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Healthy university for students

In a survey conducted in 2021, four out of five H-BRS students would say their health is good or excellent. But there is room to improve in many areas. The sport and exercise activities of many students do not meet WHO guidelines, and the majority are too slow to react to physical complaints. The university has used the results of the survey to expand the “Healthy University” project in line with their needs. Due to the pandemic, Professor Theo Peters’ team uploaded his exercise and nutrition options to the LEA Platform. These have been well received. 1,650 students use this online service, and teaching staff are integrating exercise units into their courses.

Global leaving party

University President Hartmut Ihne congratulated the 2,500 H-BRS 2020 and 2021 graduates on starting this new chapter in their lives. His speech could not take place as planned in the Telekom Dome. Instead it opened the first digital graduation ceremony. The celebratory and entertaining mix of talks, live cooking, music and comedy interludes enthralled the online guests and put everyone in a party mood. In personal retrospectives, former students and H-BRS said goodbye to each other. An array of interactive activities added to the programme: an online graduate gallery, digital postcards “I did it”, the Spotify playlist “H-BRS Graduate Hits”, and a graduate dinner cooking demonstration. More than 700 people around the world celebrated their joint achievements and future pathways that are yet to unfold. The livestream was watched in 14 countries, including the USA, Ecuador, Egypt and India, as well as neighbouring European countries.