Recent demographic data shows that in the future, there will be many very old people, mainly women, in all European societies. There is a lack of role models for an active old age, seen as something positive in spite of crises and existing constraints.
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In four national and two cross-national forums a lively exchange of views took place between experts and older citizens about important issues concerning the whole Danube-Region. Furthermore, the project promoted the idea of lifelong learning and civil participation of older people in this European area leading to important steps in the project partners’ institutions to initiate structures providing target-group related education and other related activities. The project was closed by a conference in Freiburg, Germany, where a resolution was formulated by the project groups.
The DANET-Statement (PDF, 60 KB)
A video documentation of the final meeting (also available in other project partners’ languages)
For results and further information please see the project website
Active Ageing and Intergenerational Dialogue – a Challenge for the Danube Countries in a United Europe. 8-10th of July 2012 – A European conference within the 8th International Danube Festival in Ulm/Neu- Ulm and the European Year of Active Ageing.
Since 2008 the Centre for General Scientific Education (ZAWiW) of Ulm University is a drving force in building a network for institutions of cultural and educational work for older adults, the network “Danube-Networkers”. The goal is to strengthen seniors’ education as well as intergenerational cooperation in the Danube Region. The special edition of danube connects document the experiences made in ththe project DANET and further Danube projects.
Numerous interactive possibilities should encourage citizens to get involved and to promote the exchange along the Danube – on local level and internationally. Ulm’s Mayor and General Manager of the Donaubuero Gunter Czisch emphasizes the model-function or other communities when it comes to civic participation of www.donaubuero.de.
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Between December 2011 and July 2012, the Donabüro Ulm/Neu-Ulm in cooperation with scientific education and civil society institutions from five countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria) implements the “Media Project Old and Young” (Danube-Networkers Lectures, DALEC) with the thematic focus “Values and Paths along the Danube”. The project’s subject corresponds to this year’s topic of the city of Ulm and the motto of the Danube Festival 2012: “New spirit along the Danube”. The key tasks are assigned to the Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education of Ulm University (in short ZAWIW).
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