Studying healthy - promotions and tips for Weimar students!

Studying healthy - promotions and tips for Weimar students!

On June 5, 2025, the family and health day takes place at the Bauhaus University Weimar, which offers numerous offers to improve the health of students, doctoral students and employees. The program ranges from informative impulses to physical activities and is aimed at promoting the mental and physical health of the participants. With the exception of the HIV and STI speed tests, the various events require prior registration.

The highlights for students is the exchange forum “Studying mentally”, which begins at 12.30 p.m. with Falk Schuster in the main building. Here students can discuss their experiences and challenges in studying. Supplementary online impulse events, such as "Learning and exam preparation" and "with more serenity through the exam", offer valuable tips for coping with stress and avoidance. According to the Health Report 2023 , stress perception has deteriorated significantly, with the proportion of those who feel frequently stressed by 23% has increased to 44%. Exam pressure and financial concerns are among the main stress factors.

a wide range of health promotion

There are also special offers for doctoral students such as the "Healthy PhD" event, which takes place online at 12.30 p.m. Employees can look forward to relaxing activities such as laughing yoga and functional gymnastics, which should contribute to reducing stress. It should be emphasized that most activities are offered in German, whereby English support is available if necessary.

The health day aims to raise awareness of the challenges with which students are faced with. In addition to the events, there are numerous screening offers that include sleep analyzes and cardio stress tests, for example. These offers are a direct reaction to the increasing health burdens, which are reinforced by corona apandemy and a growing digital form of teaching. As gesund-und-erholt.de , a significant proportion of students suffer from mental disorders, while many of them have difficulties to take advantage of support offers.

In order to promote mental health, effective solutions such as reconnaissance campaigns and the expansion of advisory services are necessary. Measures such as sporting activities, stress-reducing courses and the exchange in peer support groups could make a decisive contribution to improving the well-being of the students. The family and health day at the Bauhaus University Weimar is a step in this direction and brings people together to exchange ideas about health and well-being and find solutions together.

Further information and details about the events can be found on the website Weimar . The universities have to further expand the student -friendly offers in order to respond to the need for improvement in the areas of mental health, time management and sport.