According to the Central Statistical Office (2021: 13) the population of elderly people (60+) in Poland is approximately 25.6%, and this percentage is still growing. Projections show that in 2030 – 29% of the population in Poland will be 60+, in 2040 – 34.4%, and in 2050 – 40.4% (Central Statistical Office, 2021: 23). Due […]
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CENTER AND FAMILY NURSERIES NETWORK OF PĂCS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
The Multipurpose Subregion Association of PĂ©cs has been established in 2004 including 39 settlements, and it was renamed Multipurpose Agglomeration Association of PĂ©cs in 2013. The aim of this association is to deliver cost-effective and efficient public services in accordance with the tasks of regional development, including the regional organization of social and child protection […]
Learning Network to improve care for older migrants
Sterker, a social work organisation in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, has started a new project for elderly migrants funded by ZonMW, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development. This project aims to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation by creating a local âlearning networkâ with different partners who work for and with older migrants. With […]
Supporting Older People in the Earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria
Dear ENIEC members, As you know, On the 6th of February, Turkey and Syria were struck by a terrible earthquake. Our thoughts are both with the victims of the catastrophe and with our colleagues and friends with family and loved ones in the area. As ENIEC members, some of us have direct links to Turkey […]
ENIEC Board Meeting in Gdansk
The Board decided to hold a hybrid meeting last weekend. Nikolett and ElĆŒbieta met in GdaĆsk, where the Annual Meeting 2023 will take place. Elisabeth was staying in The Hague, taking care of the preparation of the AM 2022. Jennifer could not attend the meeting, but she was with us in spirit. If I was […]
Migration from east to west and aging in Europe
ENIEC will organise the upcoming two Annual Meetings as a Diptych in 2022 and 2023. A diptych is term used in the world of art, it is one painting on two panels. We plan to make a great Annual Meeting – painting over the next two years. Special theme of this diptych is east […]
Introduction of the Basic Social and Childcare Services Center and Family Nurseries Network of PĂ©cs and its Surroundings
The Multipurpose Subregion Association of PĂ©cs has been established in 2004 including 39 settlements, and it was renamed Multipurpose Agglomeration Association of PĂ©cs in 2013. The aim of this association is to deliver cost-effective and efficient public services in accordance with the tasks of regional development, including the regional organization of social and child protection […]
Organizational Changes at the University of PĂ©cs
At the end of 2021, Dr. Lajos BogĂĄr has retired as the head of the Department of Operational Medicine, and also due to a development project the Department got reorganized. The Department formerly consisted of the Defense, Disaster and Law Enforcement Medicine, Migration Health, Cultural Medicine, and Defence Research department groups. By 2022, the Migration […]
Local learning network
Sterker, a social work organization in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, has started a new project for elderly migrants funded by ZonMW, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development. This project aims to facilitate exchange of expertise and cooperation by creating a local âlearning networkâ with different partners who work for and with older migrants. With […]
A New Naming Test
Sanne Franzen is a clinician-researcher in the Alzheimer Center and Department of Neurology of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Together with colleagues, she works towards a fairer diagnosis and care for individuals with a diverse background as part of a multicultural memory clinic that opened in 2015. As a clinician, Sanne feels […]
