H+ Care Package

While being an honours student can be an incredibly fun and enjoyable time of your life, it’s not without its stresses. Being away from home, making new friends, dealing with the pressures of work and study are all common problems that you might face during your Honours+ experience. To make life a bit easier for you, Honours+ has set up a Care Package.

  • Honours students are naturally driven and high-performing students, always looking for a new challenge. However much we appreciate this attitude and ability, it might also sometimes be the cause of certain issues. Especially when deadlines start adding up, pressure is building and a lot of new information comes your way, students might feel overwhelmed at times.

    Therefore, Honours+ decided to provide our Honours+ students with the H+ Student Care Package this year. Please note that this is optional, on a voluntary basis, and merely meant for those of you that feel they would benefit from a bit of extra support.

    Check the information below to see which parts of this Care Package you would like to benefit from 🌱.
    H+ care package

  • Honours+ "Walking Buddies"

    Hiking in nature for Honours+ students

    Walking in nature clears your head, the fresh air lifts your spirit and it is a great way to meet new people. Besides that, we hope that it will add to your knowledge of this beautiful area in the south of the Netherlands. This area is renowned for its diverse landscape, rich history, flora, and fauna, all of it to be explored during the many walking trails that are set out already.

    To this end, we will launch a group for all Honours+ students interested in going on walks or hikes with fellow students.  It is up to you to decide how often you would like to go for a walk, how long, when, where and with whom etc.

    In case you are interested to be part of this Walking Buddies Group, please send an email to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl 🥾🌳
    Hiking in nature

  • These are normal emotions

    Know that stress and anxiety are normal reactions

    Feeling stressed, sad, or helpless is understandable during moments in your life when a lot of new information comes your way and you are trying to focus your attention on a lot of different things. But learn to recognize when your thoughts are spinning on negative loops and try to interrupt them.

    Laura Murray, a senior scientist in Mental Health at the Bloomberg School, writes in a Baltimore Sun op-ed: “The thought patterns circulating through our minds are intricately connected to how we feel and act. Now is a good time to step back and consider what’s trending with our internal narratives.

    For example, if you are thinking “This is too much! I cannot handle this!” Not surprisingly, your emotions will more likely skew to significant anxiety. Focus instead, on changing your thought channel to more helpful programming that includes thoughts like, “I am not alone in this, I am allowed to ask for help and guidance and there are capable people here that will help me get through this.'”

    At Honours+, you are not just a student, you are an honours student and therefore part of a community. Honours+ Central Management, your Supervisor and the Wellbeing Coach are here to guide you and help you where you need to. Know that you may ask for that help and guidance.

    Reach out to Honours+ Central Management when you need to. We can always make time for you to listen to your troubles and concerns, offer clarity where you need it, or just a listening ear. Come by our office at EDLAB, schedule a Teams call or just send us an email via honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl ☕ 🗨️ 😊