We wanted to assess the needs, test tools and solutions, and provide pathways for building well-being-conscious, resilient HE. We wanted to increase our internationalization capacity whilst creating ready recipes for fostering the well-being and resilience of teachers, social workers, academic teachers and students to cascade the effects of our project.
Past the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, we have identified significant needs of our students and staff and generally of people in the education sector, who were forced to move their activities online for a significantly long period. Morevoer, the recent outbreak of war in Ukraine affected the feeling of safety and well-being in our region. Statistics indicate mental health crises are on the rise, especially among young people and children. Our project is meant to provide strategies and tools for the enhancement of well-being and resilience in the education and care sector, whilst giving opportunities for international, interprofessional collaboration and leading to internationalization of our institutions.