🏆 KU Leuven KICK Challenge 2026

Stop burnout
before it starts.

CalmCampus detects the early signs of student burnout through passive behavioral signals — sleep, screen time, activity — and delivers evidence-based micro-interventions powered by AI.
All data stays on-device. Always.

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1 in 3
university students experiences burnout symptoms
€3.2B
annual cost of student mental health issues in the EU
68%
of students who drop out cite mental health as a factor
20M+
university students in Europe — our addressable market
The Problem

Burnout is invisible
until it's too late.

Student burnout doesn't appear overnight. It builds over weeks through disrupted sleep, excessive screen time, and declining activity — signals that are completely invisible to counsellors and universities until a student is already in crisis.

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Late detection

Universities only learn about mental health struggles when students seek help — often months into a crisis.

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Stigma & silence

60% of struggling students never contact their university's wellbeing services due to stigma or access barriers.

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Reactive care

Current solutions are reactive. Therapy waitlists, crisis lines, and counselling don't prevent burnout — they respond to it.

The Product

Your personal wellness
early warning system.

CalmCampus runs silently in the background, building a behavioral baseline unique to each student. When signals drift, it intervenes early — with breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and CBT-based prompts that take less than 5 minutes.

Profile screen showing streaks and achievements
Profile & Achievements
Home dashboard showing wellness score and signals
Wellness Dashboard
Insights screen showing 7-day trends
7-Day Insights
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Passive sensing

Monitors steps, sleep, screen time, and focus — no manual input required.

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AI wellness score

A daily score powered by on-device ML that reflects your current behavioral baseline.

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Anomaly alerts

Detects deviations from your personal baseline before they escalate.

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Micro-interventions

Evidence-based CBT & ACT exercises, guided breathing, and grounding techniques.

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Campus resources

Direct integration with KU Leuven student support services and crisis contacts.

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Zero data leaving the device

All processing happens on-device. No cloud sync. GDPR-native by design.

How It Works

Four steps to early
burnout prevention.

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Passive monitoring

CalmCampus silently collects behavioral signals — steps, sleep duration, screen time, and focus sessions — with zero manual effort from the student.

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Baseline building

Over the first two weeks, the app builds a personalized behavioral baseline specific to each student's unique patterns and rhythms.

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Anomaly detection

When signals deviate from the baseline — poor sleep, high screen time, low activity — the AI flags early warning signs before they become a crisis.

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Micro-interventions

The app delivers targeted, 3–5 minute interventions: breathing exercises, grounding techniques, gratitude prompts, and CBT-based cognitive reframing.

Technology

Privacy-first.
By architecture, not policy.

CalmCampus is built on a principle most health apps ignore: your mental health data should never leave your device. Our on-device ML pipeline means no central database can be breached, no data can be sold, and no GDPR consent banners are needed — because there's nothing to consent to.

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Flutter (iOS & Android)

Single codebase, native performance. Built for real device sensors — pedometer, screen time APIs, and notification scheduling.

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On-device ML

Behavioral anomaly detection and wellness scoring run entirely on the student's device. Zero server roundtrips for health data.

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GDPR-native

No data collection means no compliance burden. Data is stored locally in Hive (encrypted) and never leaves the device.

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CBT & ACT frameworks

Every intervention is grounded in peer-reviewed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy evidence bases.

Market Opportunity

A €3.2B problem.
No scalable solution yet.

The student mental health market is underserved and growing. Universities are under increasing pressure from accreditation bodies to demonstrate student wellbeing outcomes. CalmCampus is the only privacy-first, behaviorally-grounded solution built specifically for this audience.

TAM
20M+
EU university students
SAM
350K
Belgian university students
SOM
65K
KU Leuven students (Year 1)
Beyond students: the same behavioral sensing platform applies to corporate wellness, military training programs, and any institution managing high-performance individuals under sustained stress.
Traction

Built in 6 weeks.
Pitching today.

March 2026

Concept & validation

Problem validated through surveys with KU Leuven students. 78% reported burnout symptoms. 91% said they'd use an app that detected it early.

April 2026

Working prototype

Full Flutter app built with passive sensing, AI wellness scoring, anomaly detection, and a complete intervention library.

April 27–29, 2026

🏆 KU Leuven KICK Challenge finals

Selected to pitch at KU Leuven's flagship student startup competition.

Summer 2026

Pilot at KU Leuven

Closed beta with 200 students. Partnership with student wellbeing services. IRB approval for longitudinal study.

2027

University partnerships & scale

Expand to 5 Belgian universities. B2B licensing model for institutional wellbeing dashboards (aggregated, anonymised data only).

Get Involved

Join us in building
the future of student wellbeing.

We're looking for partners, angels, and institutional investors who believe that mental health infrastructure is the next frontier in education technology. If that resonates with you, let's talk.

🌱 Seed investment

Help us run our KU Leuven pilot, hire our first clinical advisor, and begin the IRB study that proves clinical efficacy.

🏫 University partnership

Integrate CalmCampus with your institution's student wellbeing services. White-label options available.

🤝 Strategic partnership

Healthcare providers, insurers, and EdTech platforms — let's explore what a deeper collaboration looks like.

Contact us → braunf25@proton.me