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UA@local.community

20th November 2013

Liliana Sousa, UAlilianax@ua.pt

UA is a community @ a local community

What has the UA been doing at the community during its 40 years of existence?

What is the next step and why is it important? Project UA@Local.Community

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UA@local.community for 40 years

UA was born in 1974!Since the beginning its mission included: •create knowledge that benefits the individuals and the society;•being an actor for the regional development

What has been the involvement with the community? Some examples!

Promoting innovation and well-being

I&D at the Campus

• PT Inovação (IT)• Nokia Siemens (IT)• Sapo

Services and measures to promote cooperation

Supporting and being supported by the region:

• Aveiro Digital with PT Innovation and the region• Projects with CIRA – Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região

de Aveiro• Case study for the QREN Observatory

• UATEC, GrupUNAVE, IDAD, FJJM…, portfolios, Gabinete University-Organizations

Promoting learning and science valorization

• PmatE – Projecto Matemática Ensino• Fábrica de Ciência Viva• Biologia na Noite• CAMBADA, Micro-rato• Olimpíadas de Química• Research Day• Academia de Verão• Campus Junior• Tecla - Torneio Estudantil de Computação multi-Linguagem de Aveiro• Concurso electrónica "Met'Água" • Projecto ÍCARO • Horizontes da Física

Some projects

Languages courses

GrETUA (teatro experimental)

Centro de Estudos de Jazz

Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras

Promoting culture

Open museum of Portuguese contemporary

architecture

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Sustainable campus (accessibility, energy

efficiency, biodiversity

1100 beds (students and staff)

Volunteerism

Campus: modernity

UA@local.community

Untill now …

More backstage !?More centered in decision makers!?

What to do next!?UA@Local.Community

More visibility (at least for the general community members)Physical presence in the surrender community

Place: Park of Sustainability

Needs: defined together (citizens, local authorities and university staff)

Actions:•Social participation and inclusion•Health and well-being•Economy

Target groups

•Adults with low literacy levels•Educative community•Persons with chronic diseases and their families•Older persons

•All the population …

Pilot-Projet / Some activities: 2013-2014

1. Ecology and sustainability: nature and biodiversity

• How to do an Herbarium?• A nest for a little bird!• Birds in the air!• Trees and math's!• Scientific memories.• Natural paints.• Natural cosmetics.• Walking by the park.

2. Social sustainability: civic participation, health and well-being

•Portuguese language for adults•Instrumental English•Community “parliaments”•How to manage diabetes•Intergenerational games in the park•Practicing Chi Kung •Workshops on ageing well•Young persons and civic participation

Pilot-Projet / Some activities: 2013-2014

3. Economic sustainability: economy and innovation

Workshops:•Social Innovation•Managing projects•Financial literacy•Publicity: tendencies•Challenges from the European integration!

Pilot-Projet / Some activities: 2013-2014

In Aveiro the City and the University are together! Finding innovative ways of promoting each and everyone well-being and civic participation!What we want? First we want to do it better. And if possible we want to do more.

Some FINAL REMARKS:

LocalCommunity@ua

UA is an open institution!