VI Ibero-American Congress of University Programmes for Older Adults (CIPUAM)
The VI Ibero-American Congress of University Programmes for Older Adults (CIPUAM) has as reference a framework for national and international cooperation among researchers’ groups and universities with university programmes for older adults (Open University for Old Age)
The AEPUM takes part in this Congress as the organisation’s advisor entity, and it will provide as well an intervention related to the situation of the University Programmes for Older Adults in Spain. Likewise, it will participate in the RIPUAM assembly (International Net of University Programmes for Older Adults). Dr. Mª Pilar García de La Torre, appointed member of the AEPUM management board and representative of the University of A Coruña, will be in charge of developing these assignments in the VI Ibero-American Congress of University Programmes for Older Adults (CIPUAM).
The Congress takes place from the 14th to the 17th July 2015.
Place of development: Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
Central Campus
Praça Santos Andrade, 1
Center
Ponta Grossa/Paraná
Brazil
The intention of this congress is to integrate the different perspectives of the universities and the social as well as political institutions responsible for educational initiatives, which influence the qualification of older adults, in a process of update, empowerment, awareness, and acquisition of new social roles. Several professionals are called to take part in this event under the main topic of education and ageing, subdivided into 4 axes:
- Education, culture and art;
- Rights, empowerment and citizenship;
- Physical education, sport and leisure;
- Health, nutrition and life quality.
The main topic of the VI CIPUAM will be Old age and ageing in the Ibero-American context: profiles, controversies and possibilities. The structure of the Congress will reckon with the implementation of conferences, round tables, communications and poster.
All the information about the Congress here:
http://www3.uepg.br/cipuam2015/programacao/#español
And on its Facebook webpage: https://www.facebook.com/vicipuam
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