BALL | Be Active through Life Long Learning

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Group Photo BALL Project Meeting in Alicante - October 2015

World experts met at the UA to draft innovative guidelines and recommendations for lifelong learning centres

Tue, 11/03/2015 - 11:41 webmaster

Universities, business world, trade unions, associations, local and regional authorities will benefit from the results of BALL, a European Union Erasmus + Project.

The University of Alicante hosted from Monday, 26 October 2015 the Fourth Steering Committee Meeting of the BALL Project - Be Active through Lifelong Learning, where 45 world experts and researchers met on Monday and Tuesday (26 and 27 October).

BALL is a European Erasmus + project developed by the UA Vice President for Studies Planning, Training Actions & Quality Standards, within the context of the UA LifeLong Learning University, with the ultimate goal of analysing the state of readiness for retirement of European citizens. The team working on this project, funded by the EU, is composed of organisations with extensive experience in working with the elderly in three European countries. In the context of the meeting on 26th, the Fourth Steering Committee Meeting took place among whom representatives of various professional areas and private and public institutions, as well as experts from the fields of Geriatrics, Gerontology, Sociology, Psychology, Education for adults, and various business and professional sectors shared their ideas and assessed the proposals for action and the guidelines resulting from this fourth strategic meeting of experts.

The Conference “Old Age - Between Tradition and Modernity” promoting the BALL Project was held in Lublin on May 22, 2015

Wed, 05/27/2015 - 11:30 webmaster

(Inkubator Medialno-Artystyczny UMCS, ul. Idziego Radziszewskiego 16, Lublin)

The conference arose much interest in our local environment, several eminent guests participated, among others: Monika Lipińska, deputy mayor of Lublin for Social Policy, Henryk Smolarz , MP, Deputy President of the Commission of Senior Policy, Sławomir Skowronek, president of the Lublin Centre for Civic Activity, the President of the Polish National Bank, Lublin Branch, representatives of the Craftsmen Union, president of the College of Social Workers, representatives of NGOs, representatives of 18 universities of the third age from the Lublin region and the whole country.

Meeting of the BALL Project in Lublin, Poland- 21 May 2015: Third Steering Committee Meeting and Second Expert Meeting at the Lublin University of the Third Age

Wed, 05/27/2015 - 11:24 webmaster

The Third Steering Committee Meeting and the Second Expert Meeting of the BALL -Be Active through Lifelong Learning- Project was held at the Lublin University of the Third Age, with the participation of the following institutions: Evris Foundation from Iceland, project coordinator; the University of Alicante, represented by the Permanent University (UPUA), from Spain; U3A Reykjavik, from Iceland, and LUTW from Poland.

Ongoing survey and U3A Reykjavik in the daily newspaper Morgunblaðið

Mon, 04/20/2015 - 13:21 webmaster

News on the BALL project, the ongoing survey and U3A Reykjavik in the daily newspaper Morgunblaðið 16th april 2015

Ball project was presented to Ms Eygló Harðardóttir, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, in Iceland

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 11:39 webmaster

Ball project was presented to Ms Eygló Harðardóttir, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, in Iceland.

The U3A and Evris delegations delivered the mapping reports recently published. The Minister expressed her appreciations with the results presented and the issues discussed as being high on her agenda.

A press release describing the project and these first results has been sent to Icelandic massmedia. The press release in Icelandic is seen here.

Interview with Hans Kristján and Jónu Sólveigu

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 11:30 webmaster

The interview with Hans Kristján and Jónu Sólveigu this morning on BALL and the third age starts around the 40th minute of the program for you who like to hear the beautiful Icelandic language.
http://www.ruv.is/sarpurinn/klippa/thridja-aeviskeidid

Looking Forward to a Dynamic Third Age - Comparative Mapping Report

Fri, 02/27/2015 - 11:24 webmaster

After months of research, the BALL team is proud to present a package containing three National mapping reports from each of the BALL partner countries as well as a Comparative report where the results of the National reports are put into a European perspective.

During the mapping process all partners scanned available material on the subject of preparation for the third age in each of the participating countries. Each partner wrote a report in English on their findings from the mapping exercise. These studies revealed common and complementary issues that serve as a basis for further research and studies within the project. A final comparative study, in the form of a report, was then conducted where the results from the research undertaken in the BALL partner countries was put into a European context. The comparative report will be used as a basis for the survey exercise.

The Ball Project developed its Second Steering Committee Meeting and First expert meeting at the University of Alicante on January 21 and 22, 2015

Wed, 01/28/2015 - 10:19 webmaster

The Second Steering Committee Meeting and First expert meeting of the BALL -Be Active through Lifelong Learning- Project was held at the University of Alicante with the participation of the following institutions: Evris Foundation Ses, from Iceland, project coordinator; the University of Alicante, represented by the Permanent University (UPUA), from Spain; U3A Reykjavik, from Iceland, and Towarzaystwo Wolnej Wszechnicy Polskiej Oddzial w Lublinie, from Poland.

For two days, intense work was carried out on the analysis of the mapping performed by all three countries about the demographic situation and the population ageing phenomenon, the conditions for retirement in each country, the existing actions for training in the life stage before retirement, once retired, and also for the third age, as well as the results obtained in each partner country through the development of a Focus Groups with national and local experts in this field.

Focus group with local stakeholders. University of Alicante

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:32 webmaster

The main objective is to develop innovative guidelines and recommendations for use at lifelong learning centers; universities; companies; unions; associations; local and regional authorities that wish to prepare and encourage their employees/clients to prepare for the “third age”. We will use the project and its outcomes to raise awareness on these important issues and disseminate the results throughout the European Educational Area and the worldwide U3A network.

In the framework of the project we have carried out a mapping about the state of art of the preparation for retirement in the partners’ countries and also different Focus-Groups with target group members (retired and working), experts and representatives of trade unions, institutions and enterprises involved in the education area.

Kick-Off Conference: Towards a Dynamic Third Age

Mon, 11/17/2014 - 18:23 webmaster

This conference marks the first steps of the European project BALL -‐ Be Active through Lifelong Learning. The number of citizens reaching third age is steadily increasing, active, healthy and eager to take on further tasks through learning, by sharing their knowledge and experience in society and through interaction between generations. The third age should be planned for and lived as a new age of freedom. The overall aim of the conference is to address and examine ways and means to add value to the third age, for the benefit of the individual and the society at large. It is especially directed to those (50+) who foresee an upcoming change in their professional life towards the third age. It also addresses the importance of these issues for general human resource management. The conference aims at presenting some examples of how such changes can be managed successfully and providing incentives and encouragement to act, and to act in good time.

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