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LISTEN! stands for Living Interconnected Student Engagement. At LISTEN!, the focus is on the students at Hochschule Campus Wien. What makes everyday student life unique, above all, are the people we get to know along the way. That is why LISTEN! regularly organises networking events to strengthen social cohesion and the student community – across all study programs.
The initiative is based on three pillars:
The aim of LISTEN! is to raise students’ awareness of health issues and to show them ways to deal with crisis situations. The services are developed in consultation with students to address their specific needs. LISTEN! is organised and staffed by Campus Vital, the Workplace Health Management service at Hochschule Campus Wien. It is implemented in close collaboration with the Rectorate, the Gender & Diversity Management Department and the ÖH Hochschule Campus Wien.
If the studies are becoming challenging and you’re wondering how you’re going to manage it all, the trained LISTEN! peer councilors are here for you. They’ll offer you straightforward support, free of charge, as you navigate part of your journey.
How does a peer counselling session work?
Data protection and confidentiality are very important to us, which is why all peer councilors are bound by a duty of confidentiality.
The LISTEN! peer counselling service is not therapy, nor is it acute crisis intervention. If you need medical or therapeutic support due to stressful (mental health) situations, our peer councilors can guide you towards professional help.
Pressure from your studies, everyday stress or conflicts – sometimes it all gets a bit too much. If you’d like some support and want to talk to someone about it, we’re here for you as peer counsellors!
Hannah Reichart, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
As an immigrant who arrived in Austria later in life, as a neurodivergent person and as a student of health and nursing, I know just how challenging this journey can be. I started afresh at the age of 30, and it wasn’t too late. Your story may be completely different – but you’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s exam anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by your studies or something else entirely: I’m here for you and will listen without judgement. Nobody has to go through this alone, and there’s almost always more than one way forward. We can talk in German, English or Turkish.
Muhammed Demir, peer counsellor, studying Health Care and Nursing
Sometimes you just need someone to listen and help you make sense of the chaos. This might involve challenges with your studies, in your everyday life and/or in your personal life. As a 5th-semester occupational therapy student, I’ve learnt that I don’t have to cope with everything on my own, and I’d be happy to support you with whatever you’re going through.
Elisabeth Hohenblum, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
As a social worker, I ensure that people going through difficult times do not feel isolated, but rather included and listened to. Drawing on my professional experience in outreach support and an empathetic approach, I am here to offer you professional support through counselling sessions.
Lukas Kainer, peer counsellor, studying Social Work
No one should have to go through difficult situations on their own. I’d like to walk alongside you and support you on your journey, because you deserve to be heard and understood! Together, we’ll find the right step in the direction that’s best for you.
Sonja Beier, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
From my own experience, I know how good it can feel to share your thoughts and worries with someone and simply get them off your chest. I’d like to listen to you and help you sort through your thoughts. Perhaps, in doing so, we can discover new perspectives together.
Julia Koidl, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
Seeking and accepting help isn’t always easy, so it’s all the more rewarding when you meet people who have been through similar experiences.
Marlene Lumpi, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
Pressure from your studies, everyday stress or conflicts – sometimes it all gets a bit too much. If you’d like some support and want to talk to someone about it, we’re here for you as peer counsellors!
Paulina Zittmayr, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
Sometimes you don’t need a solution, but simply someone who will listen to you, understand you and be there for you, without any preconceptions.
Rabia Pektas, peer counsellor, studying Clinical Engineering
“It is no tragedy to have to start all over again, as long as you do start from the beginning,” by Albert Camus.
Chiara Hackl, peer counsellor, studying Health Care and Nursing
Peer counselling is a queer-friendly safe space where your experiences, needs, worries and fears are welcomed and acknowledged. Together we are strong! Against discrimination and violence, and for a positive, intercultural and interdisciplinary community. You don’t have to go through this alone!
Viktoria Schreiner, peer counsellor, studying Health Care and Nursing
Difficult situations and problems can only be resolved by talking about them, not by ignoring them or avoiding them. I’d love to accompany you on this journey.
Désirée Rebecca Wurm, peer counsellor, studying Simulation in Healthcare
I know how lonely and overwhelming some situations can be – which is exactly why I don’t just listen, but empathise. I’m there without judging, because I know how important it is to feel truly understood.
Sophie Matula, peer counsellor, studying Health Care and Nursing
From my own experience, I know the feeling of feeling stuck, of feeling like I ‘have to’ do too much, or of feeling like I’m ‘not enough’ or ‘too much’. As a queer, neurodivergent person, I’d particularly like to invite anyone who feels ‘different’ or ‘alone’ to explore a safe and non-judgemental sense of ‘We can do this together’.
Katharina Kostistansky, peer counsellor, studying Health Care and Nursing
If you’re looking for someone to talk to or need a fresh perspective, I’m happy to be there for you – as an equal, with curiosity and a willingness to listen. As a fellow occupational therapy student, I know all too well the challenges of university life and everyday life. Together, I’d like to help you find greater clarity and ease.
Lilly Hesske, peer counsellor, studying Occupational Therapy
How can I organise myself so that I stay on track? How do I deal with procrastination, stress or low motivation? How do I find out what’s good for me and what works for me?
Study out loud supports you in shaping your studies step by step, in a self-directed way, together with fellow students. In a fixed group of four students, you’ll meet a total of six times over a twelve-week period, for about an hour each time. You’ll discuss topics that really matter in everyday student life:
You’ll reflect on your day-to-day student life, try out new things, learn from one another and develop strategies that suit you. The Study-out-loud Workbook will guide you through this process. It offers brief prompts, exercises, reflection questions and small challenges that you can try out between sessions. So you don’t need to know in advance what you’d like to change. Over the course of the program, you can discover what helps you with your studies and what you’d like to take away from the experience.
To begin with, you’ll get to know the method and your peer group at a joint kick-off session. After that, you’ll organise six meetings within your group independently. At the joint closing session, we’ll look back together on your experiences, insights and progress.
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Register for Study out loud.
Balancing your studies, everyday life and personal challenges? It’s often not that easy! The ‘Stress-free Studying’ series of events provides students at Hochschule Campus Wien with practical tools to reduce stress, overcome challenges and find a healthy balance in their everyday student life. ‘Stress-free studying’ takes place on Tuesdays from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm – online via Zoom and free of charge. Here’s what you can expect:
Participation is free of charge. Please register here for ‘Stress-free studying’. Once you have registered, you will be sent a Zoom link.
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Katharina Mühl is a happiness coach, author and expert in positive psychology.
She helps people to lead more fulfilling lives, to recognise their needs more clearly and to navigate life with greater ease. As an external university speaker and coach, she combines in-depth knowledge with practical insights – mindful, applicable to everyday life and empowering.
Nina Huber is a radiography technician, lecturer and qualified life and social counsellor.
From her own experience and through her daily work with students, she knows just how demanding a degree course can be. She provides practical insights and exercises that help to reduce stress, strengthen inner balance and tap into sources of strength – for greater calm and stability during the studies.
Open courses offer students the opportunity to explore subject areas outside their own degree programmes and to gain valuable additional skills for their studies and future careers.
LISTEN! offers four open courses. Registration takes place via the student portal.
Aim of the course: Peer counselling offers an opportunity to improve one’s own counselling and communication skills and to support fellow students. A prerequisite for the training is a desire to develop counselling and social skills in areas such as mental health, resilience, stress management and the strengthening of psychosocial resources.