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Promotion of
wellness tourism – focus on
elderly
Erasmus IP Welltour II
Estonia 2013
In April 2013, six students from WSEiP spent two intensive, but exciting weeks
in Tartu, where they took part in the second edition of the
Welltour Intensive Programme - Promotion of Wellness Tourism, coordinated by our partner university from
Kaunas, Lithuania. This year’s edition was focused on the elderly population of the
countries involved in the IP.
From Kielce to Tartu
Daria
Zina
Olga
Beata
Przemek
Aneta
ERASMUS Intensive programmes (IP) is a short programme of study which
brings together students and teaching staff from higher education institutions, enabling students and teachers
to work together in
multinational groups and so benefit from special learning and teaching conditions and to
gain new perspectives on the topic being studied.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/ip_en.htm
We arrived in Tartu from
different
European countries.
We had different experiences,
but one goal:promoting
wellness tourism that is focused on the
elderly.
Thanks to the
project
everyone – students and
teachers from
every group-
Czech, Estonian, Greek, Lithuanian
and Polish,
had the inspiring
opportunity to become a part
of the Welltour IP 2
multicultu
ral team
All the national groups presented the situation of the
elderly population of their home countries
and compared the – age structure,
- health care system,- offered activities for senior,and other options the elderly
have to live an interesting, active and exhilarating life
in their autumn years.
Everyday, the students were working on
their final presentation, talking part in exercises and
getting to know their colleagues’
opinions, their cultural
backgrounds and each other
personally:
during the workshops and …
intercultural games and activities.
Some of the sentences used by the students during their presentations have made
a lasting impression:
„Feelings, optimism
don’t have an
age”.
„Everything is possible,
you only have to try”.
„Who I am,
you will be;
Who you are,
I used to be”.
„Be positive and everything is
possible”.
„You will feel like in heaven”.
During the project Spring came to Estonia …
and in a short time, students’ business plans were
ready.
Finally there were presentation,
celebrations, certificates and … farewells
and we had to say goodbye to the
host University … but
We
hope to see
you in
Poland
on the next
Erasm
us IP
This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained
therein.