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Survey "Feeling good?" 2023

Following the positive reactions to the first edition of this survey in 2021, "Feeling good?" has been renewed for a second edition. The survey ran from March 3 to 31, 2023, and was conducted online among 7297 students who had been registered at Unifr for at least 3 semesters.

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Goals

In order to contribute to the well-being of students studying at Unifr, this survey aims firstly to inform them of the support services available on the Unifr campus. In a second way, the data collected helps Uni-Social identify the difficulties that students may be facing, and get involved to remedy them.

Some figures

Over 898 Unifr students, i.e. more than one in ten, took part in this survey, providing feedback on subjects relating to their studies, their financial situation, their quality of life, their health, as well as concerns and difficulties encountered during the 2022/2023 academic year.

23%

feel
unmotivated

84% of students declared themselves satisfied with their studies at Unifr
56% of students mention stress management difficulties, 45% concentration & memorization difficulties, 36% fears & blockages
29% have considered interrupting their studies during the 2022/2023 academic year

26% of students report a rather precarious financial situation
65% of students work parallel to their studies. For more than a third of them, this income is essential to finance their basic needs, while for the others it is additional or even optional
34% of students rate their mood as unsatisfactory

56%

have no plans for their professional future

38%

have already completed an internship

16% of students faced significant financial difficulties in the 2022/2023 academic year, which led to food restrictions for a third and unpaid health insurance premiums for a quarter
81% of students rate their overall quality of life as satisfactory

61% of students rate their stress level as above average to very high. The main stressors mentioned were Study-related workload (60%), uncertainty about their professional future (43%), study organization and planning (42%)

30%

are looking
for a job

29%

needed
psychological
support

9% of students felt discriminated against in the academic year 2022/2023, either because of their social, national or ethnic origin (26%), gender identity (22%), language (18%) or disability (17%)
27% of students do not exercise regularly (less than once a week)

82% of students report frequent to constant tiredness, 43% of whom attribute their tiredness to stress
25% of students spend more than 4 hours a day in front of a screen (outside of their studies)
42% of students would like a hybrid form of teaching

82%

have healthy
dietary habits

Promoting well-being

The well-being, quality of life and health of Unifr students are key priorities for Uni-Social. The aim of this survey, conducted for the first time in May 2021 then again in March 2023, is to contribute to the well-being of students, and to prevent critical situations from escalating, students from dropping out and failing.

The information gathered in this survey reflects the feelings and needs of Unifr students in terms of well-being. The results give Uni-Social an objective view of the situation, in order to improve the quality of our offers and support services.