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Now Head of the Institute for research and development of education within Slovenian Third Age University, Dušana Findeisen has been dealing with education of older people in former Yugoslavia, Slovenia and in many European countries since 1984. In 1986 she co/established Slovenan Third Age University together with Prof. Dr. Ana Krajnc from the University of Ljubljana. Her PHD was in the field of education of older people. Within the network of 45 U3A , the Slovenian Third Age University (for 15 years she was its President) she I(co)- introduced a great number of nation wide applied innovations (a national network of cultural mediators in public institutions, education for trainers in the field of education for later life, education for local development, study circles, etc.) She took part in several international research projects. In the framework of UNESCO’s ALPHA project dealing with functional literacy and basic skills she wrote a scenario for a short film “You will have to do it yourself) which was presented at the UNESCO World Conference in Hamburg as an example of good practice). She has been the national coordinator of more than 10 European projects, all in the field of education of older people or related to it. Her recent publications are in the field of intergenerational learning, cultural mediating, and education of older people. She is on the editorial board of the Andragogic Perspectives, a scientific and professional journal of adult education which she co-established together with her colleagues. For five years she was an AGE PLATFORM expert in the field of employment and education of older people. At The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Philosophy she created a new subject out of her long lasting experience with the Slovenian Third Age University called Socio-cultural animation and education for local development and she also taught Introduction to andragogy and other courses. She has been extensively contributing to shaping several national policies concerning older people and their active ageing.
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