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The Healthy Walk “La Nau Gran” organised by the Vice-chancellorship of Training Policy and Educational Quality and jointly, by the University Extension Service and the Physical Education and Sports Service of the University of Valencia, took place on 4th of October in urban public spaces where people of all ages were joined together in order to share solidarity, sustainable and healthy values. The 6^th Healthy Walk has become a consolidated and open to all of society summons.

The university Universidade Sénior de A Coruña (Senior University of A Coruña) has received recognition as the 2nd best initiative at the state level of “SpeakSpeare, singular technological initiative of the Taller Europeo de la Universidade Sénior (European Workshop of Senior Universities) during the academic year 2014-2015. Included in the Catalogue of Best Practices of the European Union for Active Aging,
    "The previous academic year 2014-2015, the Taller Europeo de la Universidade Sénior de la Universidade da Coruña (European Workshop of Senior Universities of the University of A Coruña) set in motion two innovative experiences inside the frame of the European Project "ACTing – Social Agents for the promotion of an Active Aging through ICT", of which the Universidade Sénior is a collaborating entity.

The AEPUM participates one more year as a member of the jury which will value the candidatures to the “Miguel Hernández Awards” 2015 convened by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. The said awards were convened by resolution of 22nd May of 2015 of the State Secretariat of Education, Vocational Training and Universities (Number 136, of Monday 8th June of 2015). The valuation of the presented projects will be determined the following 5th of November of 2015 according to the call of the General Sub-directorate of Learning Throughout Life, of the General Direction of Professional Training, of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

All the information about the Miguel Hernández Awards and the call, here.

The University of Alicante organizes of the I.A.U.T.A. International Conference on Thursday 11th - Friday 12th June, 2015  and  brings together the third age universities of all continents.

The theme of this International Conference: "U3A's, Citizenship and Social Cohesion" highlights one of the priorities for U3A’s in the 21st century, namely: the need to delve deeper into ongoing and lifelong training and to focus on senior training as a key aim in the reduction of poverty and social exclusion among the older segment of the population. Recognizing the value that corresponds to older adults’ experience together with the inescapable need for their social presence as active and integrated citizens in their own right appears as an unquestionable priority. In this respect, U3A’s have clearly assumed the role of spreading this message about the need of recognition for older adults, about the fact that their integration is an essential goal, and also about the commitment that this entails to promote seniors’ ongoing training.

It is an ambitious aim which requires the participation of all Universities of the Third Age, gathered in I.A.U.T.A during the International Conference at the University of Alicante. We thus warmly welcome you to our university and hope that our hospitality will help you feel at ease in your work during these days and also that this will lead to a fruitful outcome and to the fulfilment of the objectives proposed.

Further information in our website

EUCIS-LLL organizes its third week of permanent learning at the European Parliament, Brussels, 2nd to 6th December 2013. This year, the Week will focus specially on the next European election in the spring of 2014. This time EUCIS-LLL will bring its proposals for the European election and more than 10 events in the area of Permanent Learning will be carried out.

From AEPUM we consider that it is a good opportunity for the University Programs for Older Adults given that those who run, manage and make research in that area would be able to contact with other centers and groups that are interested in Permanent Learning in its different aspects (formal, non formal, adult education...). The work during these sessions will be carried out in a creative environment in order to reflect about the modernization of the systems of education and training along life. 

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The Newspaper "Entre Mayores" (Among Older Adults) publishes an article on older adults resuming their studies in different disciplines. The article highlights social and cultural activities as the best way of having an active ageing and it also talks about the difficult situation of these activities due to the current economic situation.

Link to the article

Front page of the On-line Newspaper "Entre Mayores"

The 13th STATE MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS (AEPUM 2013), with the title  “NEW TIMES, NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS”, was held at the University of Valencia, from the 19th to the 21st of June 2013.

• Here you will find the videos of the presentations: Link to the videos of the presentations and sessions
• Some pictures of the 13th Meeting: Pictures Gallery
• All the information about the Meeting:  http://aepum13.uv.es/