Technical Seminars: "The challenges that University Programmes for Older Adults face because of the LOU reform" - Alicante

Goals: This seminar pursues to make a methodological working proposal to know and evaluate: 

• The trends on adult and senior education in Spain. Permanent training and lifelong learning.
• The current situation of University Programmes for Older Adults in Spain.

Objectives: Based on the aforesaid,

• Propose a discussion on models and rules for its regulation and development on the brink of a new LOU reform.
• Give effective answers to the current and future education needs of older adults inside the European Higher Education Area.

Work Plan: Based on the aforesaid goals and objectives, a work plan has been conceived. This work plan will be followed by experts and university managers that will take part in the Seminar according to this agenda:

• Plenary sessions with the speakers of the meetings held by the framework presentations.
• Creation a posteriori of working groups by areas of analysis coordinated by a moderator. These working groups will elaborate, from this presentation, studies, proposals and documents that will be submitted, discussed and approved (where appropriate) in the final plenary meeting.
• Prepare the basic elements of a report/contrast study to be sent to MEC (Ministry of Education and Culture) and to the suitable Commissions of the European Parliament in charge of the European Higher Education Area. 

Aimed at:

• Academic and technical heads of Spanish and foreign Universities that offer University Programmes for Older Adults.
• Institutional and academic heads, members of the Spanish National Association of University Programmes for Older Adults.

SEMINAR'S AGENDA

Thursday, 15 December

16:30: Seminar opening

17:00 - 19:30: Presentation of the methodologic proposal of the analysis and evaluation work:

• Sociological research of the Spanish population. 
  Mr. Prisciliano Cordero Del Castillo. Interuniversity Programme of Experience. University of León
  Mr. José Ramón Valero Escandell. Permanent University. University of Alicante
• Current education levels and education trends of seniors in Spain
  Mr. Salvador Cabedo Manuel. Universitat per a majors Jaume I University of Castellón
• Current education levels and trends of older adults in the European Higher Education Area
  Mrs. Concepción Bru Ronda. Permanent University. University of Alicante

Creation of working groups: University education for seniors in the European Union. Current demands, programmes and ongoing actions. 

Friday, 16 December

9:30 - 11:00: Presentation of the methodologic proposal of the analysis and evaluation work: 

• The current situation of University education for older adults in Spain. Assessment questionnaire and analysis.
  Mrs. Adoración Holgado Sánchez. University of Experience. Pontifical University of Salamanca.
• Parameters, development process and computer presentation of the questionnaire.
  Mr. Jorge Cujó Arenas. Complutense University of Madrid.

Creation of working groups at regional level: validation, planning of responses of the evaluation and analysis questionnaires: Current reality of University education for older adults in Spain. 

11:00 - 11:15: Coffee break

11:15 - 13:45: Presentation of the methodologic proposal of the analysis and evaluation work: 

• University Education Models and regulation/development proposals within the framework of LOU reforms and inside the European Higher Education Area. 
  Mr. Antonio Rodríguez Martínez. Fourth Cycle. University of Santiago de Compostela.
  Mr. Juan Jesús Luna Cortés. Pontifical University of Salamanca
  Mr. Juan Antonio Lorenzo Vicente. Complutense University of Madrid
  Mr. Alfredo Jiménez Eguizábal. University of Burgos

Creation of working groups and draft of first conclusions: Development of University Education Models and regulation proposals.

14:00- 16:30: Break.

16:30- 18:00: The LOU reform. Presentation of proposals from the Spanish National Association of University Programmes for Older Adults.
José Arnay Puerta. President of AEPUM.
Discussion and findings by all working groups and attendants to the Seminar in the final plenary meeting. 

18:30 - 19:30: Plenary Lecture: University lifelong learning: the proposals of the LOU reform. 
Mr. Salvador Ordóñez Delgado.
Secretary of State of Universities and Research.
Ministry of Education and Science.

Discussion, proposals and findings.

Seminar closing ceremony

• Mr. Ignacio Jiménez Raneda. Chancellor of the University of Alicante.
• Mr. Salvador Ordóñez Delgado. Secretary of State of Universities and Research. Ministry of Education and Science.
• Mr. Jesús Pradells Nadal. Vice-Chancellor of University Extension. University of Alicante.

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