yambogo University, through the Students Affairs & Welfare Department (Guidance and Counselling Unit), invites all students and staff to the 5th Counselling Open Day scheduled for:
📅 Date: Thursday, 5th March 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm
📍 Venue: CTF 105, Kyambogo University
This year’s Open Day will be held under the theme:
“From Survival to Thriving: Building Emotionally Healthy University Communities.”
Why This Open Day Matters
University life presents unique pressures — academic demands, financial strain, relationship challenges, personal loss, and uncertainty about the future. While many individuals manage to cope, coping alone is not enough.
The 5th Counselling Open Day seeks to shift the conversation from crisis response to prevention, resilience-building, and cultivating a culture of early help-seeking. The event underscores Kyambogo University’s commitment to holistic well-being and supportive institutional systems that enable both students and staff to thrive.
Overall Objective
To empower staff and students with knowledge, practical skills, and institutional support pathways that promote emotional well-being, resilience, and healthy coping for academic success and personal growth.
Specific Objectives
- Raise awareness about common emotional and psychological challenges affecting university communities.
- Promote help-seeking behaviour and reduce stigma around counselling services.
- Equip participants with practical emotional regulation and stress-management skills.
- Strengthen collaboration between the Counselling Unit, academic departments, and student leadership.
- Reaffirm the University’s commitment to holistic well-being in line with institutional guidance and student welfare frameworks.
Who Should Attend?
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Academic staff
- Administrative and support staff
All members of the Kyambogo University community are encouraged to participate.
Programme Highlights
The full-day engagement will feature interactive sessions, expert presentations, and wellness activities designed to promote emotional resilience and practical coping strategies.
Key Focus Areas Include:
1. Thriving, Not Just Coping
Exploring emotional well-being as a foundation for academic and professional excellence, addressing hidden stressors among high-performing individuals, and examining the cost of delayed support.
2. Understanding Stress, Burnout, and Emotional Fatigue
Identifying warning signs of emotional overload, distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms, and knowing when to seek professional support.
3. Practical Tools for Emotional Resilience and Self-Care
Learning emotional regulation techniques, managing anxiety and disappointment, balancing responsibilities, and building supportive networks.
4. Addiction Among University Students
Discussing substance and behavioural addictions including alcohol and drug use, gambling, internet and social media dependency, and performance-related stimulant misuse — with emphasis on vulnerability factors and coping strategies.
5. Counselling Unit Showcase
An overview of counselling services available, referral pathways, confidentiality assurance, and introduction of the support team and peer support structures.
A Call to Thrive Together
The Counselling Open Day is more than an event — it is a statement of institutional commitment to mental wellness, resilience, and community care.
As the key message emphasizes:
“Know your limits, seek support early.”
All students and staff are encouraged to mark their calendars and actively participate in this important wellness initiative.
Further details, including the full programme schedule, will be available for download on the University platforms.
We look forward to building an emotionally healthy university community — together.