On Tuesday, March 05, 2024 from 14:00 we will be at the “Welcome Day” of the Senior:innen-Universität Zurich on the Irchel Lichthof campus.
Ageism is the umbrella term for stereotyping (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or ourselves based on age. Although ageism is the…
Today, we live in a society in which being old and the old age phase of life are predominantly a stigma – a state that should be avoided. Negative images…
On Thursday, 7 March, Dr Burcu Demiray, founder of WiseLearn, will give a lecture at the Trendtage Gesundheit Lucerne on the topic of «From cradle
While the Roman orator Cicero classified dancing as “mad” (perhaps with a twinkle in his eye), today we intuitively know about the numerous positive effects – and not just at…
In September, a highlight of our Erasmus+60 project took place. A team from Zurich traveled to Split for the Learning, Teaching and Training Week to develop e-learning courses together with…
Please see Dr. Burcu Demiray’s interview with the UZH Magazin on lifelong learning and healthy cognitive aging (page 41). The interview is part of a rich dossier “Gesund älter werden“,…
Master’s students Fabienne Joos, Irena Stanisic, Aline Dietsche next to Dr. Burcu Demiray (from left to right) SCIENTIFICA, Switzerland’s largest science festival, was a huge success. Researchers from the University…
In the Erasmus+60 project, we are developing educational offers for senior citizens 60+ with a team of 6 other European universities. We warmly invite all interested persons to our next…
Dr. Burcu Demiray has published a blog piece on the Gerontology Blog of the Health Centers of the City of Zurich and the Center for Gerontology (ZfG) on the topic…