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COMPASSIONATE UNIVERSITY
19 NOVEMBER 2019
Declaration of intent: VUB as a Compassionate University where everyone encourages, facilitates and supports each other in difficult situations
https://www.vub.be/en/compassionate-university
RESPONDING TO LOSS, GRIEF & ILLNESS
MONUMENT OF COMPASSION
- A quiet place where staff and students can reflect, commemorate or mourn - An annual remembrance ceremony for the (former) staff and students who have passed away or who have faced difficult situations
STAFF TRAINING – EXHIBITIONS DEBATES & READINGS
to raise awareness and facilitate conversations about illness and death
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMME (IRP)
The Compassionate Communities Center of expertise (COCO) wants to do pioneering work through developing, implementing and evaluating the Compassionate Communities model in Flanders, Belgium, Europe and even further. It is carrying out an extensive and interdisciplinary research programme which links fundamental research and action research. The main goal of COCO is researching the processes that lead to the successful development of a Compassionate Community in different contexts. https://coco.research.vub.be/ 86
