Sophia Mårtensson, Rajna Knez, Charlotte Hveem: Experiential Learning in Humanitarian Crisis Response: Teaching Psychological First Aid through the Innovative Technological Tool Crises support Virtual Reality The increasing complexity of humanitarian crises necessitates innovative, student-centered educational approaches to strengthen societal well-being (1). In alignment with the WHO’s mhGAP-HIG (2), training in Psychological First Aid (PFA) constitutes […]

Tuulevi Aschan: Physical activity as means to improve learning outcomes in higher education Empowerment tools is a participatory, asynchronous learning model that adds an emotionally engaging, human-centered layer to subject-specific teaching. It supports psychological safety, self-determination, and learner participation in digital environments. Grounded in research from positive psychology (Seligman), self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan), and […]

Corina Cimpanu: Smart Health, Smart Earth The proposed interactive workshop explores how digital health innovations can drive sustainability in healthcare. Participants act as “Green Health Innovation Startups,” designing e-health projects—such as telemedicine platforms, remote patient monitoring, or digital record systems—that reduce resource use, emissions, and waste while improving patient access and care quality. Through a […]