Miguel Hernández Awards to the Senior University of the University of Coruña

Spanish Ministry of Education and Science in the 2011 Call of the "Miguel Hernández" Awards recognized the work of the European Workshops of the Universidade Sénior with an honorable mention. 

The Official Gazette of the last October 4th, makes public the decision of the Miguel Hernández Awards supporting and promoting good practices and lifelong learning experiences in Spain, collecting the honorable mention to the promotion of the European dimension at the "Senior University of the University of Coruña" within the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union.

The Universidade Sénior has taken part in different senior education projects with European dimension since 2003, with the aim of promoting an active European citizenship between senior students of the University of Coruña.

This award only reinforces the Galician Senior Award, in its first edition, given by the Xunta of Galicia to the Senior University of Coruña and which was given last September 29th in Pontevedra during a ceremony chaired by the Chancellor of the Xunta of Galicia, Mr. Alberto Núñez Feijoo. 

Congratulations to the Senior University of Coruña and to its management team and we encourage all AEPUM members to continue their significant work.