Taking on social responsibility in old age

Courses offered by Senior Guest Programme Office support personal and academic development / Enrolment possible until March 29 What kind of life do I want to lead when I'm older? What role would I like to play in society? How can I learn to do academic work when I'm retired? Answers to these and other questions are provided by the course of study entitled "Personal development and social responsibility in older years". The course is offered by the Senior Guest Programme Office at the University of Münster, and in the summer semester 2022 it will be kicking off for the second time. Anyone interested can enrol up to March 29 by sending an email to karin.goevert@uni-muenster.de. "The course of study helps participants to take a good look at growing older, at being older, in connection with things to do and opportunities available in a participatory society," says Karin Gövert, a research associate at the Senior Guest Programme Office who coordinates the courses on offer. "On the one hand it's about taking a look at the experience and knowledge gained in life. On the other hand, older students can acquire academic knowledge," she says. Anyone interested can attend lectures in Social Sciences, Political Science, History and Theology, in four modules, enabling them to learn how to relate this academic knowledge to growing older.