Aims

EFOS has the following aims:

  • Fostering of academic studies of older people together with younger students or at special academies/universities for older people
  • Fostering of joint projects for older students throughout Europe
  • Fostering and securing the access of older people to academic education also without formal qualifications
  • Public support of academic education for older people in politics and society
  • Fostering of autonomous national organisations with similar goals
  • Identifying possibilities to utilize the skills and expertise of older students for the benefit of science and society
  • Cooperation with other international organisations that support lifelong learning (LLL)

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Next Meeting

Spring meeting
9 to 12 May 2012
Magdeburg (Germany)

 

Projects

VECU
Virtual European Cultural Centre

EFOSEC
Comparison of Universities for Seniors and investigation on motivation of senior students 

 

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