Coaching

APP offers opportunities to participate in coaching, for students, academics and employees. Information about upcoming coaching sessions, including dates and registration details, is always published in the News section of the Academic Centre website.

What is coaching?

Coaching is a developmental method that supports personal growth, change, and the achievement of goals. It is based on a structured dialogue in which the coach uses questions to help the coachee identify the most suitable ways forward. This process strengthens motivation, encourages responsibility, and helps individuals gain a more realistic understanding of their situation and options.

What can you expect from coaching?

• A focus on personal motivation and how to mobilise your own resources.
• Connecting coaching topics with positive experiences and a sense of achievement.
• An opportunity to gain deeper insight into yourself and, in some cases, into others.
• Support in developing self-management skills.
• Increased awareness of effective steps towards achieving your goals.
• An approach that draws on a range of psychological perspectives and methods.

What should you not expect from coaching?

• Advice or instructions on what to do and how to proceed.
• A focus on the past or on processing past experiences, problems, or emotional wounds.
• The coach determining the topic of the coaching conversation.
• Academic or study counselling.

How can you prepare for coaching?

It is helpful to have a topic, challenge, or area of development that you would like to explore. If appropriate, you may also consider specific goals that you would like to work towards during the coaching process.