Senior University of Évora NATUR (S) _AL Kick off Meeting Évora, November 2010 Senior University of Évora NATUR (S) _AL Kick off Meeting Évora, November 2010 Maria de Jesus Florindo
The Universidade Sénior de Évora (USE) idea was born in October 2004 by a group of young people; In August 24th, 2005 it was officially created as the Universidade Sénior de Évora – Associação de Desenvolvimento Comunitário, by public writing. Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo
It is an non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and opened to all religions association; Exclusive to adults over 50 years old; Informal education, taking into account the students’ specific personal interests Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo
Different disciplines working weekly with regular and diversified schedules; Working with volunteer teachers with whom we celebrate a volunteer contract/program; Partnership with collaborating entities, to promote our institution, loan spaces, logistic and human resources. Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo
To develop cultural, educative and formative activities next to older adults; To promote intellectual, sportive and cultural activities, as also social and communitarian integration; To promote knowledge and cultural, scientific and technical formation in diverse areas of knowing and social relationships, by creating groups and centres of study; Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo
To carry through courses, seminaries and other ways of study and work, as well as editing periodic and not- periodic publications; To stimulate the participation and organization of older adults in cultural and leisure activities; To spread local history, science, traditions, arts and other cultural situations between older adults; Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo
- To be a centre of information and spread of services, rights and duties of older adults; - To develop interpersonal and intergenerational relations; - To develop volunteering in the community and for the community working properly with other public or private institutions
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