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Bring evidence-based well-being education to university students.

Building a culture of well-being starts with the people students meet every day.

The BEwell Specialist Certification is designed for anyone at the university who wants to support student well-being. You may be a professor, university leader, counsellor, student affairs professional, advisor, administrator, librarian, researcher, doctoral student, or work in another role within the university community.

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You do not need to be a psychologist. You do not need to teach. What matters is that you want to understand student well-being and learn how to use this knowledge in your work with students.

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The certification gives you the knowledge, skills, materials and experience to teach and support student well-being in higher education.

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You may use it to teach your own well-being course, bring well-being topics and activities into your existing teaching, work with students individually or in groups, develop student-support or health programs, lead well-being initiatives at your university, or implement the complete BEwell program at your institution.

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What is BEwell?

BEwell is an evidence-based student well-being program developed specifically for higher education.

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It combines research from positive psychology, health psychology and student success with skills students can use in their everyday lives. BEwell has been taught at Charles University for nine consecutive semesters, and its core content is based on the book Well-Being and Success for University Students: Applying PERMA+4. The instructor is Jana Koci, Ph.D. who is the author of the book, well-being course, BEwell digital form and training program.

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The program covers the main areas connected with student well-being and success:

stress and nervous-system regulation • physical health • environment • economic security • relationships • positive emotions • achievement • mindset • engagement and flow • meaning and purpose • authenticity

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Each topic connects science with self-reflection, practical interventions and skills that students can use in their studies and everyday lives. 

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How does the certification work?

You will first experience BEwell yourself.

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You will receive access to the BEwell digital platform and go through the same short videos, Well-Being Flowers and interactive Practice Lab activities that were developed for university students. 

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Then we take the next step: The live training focuses on how to use this knowledge professionally. We work with teaching, facilitation, well-being coaching skills, student reflection, real situations from university life, professional boundaries, and different ways to bring well-being education into your own work.

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The certification combines scientific foundations, personal experience, teaching practice, discussion, feedback and work with real student situations.

 

During the program, you will learn:

• The science of student well-being and positive psychology

• Jana Kočí's evidence-based methodology for teaching well-being

• How to teach the main areas covered by the 13-module BEwell program

• How to lead activities, reflection and group discussions

• How to use well-being coaching skills when working with students

• How to create a psychologically safe learning environment

• How to support student motivation, resilience and healthy habits

• How to recognize the boundaries between well-being education, coaching, counselling and clinical care

• How to work with the BEwell digital platform, book, presentations and teaching materials

• How to use what you learn in your own teaching, student support, university programs or well-being initiatives

 

What will you receive?

After successfully completing the program, you will receive the BEwell Specialist Certificate and the BEwell materials provided as part of the certification.

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You will leave prepared to use what you have learned in the way that fits your professional role. You may teach student well-being, use selected activities in your existing work, develop your own course or program, support students individually or in groups, contribute to university-wide well-being initiatives, or explore implementing the complete BEwell program at your institution.

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You will also become part of the international BEwell Specialist network, with access to new teaching materials, implementation support and future professional development opportunities.

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International BEwell Specialist Group

Each certification group is intentionally kept small, with a maximum of 15 participants.

We welcome participants from different countries, universities and professional backgrounds. A professor, counsellor, doctoral student, student affairs professional and university leader may all work with student well-being differently, and that is part of what makes the group useful.

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The live sessions give us space to share these different perspectives, discuss real situations and learn how well-being education can work across different university settings.

 

Course Fee

EUR 1,500 / CZK 33,000 / USD 2,000 + applicable tax / IDR 6,900,000 per participant

The fee includes access to the BEwell digital platform and interactive Practice Labs, live online training with Jana Kočí, the BEwell book, teaching materials and certification.

The fee may be paid personally or by your university, employer or another sponsoring organization.

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Universities interested in training several people or implementing BEwell for their students can contact us about institutional training and BEwell implementation.

 

About Jana Kočí, Ph.D.

Meet the founder of BEwell and instructor of the certification.

 

Upcoming Certification

November 16 to December 6, 2026
See the program format, live session dates and times.