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Cáritas Coimbra participated as a speaker in the event “Destination: Horizon Europe – From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe”, dedicated to the future of the Framework Programme for the period 2021-2027.  National Agency for Innovation (ANI) promoted the session, which took place at its premises, in Lisbon, on February 27th. The main objective of the […]

Population ageing is a reality observed in all countries of the European Union (EU), constituting itself as a demographic phenomenon – but also a social, economic, cultural and health one – that imposes new challenges. According to Eurostat[1], in 2018, nearly one fifth of the EU population was aged 65 or more. Within the last […]

On February 20th and 21st, Cáritas Coimbra will be in Vienna, Austria, to participate in the kick-off meeting of the project DIANA – Digital Intelligent Assistant for Nursing Applications. Flávia Rodrigues, from Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, will be present at the meeting and will introduce the Portuguese entity to the project consortium. This will be […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated in the third and final workshop AAL2Business – The lean approach, promoted by the AAL Lean Startup Academy, in Vienna (Austria), on the 29th of January. Natália Machado, from Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, was present at this third session, continuing the work previously done. Throughout the day, there was the opportunity to […]

Cáritas Coimbra will be present at the 1st International Congress Aged Communities – Development Challenges, participating as a speaker in 3 sessions. The event of international dimension will take place between 14th and 16th November, in Castelo Branco (Portugal), being promoted by the Interdisciplinary Research Unit – Aged Functional Communities (Age.Comm), of the Polytechnic Institute […]

Cáritas Coimbra was present on October 11th at the Austria AAL Programme Conference “Active and Assisted Living (AAL) and its practical applications” at the invitation of the Austria AAL Programme. The conference took place at the 1st Annual Congress of the Network for Gerontology, which took place in Graz, Austria, from 10th to 12th October. […]

Cáritas Coimbra, also representing the Ageing@Coimbra consortium, participated in the IV Seminar: Ageing + Active and Healthy, which took place on October 16th, in Abiul (Pombal, Portugal). The event promoted by the Dr. José Lourenço Júnior Foundation, in conjunction with the Abiul Parish Council, for the fourth consecutive year, was based on good practices in […]

On October 11th, Cáritas Coimbra will attend the AAL Austria Program Conference “Active and Assisted Living (AAL) and its practical applications” at the invitation of the AAL National Contact Point for Austria. This conference takes place at the 1st Annual Congress of the Network for Gerontology, which will take place from October 10th to 12th, in Austria. […]