As part of NOVA University Lisbon’s Diversity and Inclusion Month, the SASNOVA Psychology Service and the BANDUA programme are organising the “Thinking About the Student” Conference, taking place on 21 November from 9:30 to 12:30 in Auditorium B1 at NOVA’s School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
This initiative, open to the entire academic community, aims to reflect on the challenges students face in higher education, across the various dimensions of their academic and personal journeys. It also marks the 20th anniversary of the SASNOVA Psychology Service.
The programme includes an opening session, presentations by SASNOVA professionals, a roundtable discussion with representatives from different student support areas, and a closing lecture focused on mental health in the university context.
Participation is free but subject to prior registration via the form
Programme
9:00 – 9:30: Participant reception
9:30: Opening session (speaker to be confirmed)
9:40: “Caring, Supporting and Accompanying: SASNOVA’s Commitment” – Iva Matos, Director of Social Services (SASNOVA)
10:00: “20 Years: How Far We’ve Come” – Ana Gaspar, Psychologist, SASNOVA Psychology Office
10:20: Coffee break
10:40: Roundtable: “Supporting Students in Higher Education” (with representatives from NOVA Sports, NOVA’s GDH, BANDUA programme coordinator, the psychiatrist supervising NOVA’s psychology team, and a student member of FAL)
11:30: Lecture: “Thinking Ahead: University Students and Mental Health” – Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Psychologist, Researcher and Full Professor at the University of Lisbon
12:30: Closing
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