The Erasmus+60 project concluded with a two-day conference in Brussels, highlighting Future Perspectives for Third-Age Education and Mobility. Representatives from the partner universities shared results, led workshops…
In November 2024, Dr. Burcu Demiray attended the TimePie Longevity Forum in Shanghai, a global gathering dedicated to the future of longevity, healthspan, and innovation. As the only social scientist…
As part of our ongoing project “Let’s Stop Ageism,” we are developing an e-learning course, which will be available in January 2025. In the coming weeks, we are excited to…
Despite the necessity for continuous skill acquisition and upgrading due to technological advancements, companies often neglect the training and development of older employees. This is for example attributed to…
Together with our collaborators at ZHAW School of Management and Law, we are developing an e-learning course specifically designed to meet the needs and desires of older learners. In our…
Tuesday, April 23th 2024, marked a celebratory milestone as our enthusiastic group of learners aged 60+ successfully completed the blended e-learning course on Design Thinking. Over three months, participants were…
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…
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
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…
