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Training Schools Archive

About the Training Schools

Our Training Schools provide interactive learning environments focused on participatory methods, collaboration and knowledge co-creation. Each edition addresses key themes relevant to the inclusion, well-being and rights of older adults.

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Training School 2024: Knowledge Synthesis

The first PAAR-Net Training School and International Knowledge Exchange Event brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and older co-creators in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to explore participatory approaches with older adults. The programme focused on cultural disadvantage, age-friendly cities and communities, social inclusion, and the importance of co-creation and experiential knowledge in ageing research and policy.

📍 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
📅 4–6 September 2024
🏛️ Goethe University

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Training School 2025: Participatory Co-Creation Methods

The second PAAR-Net Training School and II. International Knowledge Exchange Event brought together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community stakeholders in Vilnius, Lithuania, to explore participatory co-creation methods, digital inclusion, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration involving older adults.

📍 Vilnius, Lithuania
📅 31 March – 3 April 2025
🏛️ Mykolas Romeris University

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Training School 2026: Participatory Approaches to Research, Practice and Policy

The Joint Training School organised by BOPALiM and PAAR-Net brought together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community stakeholders in Winterthur, Switzerland, to explore participatory approaches, co-creation, ethics, inclusion, and interdisciplinary collaboration involving older adults and persons with disabilities.

📍 Winterthur, Switzerland
📅 4–6 May 2026
🏛️ ZHAW School of Health Sciences

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