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 Ministry for Equality and Social Welfare of the Government of Andalusia awarded as "Best project on active ageing" the University Open Classes of Lifelong Learning for adults over 55, managed by nine public universities in Andalusia, for their work of mutual enrichment with the contribution to knowledge and seniors' experience, as well as easing the access of old women and men to cultural goods and active learning.  

The Government of Extremadura, awards the Medal of Extremadura to the Senior Programme of the University of Extremadura.  The handing-over of the Medal to the Programme Manager, Mr. Florentino Blázquez Entonado, will take place next September 7th, the Extremadura's Day Eve, in the Roman Theatre of Mérida. 

The event will be broadcasted by Tele-Extremadura at 21:00 of that day. 

It's a great satisfaction for AEPUM to see how new social and institutional recognition takes place everyday for integrated University Programmes for Older Adults in our association. 

Published the conclusions advance of the 4th Latin American Congress Of Universities For Older Adults organized by AEPUM and UIMP in the University of Alicante.

The SENDA Group has presented the Guide of University Programmes for Older Adults, the first directory that gathers all information concerning those 40+ Spanish universities, both public and private, that offer courses for people over 50 years. The general manager of the group, Matilde Pelegrí, has assured that "in this 11 years, we have seen how these programs have been growing, while the number of students enrolled increased. And our Group, as well as them, continues to bet on lifelong learning". Nowadays, there are more than 40,000 older adults studying at the University. 

Collection of news about the Fourth Iberoamerican Congress of Universities for Older Adults in different media.