An intergenerational gathering was held as part of the Lifelong Learning University project coordinated by the Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Education and Teaching Coordination Office, bringing students from different generations together in a shared environment for learning and exchange.

The event brought Lifelong Learning University participants together with younger students and included members of the Social Work project team: doctoral students and Research Assistants Fatma Dilmen and Merve İbrahimoğlu, as well as master’s students İrem Orman, Ruveyda Yıldız, and Emine Elzem Çöpçü.

Different generations share knowledge and experience

Organized to strengthen intergenerational solidarity, encourage the exchange of experience, and promote mutual learning, the event gave students from different age groups an opportunity to share their views and life experiences.

The life experience of Lifelong Learning University students aged 55–75 was brought together with the knowledge and perspectives of younger students.

The gathering also helped participants get to know one another more closely and contributed to strengthening communication between generations.

Emphasis on lifelong learning and active ageing

OMU Lifelong Learning University aims to support the physical, cognitive, and social well-being of adults aged 55–75, promote active ageing, and foster a culture of lifelong learning.

Through activities such as the intergenerational gathering, the program also seeks to strengthen interaction between different generations.

The event emphasized that learning is a lifelong process and highlighted the contribution that sharing knowledge, accumulated experience, and different perspectives across generations can make to social solidarity.

The gathering concluded as an opportunity to strengthen intergenerational communication, support mutual learning, and further develop a culture of solidarity within the University.