Al-Maliki: Activities to Reduce Stress and Encourage Students to Stay at Home

Al-Maliki:
Activities to Reduce Stress and Encourage Students to Stay at Home

Student Affairs at
UOB Launches A Package of Remote Programs and Events

11/5/2020

The Deanship of Student Affairs
at the University of Bahrain (UOB) announced the launch of a package of remote
programs and events presented by specialists and mentors in several fields,
noting that it has updated its website to include new services and programs.

The Dean of Student Affairs at
the University, Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Maliki, stated that “The Deanship is
keen to continue providing the services and programs that it has always
provided throughout the academic year, and it has worked to contain the student
from all psychological, social, cultural, sports and artistic aspects, by organizing
a package of activities and programs.”.

Moreover, Dr. Al-Maliki indicated
that these programs come as well within the framework of encouraging students
to commit to staying at home and helping them to make the most of their time,
in light of the current health conditions, and in adherence to the directives
of the National Task Force for Combating the Coronavirus for distance work and
learning and the commitment to stay at home.

According to the Dean, the
programs included a set of counseling and awareness lectures (psychological and
social) provided by social specialists and workers in the Guidance and Counseling
Department at the Deanship, in addition to sports, cultural and artistic
courses, lectures, and workshops.

The Deanship organized a course entitled:
“Mental Training and the Mindset of a Sports Champion” presented by the
Director of the Sports Development Department at the Bahrain Olympic Committee,
Dr. Nabeel Taha, and a lecture entitled: “Skills of Dealing with the
Psychological Effects of the Coronavirus Crisis” presented by Director of
Guidance and Counseling Department, Sameera Ahmed Al-Bastaki.

Also, it organized a set of
artistic competitions, such as drawing, calligraphy, painting, and photography competitions
for the fine arts club and the photography club, and a chess competition for the
chess club.

In addition, the Deanship of
Student Affairs launched a competition entitled: “Your Home … The
World’s Studio”, which includes a set of competitions in the fields of
theater, visual arts, and music, as well as cultural and sports competitions that
were presented throughout the current month of Ramadan, and a number of artistic
training courses for the music club, the fine arts club and the theater club,
in addition to virtual art exhibitions such as the Photography Club Gallery and
the Fine Arts Club Gallery, and other student programs that contribute to
containing students during this crisis, reducing their psychological stress,
and enabling them to invest their time in what supports their academic
achievement.

Furthermore, Dr. Al-Maliki mentioned
that the Deanship of Student Affairs launched its new website, which contains
all the offered programs, recorded lectures, and daily competitions, to let
students to view them in an easy and accessible manner, calling on all students
to benefit from its services and programs, and to participate in the
competitions and events.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality education

11 Sustainable cities and communities

17 Partnerships for the goals

 

Key Words

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fine arts club, theater club