Mental wellbeing is an important topic for students and fortunately it is getting more attention every day. The UT has a department called SACC (Student Affairs Coaching & Counselling) that offers a lot of support on wellbeing for those who need to: https://www.utwente.nl/en/ces/sacc/well-being/. We understand it could be hard to find out who to reach out to for help, so an additional small overview is given below.

Personal circumstances

Several personal circumstances can complicate studying and affect your study progress. For an overview of what to do in each specific case, visit the following website: https://www.utwente.nl/en/ces/sacc/personal-circumstances/.

Confidential advisor

If you need to get something of your chest, or would you like to talk to someone in confidence, you can talk to a confidential advisor. The UT offers the confidential advisors through the SACC: https://www.utwente.nl/en/ces/sacc/coaching-counselling/counselling/confidential-advisor/. Unacceptable behaviours such as sexual harassment, discrimination, or aggression can reduce your sense of security and pleasure in your studies. It can lead to stress and mental or physical complaints. Therefore, do not ignore such behaviour and please talk to someone about it.

Confidential contact persons

If you prefer to talk to another student, you can contact a confidential contact person. There is a list with students from many different studies over here: https://www.utwente.nl/en/ces/sacc/coaching-counselling/confidential-contact-persons/.
One of the confidential contact persons is a member of Abacus. So, if you want to talk to someone that is closer to our association, you can send Raymon an email at any moment. He will introduce himself shortly below. Note that he, like the other confidential contact persons, is not an accredited counsellor, and he is doing this on a voluntary base.

"Hello, my name is Raymon, I'm 21 years old, and am currently in my third year of Applied Mathematics. I grew up in Klazienaveen, a small town in the northeast of the Netherlands, where I lived for the first 19 years of my life, before moving to Hengelo to study at the University of Twente. My hobby's include playing guitar, reading, practicing karate, playing videogames and playing tabletop role-playing games with friends." You can contact him at: r.delange-6@student.utwente.nl.