The rational for this project was based in several facts: the population in Europe is ageing; many older people have missed out on much of the development technologies; quality of life is clearly linked to the level of participation in all aspects of social life; learning groups form usually a kind of fellowship as a consequence of common experiences; standard procedures mainly focus on the needs of younger students.

The aims of the project were to:

– Explore different models of inter-generational learning, collaborative learning between older and younger learners, and inter-generational collaboration on designing new modules.
– Develop learning opportunities that will promote participation of individuals in European civil society as promoters and facilitators/mentors with others.
– Design 12 modules of learning using these different models and different flexible approaches, and pilot 6 of these.
– Evaluate the pilots systematically and report on the lessons learned from inter-generational teaching and learning, and from collaborative design; and evaluate systematically and report on the lessons learned about universities’ potential role in training promoters for different fields of voluntary and paid work, identifying the need for further development, including concrete recommendations.
– Disseminate and valorise the outputs and products of the project among the professional communities in European universities and beyond.

For further information, please contact the Project Coordinator, Dr. Andrea Waxenegger andrea.waxenegger@uni-graz.at

You can download the Toolkit here: CZ, DE, EN, ES, FI, HU.