.png)
Implementing and creating a student well-being organisation and service at the TU Delft.
The creation and long term implementation of well-being workshops at TU Delft. A peer to peer driven service under the name hii.
Co- Founders of hii: Melissa Kramer, Victoria Toellner, Neva Rustad
THE QUESTION
Long waiting lines at the student psychologists. More than 50% of students with mental health issues (National Institute for Public Health Netherlands, Sept ‘21).Mental health and well-being is often not seen as something we work on as resilience develops over time with the experience of challenging situations.The question was can students learn the skills to develop themselves further and take the opportunity to learn about themselves and their well-being journey by teaching each other?
GAP @ TU Delft Peer-to-Peer is not offered by the TU Delft yet but wanted as there is much potential in students helping each other as part of preventative care.
IMPACT
Hii facilitates low-threshold workshops and events to open conversations about mental well-being and building resilience.
The workshops are available for all students and developed in collaboration with TU Delft psychologists.
hii does not provide treatment for psychological problems rather, hii offers an open and supportive arena for peer support and building resilience
PARTICIPANTS
DESIGN PROCESS
Phase 1
Problem Exploration
What is missing at TU Delft when it comes to student wellbeing?
Phase 2
Solution Creation, Desirability Experiments and Solution Testing
Creating the first workshop, market it and test it
Phase 3
Finding a problem owner!
Looking for a problem owner which we found with the psychology department TU Delft
Phase 4
Further product and marketing experiments across mediums
Networking with diverse TU Delft organisations to promote workshops via their platforms
Phase 5
Shaping the organisation’s long-term vision on finance, impact, and management
Meetings and funding pitch at the psychology department TU Delft
Phase 6
Long term implementation vision and actions.
Hiring, training a new team, and building a sustainable growth model for Hii
HOW IT WORKS
1. Find hii
.avif)
Hii is promoted via different platforms of X-Delft and Career and Counceling, where the workshops take place and via adds on screens, flyers in the library and different faculties
2. Sign Up
Hii offers three different workshops to pick from with a sign up through X-Delft and Career and counceling. Hii's website shows the timeslots and leads to the other platforms for sign-up. The workshops are free !!!
3. Participate
All workshops follow the principles of creative facilitation and positive psychology, with a trained Hii facilitator guiding participants through the session—from initial self-reflection to sharing and engaging in meaningful conversations where peers listen to and support each other.
4. Takeaway
In each session, participants share tips or words of encouragement to support each other’s journey. Hii facilitators also highlight other programs and the work of student psychologists, serving as both a peer-to-peer support service and an awareness hub.
COLLABORATION & IMPLEMENTATION
After a successful pilot phase we pitched our future plan to integrate hii as part of TU Delft and completed the prototyping phase. Today It’s official!! hii has been incorporated into the student development programme at TU Delft! After a successful pilot, we have built an organisational structure which means hii can continue to offer regular peer-to-peer workshops and events for and by students.
EXTRA hiilights
