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NAME:Open Listening Session on Social Safety at VU
METHOD:PUBLISH
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DTSTART:20260608T150000
DTEND:20260608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T150000
UID:open-listening-session-on-soci@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573
CREATED:20260921T050259
LOCATION:VU Global Room, 1105, HG-1A36, Boelelaan, 1081 BV, Amsterdam
SUMMARY:Open Listening Session on Social Safety at VU
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p><p>Do you have experien
 ces, concerns, observations or ideas about social safety on campus? I
 f so, we invite you to an open listening session where you can share 
 your experience as a student.</p></p> <p>During this session, indepen
 dent facilitators listen to what students experience around social sa
 fety at VU. The goal is to better understand what is going on and how
  policies, supports and procedures can improve. This is not a debate,
  but a safe space to share perspectives or just listen.</p><p>What yo
 u share is processed anonymously. Conversations are not recorded; onl
 y handwritten notes are taken to carefully include general themes and
  insights. You decide if and what you want to share.</p><ul>  <li>Sma
 ll group (5-12 students)</li>  <li>Duration: approximately 1.5 hours<
 /li>  <li>Present: participants, facilitators and a listener from the
  Social Safety team</li>  <li><strong>Free pizza and snacks</strong><
 /li></ul><p>Afterwards, insights from all sessions will be compiled a
 nd fed back to students so that follow-up steps better reflect what i
 s actually happening on campus.</p><p>While there is room for exchang
 e, this is not a place for personal casuistry; students can contact t
 he <a data-item-id="4f867ded-0581-47b3-88a1-af8a48162bd7" href="/en/s
 tudent/contact-student-guidance-and-support/confidential-counsellor">
 student confidential advisors</a> for that.</p><p>Want to participate
  in the listening session? <a href="https://edu.nl/xp8hd"><strong>Sig
 n up!</strong></a></p><p>___<br>Would you like to learn more about th
 e steps VU Amsterdam is taking to strengthen social safety? Then also
  read the <a data-item-id="2b4c9c90-5e33-40fb-8c48-35792436b82f" href
 ="/en/news/2026/update-approach-to-strengthening-social-safety">earli
 er updates</a> on the approach and progress.</p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: Do you have experiences, concerns, observations or ideas 
 about social safety on campus? If so, we invite you to an open listen
 ing session where you can share your experience as a student. During 
 this session, independent facilitators listen to what students experi
 ence around social safety at VU. The goal is to better understand wha
 t is going on and how policies, supports and procedures can improve. 
 This is not a debate, but a safe space to share perspectives or just 
 listen.What you share is processed anonymously. Conversations are not
  recorded; only handwritten notes are taken to carefully include gene
 ral themes and insights. You decide if and what you want to share.<ul
 >  <li>Small group (5-12 students)</li>  <li>Duration: approximately 
 1.5 hours</li>  <li>Present: participants, facilitators and a listene
 r from the Social Safety team</li>  <li><strong>Free pizza and snacks
 </strong></li></ul>Afterwards, insights from all sessions will be com
 piled and fed back to students so that follow-up steps better reflect
  what is actually happening on campus.While there is room for exchang
 e, this is not a place for personal casuistry; students can contact t
 he <a data-item-id="4f867ded-0581-47b3-88a1-af8a48162bd7" href="/en/s
 tudent/contact-student-guidance-and-support/confidential-counsellor">
 student confidential advisors</a> for that.Want to participate in the
  listening session? <a href="https://edu.nl/xp8hd"><strong>Sign up!</
 strong></a>___<br>Would you like to learn more about the steps VU Ams
 terdam is taking to strengthen social safety? Then also read the <a d
 ata-item-id="2b4c9c90-5e33-40fb-8c48-35792436b82f" href="/en/news/202
 6/update-approach-to-strengthening-social-safety">earlier updates</a>
  on the approach and progress.
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