Feeling stressed by university life? Worried about workplace pressure in your future career?
Join the Employment and University Related Stress Training (EUReST) course and gain the knowledge and tools to manage stress- both during your studies and in your future professional life. The training aims to develop soft skills with theoretical and practical methods to help understand and manage stress.

Who is it for?
Master’s and PhD students from all academic disciplines who are interested in developing their stress management skills and enhancing their mental well-being.

Why is it worth joining?

• Gain insights into stress from medical, psychological, and legal/occupational health perspectives
• Practice practical tools like exercises, mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and time management
• Design your own personal stress management plan
• Collaborate in a group project and present a stress reduction program to a professional jury

Content:

Online lectures: 2-4 October 2028

Online seminar: 11-13 October 2028

Assessment:

Students present the results of their teamwork in front of a jury.

Completion Reward:

Students completing the training will receive 2 ECTS credits, as well as a Certificate of Attendance and a Transcript of Records.

Obligatory readings:

1. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, Appraisal, and Coping. New York: Springer.


2. Maslach, C., Jackson, S. E., & Leiter, M. P. (1996). Maslach Burnout Inventory Manual (3rd ed.). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.


3. World Health Organization. (2022). Mental Health at Work: Policy Brief.

4.World Health Organization. (2022). Guidelines on Mental Health at Work.

5. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). (2024). Psychosocial Risks and Mental Health at Work.


6. Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2017). Job demands-resources theory: Taking stock and looking forward. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(3), 273-285. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000056.


7. Leiter, M. P., & Maslach, C. (2005). Banishing Burnout.


8. American College Health Association. (2025). National College Health Assessment III: Fall 2024 Reference Group Executive Summary. American College Health Association. https://www.acha.org/ncha/.


9. OECD. (2021). Beyond Academic Learning: First Results from the Survey of Social and Emotional Skills. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/92a11084-en.

Recommended Readings:

1. Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish.


2. Davidson, R. J. (2012). The Emotional Life of Your Brain.


3. Southwick, S. M., & Charney, D. S. (2018). Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges.


4. Robertson, I. T., & Cooper, C. L. (2011). Well-Being: Productivity and Happiness at Work.


5. Quick, J. C., & Henderson, D. F. (2016). Occupational Stress: Preventing Suffering, Enhancing Wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.


6. Kinman, G., & Johnson, S. (2019). Special Section on Well-being in Higher Education. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.


7. Winefield, A. H., Boyd, C., & Winefield, H. R. (2014). Work, Stress and Well-being in Academia.


8. Dyrbye, L. N., et al. (2020). Burnout Among Academic Health Professionals.


9. European Commission. A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health (2023).


10. The Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development. (2018).

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