Kaunas Region University of the Third Age is an institution of non-formal adult education for senior citizens. It was established in 2012. At the beginning the organization operated as an integral part of an adult educational center. It was only in 2017 that it became an independent public body – a non-governmental organization. Currently the organization has 20 members –adult educators-practitioners – involved, who work in the field as unpaid staff. The members of the U3A are not professional andragogues, they are: librarians, teachers, community organizers, social workers, artists, etc. Every member of the organization starting with the director, the staff (adult educators working as coordinators) and ending with the lecturers, are volunteers, who donate their time, knowledge and competences to organize senior citizens’ learning and free time activities in Kaunas Region.
You can contact us at: info.senjorams@gmail.com
The University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” is an autonomous state higher school. It was transformed with a Decision of the People’s Assembly of 21 June 1995 and is a successor of the higher technical school, established 75 years ago and of the higher pedagogical school established 135 years ago. There are eight faculties in the structure of the University: 4 engineering faculties (Agrarian and Industrial Faculty, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Electronics and Automation, Faculty of Transport), Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education, Faculty of Business and Management, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Public Health and Healthcare. There also are 4 faculties in the towns of Silistra, Razgrad, Vidin (Bulgaria), Tarakli (Moldova), and a Bulgarian and Romanian Inter-university Europa Centre.
You can contact us at: evelikova@uni-ruse.bg
NGO “Vecmāmiņas.lv”(Grannies.lv) was established in the year 2011 with the aim to unite active seniors and carry out educational work in the field of adult non-formal education, thus motivating senior persons to become active citizens and get involved in lifelong learning activities. The organization Grannies.lv offers its members a meeting platform for sharing the knowledge and skills about healthy life style, improvement of social and communication skills.
You can contact us at: grannies@inbox.lv
The organisation S.A.F.E. (Sustainable Attitude For Environment) main activities focused on adult learning services development in rural community. Main activities based on consultancy, research and expert activities in European education systems. We are working with seniors, adults, migrant women.
You can contact us at: safeprojectforyou@gmail.com
Since 1984, when it was established through voluntary endeavours of a group
of adult education experts and university teachers of andragogy, Slovenian
Third Age University has steadily grown to become a national network of 51
universities in 44 localities with about 21 000 students, more than 1000
mentors and volunteers. Its practice has been extensively researched; as a
result, today the University follows its own generalisations and is based on its
own model.
You can contact us at: info@univerzatri.si