Medical University of Lublin

All HLAW partners had the occassion to meet together during the second HLAW summer school that took place in Celje, Slovenia between 23 May and 6 June 2016. The coordinator of the project- the College of Lublin in Celje hosted 30 students and 17 teachers from Poland, Finland and Portugal. 

Apart from taking part in lectures and workshops, the students socialized with the elderly during classes of Nordic walking and a  2-km walking test. They also researched how safe for the elderly are some public institutions in Celje and prepared short films about people’s opinions about aging. The students also discussed different entrepreneurship ideas in the Celje Business Incubator.

Second summer school in Celje- video 

From 24th May until 5th June, 2015, delegates from all HLAW partner Universities met in Celje at the 1^st HLAW Summer School. The College of Nursing in Celje hosted 24 students and 16 teachers from Slovenia, Poland, Finland and. The meeting was a perfect occasion to work on the outcomes of the HLAW project and also to meet people from other countries and exchange good practices. The participants very actively represented their institutions at lectures, workshops, theoretical classes and practical activities. There was also time for seeing the most beautiful places in Celje and in the region. 

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We are proud to announce that HLAW project, realized within the framework of KA2 action in Erasmus+ programme was brought to attention by the European Comission for being one of the four best projects in terms of quality.

This honour is a result of international cooperation between four European universities: College of Nursing in Celje (the coordinator) and: Medical Univerity of Lublin (Poland), University of Oulu (Finland), CESPU (Portugal). Students and lecturers from all partner universities work together towards obtaining all the aims of the project. The cooperation is bringing fantastic results and all people working in the projects are benefitting from this international experience. 

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Strategic Partnerships are transnational projects designed to develop and share innovative practices and promote cooperation, peer learning, and exchanges of experiences in the fields of education, training, and youth.

Overall, strategic partnerships aim to address horizontal priorities as well as field specific priorities in the areas of:

• Higher education

• Vocational education and training

• School education

• Adult education, and

• Youth.

Healthy Lifestyle for Ageing Well (HLAW) offers an international and interdisciplinary (nursing, medicine, sociology, psychology, physiotherapy, social gerontology and occupational therapy) approach in highlighting the importance of healthy lifestyle for ageing well.

It will address different challenges that ageing population is bringing and importance of healthy lifestyle of the elderly and seek for best practices that emerged during past years and can be transferred among countries and institutions, especially higher education institutions in the field of nursing.

The HLAW project will provide new knowledge and ideas and students, lecturers/researchers will have the opportunity to examine different approaches and programmes in different EU countries in a cross-cultural context. It will also explore possibilities for future work in this area.

In addition to students, lecturers and experts in this field, the elderly as well will be actively involved in seeking new knowledge and best practices to be implemented and transferred among countries and institutions. The partner institutions are:

1. College of Nursing in Celje (Slovenia)- the coordinator.
2. Medical University of Lublin (Poland)– partner organization.
3. University of Oulu (Finland)-partner organization.
4. CESPU (Portugal)- partner organization.

Don’t miss your chance to work in an international team!  

If you are interested in taking part in the project, contact its coordinator at the Medical University of Lublin,   Beata Dobrowolska  beata.dobrowolska@umlub.pl