23rd MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASTELLÓN – UNIVERSITY OF JAUME I.

02/07/2014

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS MET ON 1st  JULY OF 2010 AT 20.00H, IN SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT, IN THE HALL OF THE LUZ DE CASTELLÓN HOTEL, LOCATED AT C/ PINTOR OLIET Nº3, 12006 OF CASELLÓN WITH THE FOLLOWING

 

AGENDA

 

1.Reading and passing, if appropriate, of the previous session minutes'

2. Informing and treating the issues that will be developed in the partners' Assembly on 2nd of July.

3. Management issues.

4. Motions and queries.

 

Attending:

 

- Mrs Carmen Palmero, University of Burgos, Secretary

- Mr Jorge López, University of las Palmas de Gran Canaria, under delegation of ULPGC, Speaker

- Mrs Pilar García de la Torre, University of A Coruña, Speaker

- Mrs Anna Soldevilla, University of Lleida, under delegation, Speaker

- Mr Salvador Cabedo, from the University Jaume I of Castellón, Speaker

 

Justify their absence:

- Mrs Concha Bru, University of Alicante, President

-Mrs Cristina Civera Molla, La Nau Gran of the University of Valencia, Speaker

 

Attending as guest:

- Mrs Pili Escuder, from the University Jaume I of Castellón.

 

The session is presided by Mrs. Secretary, Carmen Palmero, who welcomes the attendees and justifies the absence of the Mrs. President. It is justified the absence of the representatives of the University of Lleida, substituted by Mrs. Soldevilla, and of the University of las Palmas de Gran Canaria, substituted by Mr. Jorge López, with the appropriated delegation.

 

1.- Reading and approval, if applicable, of the previous session Act.

1. Agreement: unanimously approval of the previous Minutes.

 

2. -Informing and treating the issues that will be developed in the partners' Assembly on 2nd of July.

It is summed up about the following issues which will be treated in the Assembly of the next day without coming to any agreement about them.

 

*Economic report: Efforts have been made and the universities that had arrears are almost daily in payments. The signatures of the President and de Secretary have been authorized in the AEPUM's account of “la Caixa”.

 

*New partners: The University of Cantabria has filed the request for taking part in AEPUM.

*Evaluation and recognition Committee: it has met in Alicante and still working on the elaboration of the common questionnaire and the document for the recognition of the Programmes.

 

*XIV Meeting: It will be celebrated in Granada from 28th to 30th May of 2015 about New profiles of students in the Older Adult Classrooms. Reflections on their opinions and hopes about the PUMs.

 

* Seminar: The University of Deusto is postulated to celebrate it on 11th  and 12th of December 2014. The topic will turn on: competencies in the curriculum development of the programnes.

 

                               The skills development in nowadays society.

 

                              The role of competencies in the training of adults

 

* AEPUM Prize to the researching: the Jury met in the IMSERSO of Madrid to award the prize. Two first prizes exequo were awarded.

 

* Renewal of positions on the Board of Directors: after four years, it is come to renew charges at the University of Alicante (Presidency), University of Burgos (Secretary),  of Jaume I de Castellón (Speaker), this issue will be voted in the Assembly of the next day. The Ramon LLull University, who held the Treasury, when changed the representative should the new representative to be chosen by the Assembly, but she expresses her intention not to do it, so that the position is without covering yet.

 

3. Current issues. -There is any issue to discuss.

4. Motions and queries.

Pilar García de la Torre, University of A Coruña, asks if it would not be advisable to incorporate in the Jury of the AEPUM's Prize of the next edition someone on behalf of the Ministry of Education, due to the fact that it would help to give opening and prestige to the prize and that the Ministry could know us better.

 

There being no further business, the meeting is adjourned at 21.00h of the date's day, which as Secretary I attest.

 

Signed. Carmen Palmero Cámara

AEPUM Secretary.