20/03/2022
Did you know that, in 2022, the Netherlands were named the 5th happiest country in the world? 🇳🇱🏆
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The International Day of Happiness was spurred by Jayne Illien, a United Nation’s advisor 🇺🇳, and was firstly held on March 20, 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣3️⃣. Its goal? 🎯 Recognize and promote the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as a universal human right! 🌐
While this 2022 year's theme is « Build Back Happier » and will focus on the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic 🦠, some research on happiness and on how to stay happy in times of crisis has already been conducted at UM by Paul Smeets, also known as the Happiness Professor 😄. Results show that people become happier from the intentional use of time than from material things. "Making time for activities brings happiness", says Paul.
At UM 🎓, there exist several ways to ensure that we, students, are happy and healthy! 🤗 For example, the Wellbeing Movement (WBM) promotes physical and mental wellbeing and does so via 3 main events:
• The Wellbeing Week (yearly): a week full of workshops, talks and other activities centered around our wellbeing
• The Wellbeing Wednesdays (year-around): one Wednesday each month, entirely devoted to our wellbeing
• The UM Community events (year-round): several events a month, social activities by students for students and staff members
Almost a year ago (May 3, 2021), the Mindfulnest was introduced during the Wellbeing Week 🍃. The Mindfulnest is a cabin dedicated to peace ☮️ and quiet 🤫 where we can relax in our own way 💆🏻💭; we can catch our breath, listen to the meditation and mindfulness exercises offered, sit in silence, or even use our own meditation app 🧘🏽♂️. The Mindfulnest can be found at the Inner City Library (ICL)📚, Julia's favorite studying spot…and who knows, maybe also yours!🤔
Check the following link to know more about WBM and what it has to offer 👉🏼 https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/student-wellbeing-overview/wellbeing-movement-um
