University of Three Generations Erasmus Project

Project Title

University of Three Generations

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Social dialogue

Project Summary

The subject of the project has been “universities” operating in various European countries in Polish: University of Three Generations, University of the Third Age or Open University. Despite their successes in this field the organizers were aware of deficits that occur in their work. Together, they concluded that the exchange of best practice, which will improve the organizational and substantive skills of NGO staff from different countries, will be successful.
As a result of joint international meetings and the exchange of good experiences, in some organizations have been observed the following aspects of lectures which afterwards have been applied in other organizations:
– setting up of simultaneous interpretation, which lead to a wider reception of the audience
– looking for a prestigious venue, which decisively influences the invitation of lecturers and listeners
– reaching potential listeners who speak the language of the country in which we live, including immigrants
– outgoing education outside the lecture hall as it was in Budapest (ecological education – planting trees), or vernissages (post lecture meetings in Berlin or art exhibitions in Warsaw)
– focusing on intergenerational dialogue, ensuring the participation of listeners of all ages
– documenting and disseminating of all meetings
The projects implemented so far for each of the partner organizations are various concepts of informal adult education carried out on their own. Each partner has developed its own methods and specialized in certain aspects of activities.
During the networking project, the strongest aspects of each partner’s activities were identified and implemented – in direct cooperation with other NGOs – in each partner’s own activities.
In this way, at one time, within one project, five partner organizations took advantage of the experience of others and will develop the optimal formula for organizing non-formal education for adults.
This will be further facilitated by a database created by all partners and in the future consistently fed with information such as lecture topics, proposals and contacts to specific lecturers, and other ideas that can improve lectures.
19 people from 5 non-governmental organizations took part in the project. They were participants who directly take an active part in organizing “Universities” in their own country. People from Italy were particularly interested in creating a similar university at home, hence their participation in the project. Strengthened with new ideas, motivated and more confident we carry out further lectures.
The aim of the project was to provide volunteers and associates of partner organizations with opportunities to exchange best practice samples and further develop competences in logistics as well as substantive educational projects. We want to educate people who decide on the topics of lectures, select lecturers, recruit them, deal with popularizing, documenting lectures, and acquire students. The level and attractiveness of their universities, individual lectures, and, consequently, the strength of impact on students (recipients) and the popularity of this form of informal adult education depends on the quality of their knowledge and experience.
The partners of this project will be more effectively involved in educational activities that promote the best aspects of the cultures of individual EU countries in the context of a united Europe.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 59000 Eur

Project Coordinator

Policultura e.V. & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Emigration Project
• ASSOCIAZIONE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE “INSIEME”
• Fundacja “Pokolenia-Pokoleniom”
• Polonia Nova Közhasznú Kulturális Egyesület