1. 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

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  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

7. - 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

8. Maria de Jesus Graça Florindo