Project: “Silver University”
The Silver University is a project that provides older adults with opportunities to pursue additional and non-formal education. Its activities are aimed at implementing educational, awareness-raising, and socially oriented programs that promote active and healthy aging among older adults.
Main Objectives
Creating opportunities for older adults to learn, socialize, and realize their potential; improving their quality of life and social inclusion; and expanding the university's educational mission within the framework of the international Lifelong Learning standard.
Areas of Training Programmes
- Digital Literacy
- Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
- Social Media and Internet Platform Skills. Fundamentals of Journalism
- Learning Kazakh, English, Turkish, and Korean
- Therapeutic and Health-Enhancing Physical Education
- Financial Literacy
- Cultural Heritage and Local History
- Age Psychology: “The Age of Happiness.” Socio-Psychological Factors of Health
- Art Therapy: Drawing Therapy, Neurogymnastics, and Neurogames
- Creative Therapy: “Dances for the Soul” and “Traditional National Handicrafts”
How the Course Works
The Silver University engages the university's faculty members in its activities. Each group consists of no more than 12 participants. Forms of instruction: lectures, seminars, and training sessions, delivered in a group format, both offline and online. Upon completion of the course, participants are awarded a certificate.
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