Category Archives: Notícias CDC
Caritas Coimbra presented the result of its most recent research work, in the 7th Edition of the WorldCist’19 Conference, on April 16, 2019, on the island of La Toja, Spain. The article “Usability evaluation of a Virtual Assistive Companion” presents the results of a usability study carried out in different social equipments of the institution, […]
Cáritas Coimbra was present at the 6th edition of Shift APPens as a mentor of the Hack For Good challenges together with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, from April 5 to 7, at the Mário Mexia Multi-sports Municipal Pavilion. This event was an authentic marathon of development and programming that brought together for three days designers, […]
Cáritas Coimbra, represented by its Innovation Director – Carina Dantas, is participating as a member of the Advisory Board in the new European project “Homes4Life” – Certification for ageing in place and in the community, funded by the H2020. Currently, a large proportion of buildings are not adapted to allow the older adults to age […]
Cáritas Coimbra hosted the 3rd meeting of the AAL Forum Organizing Committee 2019, which took place on April 11 and 12 at its headquarters. The Innovation Department recived the partners of the Committee and jointly conducted the evaluation of the proposed workshops, the planning of the Program and of the upcoming meetings. The Active and Assisted […]
Cáritas Coimbra, represented by Ana Luísa Jegundo of the Innovation Department, will participate in the 7th Edition of the WorldCist’19 Conference, on April 16, 2019 in La Toja, Spain. This conference is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the various perspectives […]
Cáritas Coimbra has already started the training sessions for the older adults that are participating in the ReHab project, funded by the “BPI Seniores 2018” programme. In order to present to the participants the materials they can find within the multidimensional kit that they will be able to use very soon, in the comfort of […]
Cáritas Coimbra participated in a meeting of the work group of the Sheldon COST project on February 27 and 28, in Paredes. At this COST meeting Cáritas Coimbra was represented by its Innovation Director, Carina Dantas, who joined other researchers from 35 different countries to discuss Friendly Environments for the older adults. The SheldOn project […]
In 2018, the percentage of men and women between 18 and 24 years of age who dropped out studying without completing the high school in Portugal was of 11,8, almost achieving the target of having a school drop-out rate of no more than 10% under the ‘Europe 2020 Objective’. With the objective of producing substantial […]
Cáritas Coimbra, in addition to the services it provides, has been investing in two areas in the recent years: research on possible innovative solutions and influence on policies in the area of demographic change, valuing learning and exchanging experiences through national and international networks. In the research area, Cáritas Coimbra has, in 2019, seven ongoing […]
Cáritas Coimbra was in Lille, France from January 29 to 30 to participate in the 2019 AgeingFit International Conference. Carina Dantas – Director of the Department of Innovation, was representing the institution at the event, moderating the Plenary Session of this Conference. As longevity rises, a growing population is likely to experience a decline in capability […]