A study by the Vives Network shows that the UJI's Senior Citizens' University programmes enhace physical and mental health and improve the social and cultural life of the over 50s



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## A study by the Vives Network shows that the UJI's Senior Citizens' University programmes enhace physical and mental health and improve the social and cultural life of the over 50s

14/09/2021 |
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The Vives University Network and the Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work (Universitat Ramon Llull) today presented the results of the research "Formació universitària sènior. Informe sobre l’impacte social en l’estudiantat" [Senior university education. Report on the social impact on students]. The study has been carried out among the students of the senior university programmes of 17 universities of the Vives Network, which aim to promote active ageing, guarantee the right to education for everyone at all stages of life, improve the quality of life of older people and facilitate that this group continues to be an active agent and participant in society.

The results of the research show that senior university education has a positive impact on the physical and mental health and general wellbeing of the students who take these courses. The more years a person has been enrolled in a senior university programme, the more benefits he or she perceives, especially in terms of health and social relations. In this sense, those surveyed recognise that studying at university helps them to overcome fears and complexes, reduce feelings of anxiety or depression, overcome traumatic life situations (widowhood, illness or loss of a family member), improve their intellectual capacity and memory, be more tolerant and humble, be more receptive to learning to use ICT, and increase relations with their immediate environment. In addition, studying senior university programmes is associated with an increase in students' cultural activity (such as going to museums, theatres or cinemas), which increases their knowledge and allows them to participate in conversations more fluently and confidently, as well as having a more critical and broader vision of the environment than that obtained throughout their lives, according to the study.

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