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…
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…
Within the strategic partnership between the University of Zurich and the University of Queenland (Australia), we are initiating a series of online lectures for senior citizens on various contemporary topics.…