Here you will find two book recommendations on the topic of longevity and age(ing), excitingly written and reflected in the context of urgent social changes, the economy, and the labor market.…
The Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH) is supporting Dr. Burcu Demiray’s WiseLearn with a total budget of 600’000 Swiss Francs. In an 18-month project, she will develop new…
The Rise of Olderpreneurship More and more successful companies are being founded by older people. So-called Senior Entrepreneurs benefit from their life experience and resources. Read more about this highly…
The WiseLearn platform for the Seniors University of Zurich and Lucerne has a new look! With the new and further developed version of the start page of the online learning…
The Four Key Benefits of Lifelong Learning Lifelong learning has many benefits to individuals including employability, health, and wellbeing and to society in terms of social prosperity, and civic participation…
The WiseLearn team visited the Seniorencafé Rotkreuz and held a workshop on e-learning with some seniors. We presented our different research projects. The participants had the opportunity to try out our…
“As the population ages, many people in their 60s and beyond are refusing to conform to old age stereotypes. Is our view of old age about to change?” Read more…
The Healthy Longevity Center (HLC) Zurich has been newly founded. It is a center for research and innovation in healthy longevity. The overarching goal of research and innovation in healthy…
The WiseLearn team is working on the adaptation of an e-learning course for learners aged 60 or older. The conducted research, guidelines, and experiences provide a solid foundation for making…
„A self-determined life in old age? What is old age? And, is longevity a desirable goal?” In an interview, Swiss Life looked at these and other questions with Prof. Dr.…
