Ethics and Health Care | End of Life from a Global and Multicultural Perspective
June 15-18, 2026
5th edition of the Summer School series on The Age Criterion
Call for Applications: closed
Ageing Research News
Summer Institute on Ageing | Past Editions
The Summer Institute provides students and early-career researchers with a multidisciplinary and rigorous understanding of the ageing process, ranging from some basic notions of the medical and epidemiological literature, to an extensive treatment of economics (pensions and retirement, ageing in society and intergenerational relationships) and of the sociological dimensions (intergenerational
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VIU/LIVES Winter School on Life Course and Vulnerabilities
March 7-11, 2022
This is the seventh edition of the LIVES Winter School, the third organized by Venice International University and led by the University of Lausanne.
Sustainable Social Security
October 8 - 12, 2018
Leading Universities
KU Leuven (Prof. dr. Paul Schoukens and Prof. dr. Danny Pieters)
Università degli Studi Roma Tor Vergata (Prof. dr. Michele Faioli)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Prof. dr. Ulrich Becker)
Applications open: April 6 – June 15, 2018 via VIU website (deadline
...Ageing | IFA 16th Global Conference on Ageing
June 27-30, 2023 | Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Thailand
Registration for the conference: open
2nd COST Action CA19103 | LGBTI+ Social and Economic (in)equalities Summer School
July 11-13, 2023 | Venice International University
Applications: open until April 26, 2023
Ageing | Pneumococcal Disease in Old Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic| e-Learning Course
The European Interdisciplinary Council on Aging (EICA), has created an ad hoc training proposal in the sector of pneumonia, which is frequent and often associated with serious complications in the elderly population.
In addition to the epidemiological and clinical aspects, the course has opened up a discussion on the various international recommendations in the field
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Ageing | Antimicrobial Resistance and Vaccines | e-Learning Course
Antimicrobial resistance, which has been increasing at a disturbing rate, is now considered a threat to planetary health. Its consequences are even now being felt in the European Union. In fact, the mortality linked to antibiotic-resistant infections on the continent corresponds to approximately 33,000 deaths yearly and the economic burden of antimicrobial resistance has been estimated to be
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#OldLivesMatter: A worldwide campaign against ageism
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Article 25 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU which officially recognizes “the right of the elderly to lead a life of dignity and independence and to participate in social and cultural life” (right which was not present in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), EICA is pleased to join
Ageing
The population of Europe is estimated to be about 508 million, and older persons (aged 65 or over) represented about 19% (an increase of 2.3% compared with 10 years earlier). In particular, three countries have the highest shares of persons aged 65 and older in the total population: Italy (21.7%), Germany (21.0%) and Greece (20.9%) The old-age dependency ratio is about 29%; as such, there are
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