10:45 am
Q&A
moderator to be confirmed
A4
11:00 am
Coffee break
A4
11:30 am
Closing ceremony
moderated by Günther Sturms, MoTiv, TU Delft
A4
12:30 pm
Lunch
Dining room 4
1:30 pm
End of the programme