SprintPlus
Compensating software to help people with reading, writing, spelling and learning difficulties.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online
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Train Your Language
Digital course on spelling and how to read and write academic texts.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online | Recorded / Asynchronic
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Talent Lab 1
This course helps students develop their professional skills and provides them with support where needed.
Academic integration/belonging, Personal mental health/well-beingCourse | On campus | Online | In person | Live and recorded
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Study Rooms for Students with Specific Needs
Providing various safe (study) spaces for students who want to study in group for whom the regular study spaces were not suitable (e.g., too crowded, too daunting).
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingStudy room(s) | On campus | In person | Live
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Stop Cramming, Start Learning
The website Stop Cramming (www.stopcramming.be) informs students about how to process their course content in five steps, teaches them how to plan, how to get more out of the classes they take and how to best prepare for evaluations.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online
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Supplemental Instruction-Peer Assisted Study Sessions (SI-PASS)
Students meet regularly in small study groups with 10 to 15 participants under the leadership of an older student who helps the students to sort out, and shed light on, the components of the course that are experienced as difficult.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingOn campus | In person | Live
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Simplified Procedure for the RPAC for multilingualism
Students can obtain exemptions for language classes based on a validation of the competencies they have already mastered through the experience they have gained through their work, their free time or courses they took.
Academic integration/belongingOn campus | In person
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PAARS
The PAARS (PURPLE) campaign calls on everyone at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) to wear the colour purple on the 17th of May, the international day against homophobia and transphobia (IDAHOT), to show students that they can be themselves at AUAS and to create awareness about LGBTI+ issues.
Social integration/belongingOn campus | Online | In person | Recorded / Asynchronic | Live
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Language Diversity Week
Celebrating multilingualism and multilingual students by showing the benefits of speaking multiple languages in the context of higher education, at home and on the labour market (e.g., a multilingual midwife or youth worker in a multicultural context).
Social integration/belongingInfo session | Workshop | On campus | In person
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UCD Access courses
Access courses are one year long, part-time courses designed to prepare learners, who may not have formal qualifications, for successful study at university. These are Special Purpose Awards (Level 6) which equip students with the skills and confidence required to take the next step to selected degree courses at UCD. UCD offers two access courses: Diploma in Access to Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences & Law – Access to AHSSL Diploma in Access to Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science & Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine – SEAM+
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingAccess course | On campus | In person | Live
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Community Mentoring
Community Mentors share information and advice about their college experience to support and inspire young people and adult learners to consider further and higher education.
Academic integration/belonging, Financial needs, Personal mental health/well-being, Social integration/belongingMentoring | Training | Off campus | Online & in person (hybrid) | In person
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- First semester
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Alumni Events and Mentoring – Pathways to Professions Project (P2P)
The Alumni Events and mentoring opportunities are initiatives which aim to build cultural capital and networking skills to ensure easy transition into professions.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingMentoring | On campus | Off campus | In person
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