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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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Unitre – Third Age University
National Association of the Third Age Universities
Unitre is composed of a network of 268 centers over the whole country that arange courses and seminars about many different subjects mainly aimed at elderly people. Unitre also takes part in international conferences, seminars and research to convey the Italian experience and creativity.
To promote the cultural development of the members and to stimulate their activity in the social sphere.
Adults
Organization of courses and seminars about different subjects mainly addressed to elderly people. After participation in courses, students can become members of the “Humanity Academy” (Accademia dell’Umanità) and spend part of their free time in hospitals and retirement homes carrying out solidarity projects.
National
Unitre is a deep-seated reality that acts over the whole national territory and that reaches a large number of elderly people preventing many of them from loneliness and contributing to their cultural development
Unitre is a very positive initiative, because it involves elderly people, that often experience feelings of loneliness and marginalization feeling, as they retire.
www.unitre.net
Dr.Maria Maddalena Carnasciali
Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - University of Genoa
Researcher