This document summarizes the Golden Age University in Hrodna, Belarus. The university aims to improve the quality of life for elderly people through intellectual, physical, and social engagement. Over 140 people aged 55+ participate in common meetings, sections, trainings, guest lectures, and other activities. The university develops civil competencies and values among participants. Plans include an international summer school for elderly education programs and an ongoing conference on activating elderly people.

1. Golden Age University in Hrodna:
intellectual, social and physical
activation of elderly people
Lana Rudnik, NGO "Centre for Informational Support of
Public Initiatives "The Third Sector", Director of program
Wroclaw, 03.09.2013

2. NGO "Centre for Informational Support of Public
Initiatives "The Third Sector", Hrodna, Belarus
Expirience in field of civic education since
1997

3. Our activity:
Festival of Young Journalism,
2007, 2010, 2012;
"Tvoj Styl“ multimedia
web-site, since 2007);
International Youth exchange
School of Young Journalists,
since 1997
Open Community School,
since 2002

4. The Golden Age University in
Hrodna
• Goals
• Participants
• Social effects
We work since April, 2010

5. GAU in Hrodna: goals
Improving the
quality of life of
elderly people
through their
intellectual,
physical and
social
engagement

6. GAU in Hrodna: our paricipants
55+
140 people

7. GAU in Hrodna: our paricipants
Selection process:
Informational campaign about
the admission of new
applicants
Open presentations
the decision upon the selection

8. GAU in Hrodna:
theachers and trainers
- people of different
age-groups (from
21 to 65);
- our mature
listeners in the
role of sections
moderators;
- specially invited
lectures

9. GAU in Hrodna:
how we prepare of theachers
On the training for
potetional lecturers
are invited those
who:
- worked with us last
academic year and is
ready to continue;
- we invite personally;
- will to ''try''

10. GAU in Hrodna: main activities
- Common thematical
meetings (every second
Thursday of a month);
- sections (2-8 lectures over a
month period);
- trainings;
- express courses;
- guest;
- intergrational activities;
- The School of Good Works

11. GAU in Hrodna: civil competences
and values
- Dialoue
- Participation
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Self-government
- Self-help

12. THE SCHOOL OF GOOD
WORKS
WE PLAN AND REALIZE THE PROJECTS WE
ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT

13. SELF-GOVERNMENT
The elections to the GAU
Council are annually held at
the report meeting in
November-December (7
people).
The Statute of the Council.
Work with the heads of the
sections.

14. Internship program
Multiplication of our experience
in elederly people
engagement

15. GAU Web-Site
Our ''window'' to the outside world:
- chronicle of events;
- information about our activities;
- interview with lectures and listeners;
- notation of the oral history
- collection of the usuful documentation.
Our blog (www.uzv-
hrodna.blogspot.com) is the best
Belarusian web-site in the field of
civic education in 2010-2012!

16. International conference "Intelectual, physical
and social engagement of elderly people",
Hrodna, March 29-30, 2013
90 participants from 6 countries
Actualization of the issues connected
with the population ageing
Experience exchange in the field of
elderly people engagement
Discussion of partnerships on the
regional and international level

17. Our plans
International Summer School of educational programs management for
elderly people (summer, 2014);
Publication of the almanac '''Uzvysha' ("УЗВышша");
Continuation of the internship GAU programs;
International conference "Intelectual, phisical and social activation of
elderly people", Hrodna, 2015
Continuation of the cooperation with our partners from Poland,
Lithuania, Ukraine and other countries.

18. Civic aducation for elderly people:
conclusions
- Rise of the demand on the educational programs from the
side of elderlly people.
- The need of systematical preparation of the experts in
education of elderly people (trainers, consultants).
- Unfavourable external environment for the realization of
such programs (legislative limitations, unreadiness of the
authorities for cooperation).

19. Civic aducation for elderly people: conclusions
-Lack of room (premises, equipment) for the organization of
the programs in the field of civil education of elderly
people.
- Only certain programs for elderly people stipulate social
activization of elderly people.
- The opportunity of involvement of the means of elderly
people for realization of such programs.

20. Our contacts:
3sektar.by
uzv.by
uzv-hrodna.blogspot.com
uzv.hrodna@gmail.com
lana.rudnik@gmail.com