IX AEPUM SEMINAR – GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY IN UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

It is a reality that the profile of the students of the Older Adult University Programmes (OAUP) has been changing in this last decade. Students who access the different types of studies aimed at people over 50 do it with an increasingly high level of training and, as a general rule, these students who are accessing now are younger than those who participated in this type of programmes at the beginning. Likewise, there is a growing number of students over 80 who began their participation in these programmes 15 or more years ago.

As a result of these generational changes, universities, as institutions of higher education, must adapt to these changes and be flexible enough to combine, in the same space, this diversity of profiles, in order to offer opportunities for learning and, therefore, for personal development, to all those interested and motivated to participate in this type of educational offer.

THURSDAY, 26^th APRIL 2018

4 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Welcome by the academic authorities of the University of the Balearic Islands, the Government of the Balearic Islands and collaborating entities.

4.30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Conference: “Generational diversity in the OAUPs.” Speaker: Dr. Herminio Domingo Palomares, University of the Balearic Islands.

5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Lecture: “Musical training leisure in university programmes for older adults in Spain. Presence and typology in AEPUM’s universities.” Dr. Mercedes Albaina Hernández, University of Deusto. “Adoración Holgado Sánchez” Research Award by the Spanish National Association of University Programmes for Older Adults 2017.

6 p.m. – 6.15 p.m. Break and coffee.

6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. New profile, new offers... new University?

Expert Panel:

• Students’ profile of the OAUPs: Dr. Concepción Bru Ronda, University of Alicante.
• Diversity of OAUP programmes: Dr. Joana Mª Seguí Pons, University of the Balearic Islands.
• Adaptations of the University to the new needs: Dr. José Jesús Delgado Peña, University of Málaga.
• Moderator: Dr. Antoni Gamundi Gamundi, Director of the UOM (in Valencian: Universitat Oberta per Majors), University of the Balearic Islands.

In the panel of experts, ideas about the new profile of students who are, at this time, participating in the OAUPs will be presented and discussed, as well as the diversity of programmes offered to students. Likewise, it will be evaluated to what extent universities can respond to this generational change and their training needs.

8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Dinner

FRIDAY, 27^th APRIL 2018

10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Group dynamics: “Methodologies, pedagogical tools and contents/formats to respond to the multigenerational range of OAUPs.”

Coordinator: Mr. Liberto Macias, University of the Balearic Islands.

During the group dynamics, the reorientation of the programmes to be included as content offering of the OAUPs will be treated due to the generational change that is taking place. The attending universities will be able to contribute with experiences and proposals applied in the OAUPs they develop, related to the methodological and pedagogical answers to the multigenerational range of them.

11 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Break and coffee.

12.30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Conclusions and closing.

1.30 p.m. Lunch and farewell.

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