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Supporting ageing adults to stay active
Erasmus+ KA204 Strategic Partnership for adult education
Project duration: 1. 9. 2020–28. 2. 2023
Project leader at ZRS Koper: dr. Vesna Mikolič
Participating institute at ZRS Koper: Institute for linguistic studies
Partner organisations:
- Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (Italia) – lead partner
- FIN Plus (Trst, Italia)
- Lunga Vita Attiva (Trst, Italia)
- Institut Catholique de Lille (Lille, Francia)
- Univerza v Mariboru (Maribor, Slovenia)
While it is broadly positive that life expectancy continues to rise and each person has a good chance of living longer, it is not so clear that additional years of life are welcome if characterised by a range of medical problems, disability, or mental illness. Older people fight against the inevitability of ageing by trying to remain active and fit — keeping their bodies flexible and strong, and stimulating their intellect to keep their minds sharp. New opportunities provided by the digital society, and informal education can help the elderly to pursue this objective. Through the development of their skills and knowledge, the older population can continue to have active and fulfilling lives.
The ambition of ActivAge project is to change the usual paradigm from the conservative, “crisis management” one to a more pro-active support for spreading and supporting healthy behaviour in EU aging population, with 5 main objectives: O1 – “Best Practices for Active Ageing” will analyse and promote best practices at international level for the “ageing well”;
O2 – “ActivAge Self-Assessment and Recommendation Tool” will support in an accessible way a self-assessment of the users and recommend a path for healthier lifestyle;
O3 – “ActivAge Digital Knowledge Centre” will offer open online training modules for the elderly that will promote active ageing; collect and publish digital maps of existing initiatives
addressing active ageing at local level in EU ; involve users and stakeholders in the design and the promotion of ActivAge online tools.
