A Systematic Approach to Student Success

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About the Webinar

Reasons to watch:

In this session, Harald Åge Sæthre shares a practical and research-informed approach to student success, based on more than 30 years of experience working with retention, belonging and first-year experience in higher education.

Rather than looking for one simple solution, the webinar explores why student success requires a more holistic and systematic approach. Harald Åge introduces a model for understanding the many factors that influence whether students stay, leave, thrive or struggle, and how institutions can use this knowledge to create better support structures.

1. Discover why student retention is rarely about one single issue, and why institutions need to look at the full student experience.

2. Learn why the first weeks and months are especially important for belonging, motivation and confidence.

3. Explore how social integration, peer groups and everyday learning environments can help students feel safe, take part and succeed.

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Speaker

Harald Åge Sæthre

Harald Åge has worked for more than 30 years in higher education, focusing on student retention, belonging, motivation and first-year experience at the University of Bergen, Norway. His work has centred on creating the conditions that help students master, thrive and complete their studies.

Based on his practical experience and international research, Harald Åge has written two books in Norwegian on student success, retention and mentoring schemes for new students. His work is strongly inspired by researchers such as Tinto, Pascarella, Terenzini and Astin, with Tinto’s longitudinal model of institutional departure serving as a central foundation.

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