Conference Programme and Abstract Book

Welcome!

Emotional Well-Being Institute (EWBI), a Geneva-based global organization in partnership with the Open University of Mauritius (OUM) and the Middlesex University Mauritius (MDXUM) welcomes interested professional experts, academics, practitioners, activists, and sponsors to participate in the international conference, EWBIC2023 organised in Mauritius on 19-22 July, 2023.

Conference Theme:

“Advancing the understanding and impacts of emotional well-being towards flourishing societies”

Philosophy underpinning the Conference:

Well-being has been the subject of a great deal of interest and research over the last decades, but with a lesser depth of focus on ‘emotional well-being’. Restating the goal of not just ‘well-being’ but ‘emotional well-being’ is timely. Emotional well-being remains an urgent civil societies’ global burden. There is an increasing prevalence of emotional well-being problems and challenges in our societies and nations. Many issues are under debate as to the philosophical and practical nature of ‘Emotional well-being’. Questions we may ask are: can it be realistic or interpretivist?

The philosophy of ‘Emotional well-being’ is directly relevant to the conference and it underpins the theme to leverage emotional well-being of individuals, groups, communities, and nations towards positive engagement, accomplishments, and flourishing societies. It undertakes a multi-faceted and pluralistic effort to facilitate emotional well-being to be the centre of efforts to enhance the well-being of populations. Emotional well-being needs to take a centre stage globally. The structure of this conference creates an opportunity for addressing such a position through discourse, reflection, analysis, and consideration of examples of various practical, applied methods and processes.

Objectives of the EWBIC2023

Endeavoring to be one of the firsts to enjoy our premier conference, EWBIC2023, engaged participants, presenters, and the experts will aim to reflect, to get answers, to interact, and to create opportunities on how to navigate the essential field of ‘Emotional well-being’. It creates an opportunity to be an influence for change, and to deliver the benefits of emotional well-being to communities and societies through positive engagement.

The EWBIC2023 provides opportunities to:

• Sharpen our knowledge, skills, and values.
• Acquire multiple points of view and trends in the field.
• Gain and share new ideas and develop best practices.
• Learn about the latest innovations, insights, and practices.
• Meet influencers, community advocates, champions, and industry experts.
• Make new contacts and stay connected with friends and colleagues.
• Meet like-minded community peers from different geographical regions.
• Hear experts share insights into topics that communities can benefit from.
• Have one-on-one engagements with guest speakers during breakout sessions
• Create opportunities to build teams now, thereafter, and continuously.
• Communicate research to a wide audience, get feedback for implementation.
• Re-energise towards advancing emotional well-being for flourishing societies.
• Be an influence for change and to deliver the benefits of emotional well-being.
• Become part of the Emotional Well-being Institute (EWBI)
  1. To leverage emotional well-being of individuals, groups, communities, and nations towards positive engagements, accomplishments, and flourishing societies.
  2. To value emotional well-being as integral to health guided by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030.
  3. To undertake a multi-faceted and pluralistic efforts to facilitate emotional well-being to be the centre of efforts to enhance the well-being of populations.
• Receive a personalised certificate of conference participation with the potential of earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points towards their academic and professional goals.
• Have access to post conference on-line presentation recordings and publications.