- Raise awareness among students about the social, cultural, political and economic implications of ageing, analysing its impact at local, national and international levels. - Promote interdisciplinary and international work with English as the working language. - Bring students, their families and teachers closer to senior citizens' associations through visits, collaborations and volunteering. - Establish contact with political representatives at different levels to strengthen civic participation. - Recognise the similarities and differences in this situation in Europe (Atlantic Europe: Sweden and Germany, and Mediterranean Europe: Spain and Italy), seeking solutions and possible improvements. - Promote the use of ICT, intergenerational activities and a flipped learning model that places students at the forefront of awareness campaigns, podcasts, videos, apps and digital spaces. - Creation of educational materials (handbooks, learning units) and informative materials (InfoPoints, press, social networks) that can form part of the curriculum and generate social impact. - Promotion of the internationalisation process of the coordinating centre, as well as its links with other European centres.
The current ageing process that our country and continent are undergoing, coupled with the need to raise awareness of its impact on younger generations, were the primary drivers behind this project. Among the main needs identified was the design of intergenerational activities aimed at involving students in this field. The aim was to position them as main characters and agents of change through a wide range of effective proposals, such as volunteering, as this situation and issue is considered key both in their present and, especially, in their future: job opportunities, sustainability of the health and pension system, the need to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle that leads to sustainable and healthy ageing, and the design of workshops and digitalisation activities aimed at older people. Disseminating each of the issues related to ageing (retirement, pensions, physical and mental health, resources, services, etc.) in each of the partner countries would also require the creation of communication and dissemination strategies (analogue and digital), which should have students and older people as their main protagonists.