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Tools for improvement – how SURFY can help you to better support and guide students

Are you wondering how to better support students? So were we… And now we have a database. This session introduces a database with good practices on student support. The database can help you to design and evaluate student support and guidance. It is one result of the Erasmus+ project SURFY (https://surfy-project.eu/).

EFYE2024 – Copenhagen

Show-and-tell | Financial needs | Personal mental health/well-being | Social integration/belonging | Academic integration/belonging

Abstract

At this session we want to introduce and launch a project database with good practices on student support. The database can serve as an inspiration to develop and evaluate support and guidance initiatives. The database is one of the results of SURFY, an Erasmus+project that looks at how to increase access and success of students from under-represented groups or disadvantaged backgrounds. In the project we collect, evaluate and improve our support systems. The final goal is to better serve these students in the transition to and first year of higher education.

What do participants experience or learn?

Key take aways

After this session the participant will have access to a knowledge sharing database on student support and guidance.

Presenters

  • Pieterjan Bonne, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
  • Tine Wåst Nielsen, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
  • Xenia Mejer Mattsson, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
  • Bairbre Fleming, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
  • Therese Fitzgerald, University College Dublin, Ireland
  • Jara Van Wiele, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

Relevant for

Research staff, Education leaders, Academic adviser.

Target group

Relevant for all students, but with a specific focus:

  • Students experiencing educational obstacles
  • International students
  • Students experiencing socioeconomic obstacles
  • Students experiencing obstacles based on ethnic-cultural differences
  • Students from non-academic backgrounds
  • Students who combine work and study
  • Students with caring responsibilities
  • Students from other communities
  • Students experiencing geographical obstacles (commuter students)
  • Students with a mental health condition
  • Semester 2
  • Semester 1
  • Induction/orientation period
  • Pre-entry/pre-enrolment
  • Transition to first year
  • Retention
  • Inclusion and diversity
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