HEALTH ASPECTS OF STUDENT WELL-BEING - A BASIS FOR CREATING A SUPPORT STRATEGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF RUSE

Petya Cheshmedzhieva, PhD

Center for Psychological Services and Development "Psycomfort” “Angel Kanchev” Univesity of Ruse - A part-time lecturer

E-mail: pcheshmedzhieva@uni-ruse.bg

Assoc. Prof. Tanya Grozeva, PhD

Department of Repair, Reliability, machinery, logistics and chemical technologies “Angel Kanchev” Univesity of Ruse

ORCID: 0000-0001-9978-5271

E-mail: tgrozeva@uni-ruse.bg

Abstract

The study of the students' health condition provides grounds for creating a university strategy that provides conditions for accessible support for them in the university community for the prevention of distress when adapting to the new environment and way of learning. For students with illnesses and/or disabilities, special assistance and relief should be planned to compensate for specific limitations and educational difficulties through psycho-social support, social prevention in the student community and teaching models adapted to their educational needs. The results show opportunities for student solidarity that the university could support with coordination and various forms of resource support.

Keywords

Health-related quality of life, Educational management, Social support in the student community

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