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.