Annual meeting of U3A Network

Annual meeting of U3A Network

U3D Sastanak 02Belgrade, February 2005. Meeting of University of the Third Age Network was organized at February 10th 2005. in „Đuro Salaj“ AD. Representatives from all Universities for Third Age in Serbia were present at this meeting as well as Ms Agima Ljaljević from Institute for health in Montenegro, due to the fact that it is planned to open one more University of the Third age in Montenegro. Adult Education Society had started a project „Establishing the Network of the Third age universities“ and gives continual support for this project. Miomir Despotović came to the meeting as the representative of Adult Education Society. In the first part of the meeting the Coordinator of the University of the Third Age Network reported about work in a past year. University of the Third age celebrated 15th Anniversary at November 2004, so all that year focus was on presenting and promoting the results in their work, and also to draw attention to the associations work plan for the next period. Significant number of activities was organized for all people who had participated in University for the Third age programs. Also, significant number of programs was realized through the cooperation of all Belgrade’s universities and through the cooperation of the association with different institutions and organizations. Although the focus was on popularization of Universities of the Third age, development of new programs in institutions for education of elderly and the question how to increase the number of peoples who will participate in the programs was not neglected. Special attention was given to inclusion of new partners and opening the possibilities for further widening of the Network.  Representatives of all Universities presented their own experiences, achieved results and problems and tried to give some ideas for solving these problems.  In a second part of the meeting the association’s work plan for the next period was defined through collaboration of all participants. With moderation technique we came to the priorities for future work of University of the Third Age Network.