Healthy lifestyles: A Mediterranean experience in Mallorca

IX Internartional Summer Senior University

Programme

 

Sunday, September 4th. Arrival

Arrival

Participants’ arrival throughout the day and welcome.

8.00pm – 9.00pm

Dinner on Campus.

9.30pm

Evening meeting to get to know one another.

 

Monday, September 5th. Opening day

8.00am – 9.00am

Breakfast.

10.30am –12.30am

Official Inauguration of the Ninth International Summer Senior University (ISSU) by the Chancellor of the University, the Director of the ISSU, Dr. Carmen Orte, the President of International Association of Universities of the Third Age (IAUTA), Dr. François Vellas, and the Councillor for Economy and Treasury of the Consell de Mallorca, Mr. Cosme Bonet.

Opening lecture on "Health Claims made on Food in the European Union" by Dr. Andreu Palou Oliver.

Recital by the Choir of the Association of Students and Alumni of the Open University for seniors.

Place: Auditorium Son Lledó, Campus UIB.

1.30pm – 3.00pm

Lunch on Campus.

4.30pm – 6.30pm

Visit to AMADIP organic gardening project with Consell de Mallorca.

7.30pm – 9.00pm

Dinner on Campus.

9.30pm

Evening get-together.

 

Tuesday, September 6th. Exercising but also positive thinking

7.00am – 7.45am

Physical exercise activity session.

8.00am – 9.00am

Breakfast.

9.30am – 11.00am

Lecture on "Exercising and active lifestyle" by Dr. Josep Vidal Conti

Place: Classroom AB03 Jovellanos.

11.30am – 1.00pm

Lecture on "How to practice sport in a healthy way" by Dra. Paz Martínez Bueso

Place: Classroom AB03 Jovellanos.

1.30pm – 3.00pm

Lunch and workshop of cooking with local products with the cook Miquel Calent (activity funded by Consell de Mallorca).

Place: Classroom Mestre Tomeu Esteva school of hotel industry. 

4.00pm – 6.30pm

Positive thinking and theater workshop by Lluís Valenciano.

Place: Classroom B11 Guillem Cifré.

7.30pm – 9.00pm

Dinner on Campus.

9.30pm

Evening get-together.

 

Wednesday, September 7th. Healthy nutrition

7.00am – 7.45am

Physical exercise activity session.

8.00am – 9.00am

Breakfast.

9.30am – 11.00am

Lecture on Self-esteem, motivation and Physical Activity" by Dr. Alexandre Garcia Mas.

Place: Classroom AB03 Jovellanos.

11.30am – 1.00pm

Lecture on "Body, mind and soul: An integral approach to wellness tourism" by Dr. Marco Antonio Robledo Camacho. 

Place: Classroom AB03 Jovellanos.

1.30pm – 3.00pm

Lunch on Campus.

4.00pm – 6.30pm

Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus.

7.30pm – 9.00pm

Dinner on Campus.

9.30pm

Evening get-together.

 

Thursday, September 8th. Cultural excursion day

7.00am – 7.45am

Physical exercise activity session.

8.00am – 9.00am

Breakfast.

10.30am – 10.45am

Arrival in Artá city, where they will be received by the Batle and government team.

11.15am - 11.45am

Guided tour to Museu de Pere Pujol

11.45am - 1.00pm

Visit the Municipal Theatro of Artà:

Projection: The Feast of Sant Antoni d'Artà
Small Artanenc Concert Choir.

1.00pm - 2.00p

Visit the local store of Artá and product demonstration Llatra. 

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Visit town of Talaiòtic of Ses Païsses and lunch.

4.00pm – 6.00pm

Meditation activity.

6.30pm

Return to UIB.

7.30pm – 9.00pm

Dinner on Campus.

9.30pm

Evening get-together.

 

Friday, September 9th. Closing session of the Ninth International Summer Senior University

7.00am – 7.45am

Physical exercise activity session.

8.00am – 9.00am

Breakfast.

9.30am – 11.00am

Outdoor light physical exercise at UIB Campus track.

11.30am – 1.00pm

Guided visit through the university ecological garden by Marc Ayats, Red Cross project responsible of gardening with people at risk (optional)

1.30pm – 3.00pm

Lunch on Campus.

6.00pm – 7.30pm

Lecture on "The Mediterranean diet: more than just diet" by Dr. Josep Antoni Tur Marí.

Place: Meeting room of building Antoni Maria Alcover

7.30pm

Evaluation of the program.

Place: Meeting room of building Antoni Maria Alcover

8.00pm

Delivery of Diplomas by Dra. Carmen Orte, director of the International Summer Senior University.

Place: Meeting room of building Antoni Maria Alcover

8.30pm

Farewell dinner.

9.30pm

Evening get-together.

 

Saturday, September 10th. Farewell

9.00am – 9.45am

Breakfast.

Participants' departure.

 

VIII International Summer Senior University

Programme

VIII INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SENIOR UNIVERSITY “LITERATURE, MUSIC AND ART IN MALLORCA”

Place: University of the Balearic Islands (Mallorca-Spain)
Dates: from 6th-12th September 2015

PROGRAMME

Sunday, September 6th. Arrival

  • Participants’ arrival throughout the day and welcome
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening meeting to get to know one another

Monday, September 7th. Opening day

  • 7.30am – 8.30 am
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 8.30 am – 9.30am
    • Breakfast
  • 10.30 – 12.30pm
    • Official Inauguration of the Eight International Summer Senior University (Venue: Son Lledó Auditorium/Assembly Hall)
      • Dr. Llorenç Huguet, Chancelor of the University of the Balearic Islands
      • Dra. Carmen Orte, director of the International Summer Senior University
      • Distinguished guests
    • Keynote speech on Robert Graves by Professor Joana MªSeguí Aznar (UIB Professor and Vicepresident of the Robert Graves Society)
    • Recital by the Choir of the Association of Students and Alumni of the Open University for seniors
  • 1.30pm – 3pm
    • Lunch on Campus
  • 3pm – 5pm
    • Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 5pm – 7pm
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Tuesday, September 8th. Literature and music

  • 7.00 – 7.45
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 8.00 – 9.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10 – 11.30 am
    • Lecture on “Constraints in Conflict: the Translation of Poetry” (Nicolau Dols, UIB Professor)
  • 12.00 – 1.30pm
    • Music Workshops (with auditions)
      • Contemporary pop music in Mallorca: the case of Antònia Font by Mercè Picornell and Miquel Pomar (lecturers of the Catalan Language Department, UIB) 
      • Classical music: Chopin  by Noemy Berbel (Music Didactics, Dept. of Education and Didactics-UIB)
    • Lunch on Campus
  • 3pm – 8pm
    • Free time
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Wednesday, September 9th. Theatre and Cinema

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10.00– 1.30 pm
    • Intercultural exchange: participatory workshop on theatre. Group activity with the actor and director Lluís Valenciano and students of the Open University of Seniors (UOM)
  • 2pm – 3pm
    • Lunch
  • 4pm – 6pm
    • Lecture on "Cinema and tourism in Mallorca", by Magdalena Rubí (researcher of the Deparment of Historical Sciences and Art Theory)
  • 6.30pm – 7.30pm
    • Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm 
    • Evening get-together

Thursday, September 10th. Cultural excursion day

  • 7am – 7am
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 7.45am – 8.30am
    • Breakfast
  • 9.30am – 12.30pm
  • 12.30pm – 4.30pm
    • Transfer to Valldemossa
    • Free Time in Valldemossa to visit the town
    • Picnic lunch
  • 4.30pm
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Friday, September 11th. Cartoons

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10.30 – 12.30
    • Visit and workshop of cartoons at LADAT (University Lab on Animation) (Venue: Parc Bit)
  • Noon –2pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 2pm –6pm
    • Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 6pm – 7.30pm
    • "The Mediterranean as a way of living and writing: the literature of Baltasar Porcel", by Pere Antoni Pons, writer and journalist
  • 7.30pm
    • Evaluation of the program

Closing session of the Seventh International Summer Senior University

  • 8pm
    • Delivery of Diplomas by Dra. Carmen Orte, director of the International Summer Senior University
  • 8.30 pm
    • Farewell dinner (cold buffet in the Terrace of the Resident Hall of Students on Campus)
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Saturday, September 12th. Farewell

  • 9.00 – 9.45
    •  Breakfast
    • Participants’ departure

 

 

VII International Summer Senior University

Programme

Sunday, September 7th. Arrival

Participants’ arrival throughout the day and welcome

  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening meeting to get to know one another

Monday, September 8th. Opening day

Tuesday, September 9th. Water and knowledge

  • 7.00 – 7.45
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 8.00 – 9.00
    • Breakfast
  • 9.30 – 11.30
    • Documentary “Memories of the water in Minorca” (Documentary made by the Environmental area of the Red Cross in the Balearic Islands). This documentary collects interesting personal testimonies of elder people regarding the use of water in their childhood (Venue: Jovellanos building, lecture room AB03)
  • 12.00 – 1.30pm
    • Workshops
      • Morocco and Palestine”. Alicia Fernández, Biology PhD and international consultant will explain the experience of building organic water treatment plants in Morocco and Palestine
        (Venue: Jovellanos building, lecture room AB03)
      • Bolivia and Vietnam”. Antònia Torrens, pharmacist and expert on international development from the University of Barcelona will detail water projects in Bolivia and Vietnam that she has been responsible for (Venue: Jovellanos building, lecture room AB02)
  • 2pm – 3pm
    • Lunch on Campus
  • 3pm – 8pm
    • Free time
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Wednesday, September 10th. Cooking together

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10.00– 2pm
    • Intercultural exchange: “Majorcan cuisine”. Group activity with students of the Open University of Seniors (UOM): visit to S’Olivar market and preparation of typical Majorcan dishes of the island and followed by lunch (Venue:CEIP Establiments). This activity will be developed together with elder people from Mallorca (Open Senior University). Local and seasonal products will be purchased at the town market for cooking them together. The activity will promote the knowledge of the local culture and gastronomy, and also the dialogue among senior students from different European countries
  • 2pm – 4pm
    • Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 4pm – 6pm
    • The reality of water in the Balearics (Caterina Amengual, PhD in Biology). This lecture will aim at visualising main water scarcity issues in the Balearic archipelago (Venue: Jovellanos building, lecture room AB03)
  • 6.30pm – 7.30pm
    • Guided visit. Water cycle at the UIB campus
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Thursday, September 11th. Majorcan water heritage

  • 7am – 7am
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 7.45am – 8.30am
    • Breakfast
  • 9am – 12.30pm
    • Guided visit to Pla de Sant Jordi. Former marshland has become cultivable area  thanks to the extraction of water by mills. Specifically, catalogued mills will be visited. These are or have been under processes of rehabilitation by the Council of Majorca
  • 12.30pm – 4.30pm
  • 4.30pm
  • 8pm – 9pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Friday, September 12th. Water experiments

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi session
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10.30 – 12.30
    • Workshop: “water experiments”: two researchers from the Biology Department will encourage students to participate in water experiments that will take at the university labs (Venue: Laboratory of Ecology, Guillem Colom building)
  • Noon –2pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 2pm –6pm
    • Free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 6pm – 7.30pm
    • Lecture: “Water management in the Balearic Islands” (Cels Garcia, PhD, Lecturer of Geography, Earth Sciences Department). This lecture will focus on water public management, a relevant issue for the Balearics, taking its importance both for internal and tourist consumption (Venue: Jovellanos building, Auditorium/Assembly Hall)
  • 7.30pm
    • Evaluation of the program

Closing session of the Seventh International Summer Senior University

  • 8pm
    • Delivery of Diplomas by Dra. Carmen Orte, director of the International Summer Senior University
  • 8.30 pm
    • Farewell dinner (cold buffet in the Terrace of the Resident Hall of Students on Campus)
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Saturday, September 13th. Farewell

  • 9.00 – 9.45
    • Breakfast
    • Participants’ departure

 

Course Materials

Morocco and Palestina

Dear all,

it was a pleasure sharing ideas with you. I attached the presentation and for the Spanish speaking people a comic about Palestinian history (I'm sorry there isn't an English version... but is easy to read and may help to improve your Spanish!).

I added in the last slide of the presentation some links to websites that you might find interesting. I write also my e-mail adress, don't hesitate to contact me for any questions or suggestions!

Thank you again for your interest and motivation, as I said this morning, although most of the time we can lose hope eny little action that we take against injustice is worth it.

I wish you a great time in Mallorca!

Cheers!

Alicia Fernández Camporro
E-mail adress: alicia.fernandezcamporro@gmail.com

Bolivia and Vietnam

Video: " Memories of the water in Menorca"

  • Under construction

Lecture "Reality of the water in the Balearics"

  • Materials: 1 / 2

Cooking recipes

 

VI International Summer Senior University

Programme

Tourism and European citizenship in Majorca 

Place: Campus of the Balearic Islands (Majorca)
Dates: from September 9th to September 15th, 2013

Monday, September 9th

  • Participants’ arrival throughout the day and welcome (Lunch included on request)
  • 8.00 pm – 9.00pm
    • Diner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening meeting to get to know one another

Tuesday, September 10th

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi
  • 8.30 – 9.30
    • Breakfast
  • 10.30 – 12.30
    • Official inauguration of the Sixth International Summer Senior University
      • Chancellor of the University of the Balearic Islands.
      • Dr. Carmen Orte, director of the Open University for seniors.
      • Distinguished guests.
    • Keynote speech:  “The impact of tourism from an economic perspective”.
    • Recital by the Choir of the Association of Students and Alumni of the Open University for seniors.
  • 1.30 – 3.00pm
    • lunch on Campus
  • 3.00 – 5.30pm
    • free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 5.30 – 7.00pm
    • Guided tour to the tourist area of the Palma’s beach (S'Arenal and Can Pastilla), where mass tourism started
  • 8.00 – 9.00pm
    • Dinner on Campus                                         
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Wednesday, September 11th

  • 7.00 – 8.00
    • Outdoor Tai chi
  • 8.00 – 9.00
    • Breakfast
  • 9.30 – 6.00pm
    • Guided tour to the virgin areas of Alcudia, Muro and Santa Margalida (northeast area)
      • Country house of Son Real
      • Hermitage of La Victoria
      • S’Albufera (Nature Park)
    • Picnic lunch
  • 8.00 – 9.00pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 21.30
    • Evening get-together

Thursday, September 12th

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi
  • 8.30 – 9.45
    • Breakfast
  • 10.00 – 11.30
    • Conversation about: “The role of first travelers as initiators of tourism in Majorca”
  • Noon – 3.00pm
    • Picnic lunch on route (possibility to eat in a restaurant, optional)
  • 3.00 – 6.00pm
    • Guided visit to Deià
      • “Dialogs on foreign residents on the island”
  • 8.00 –9.00pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Friday, September 13th

  • 7.00 – 7.45
    • Outdoor Tai chi
  • 8.00 – 8.45
    • Breakfast                    
  • 9.00 – 2.00 pm
    • Alternative tourism: Hiking route (itinerary not confirmed)       
  • 2.00 – 3.30pm
    • Lunch on Campus
  • 3.30 – 6.00pm
    • free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus
  • 6.00 – 7.30pm
    • Lecture “Social impacts of tourism in the Balearics”
  • 8.00 – 9.00pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening get-together

Saturday, September 14th

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor Tai chi.
  • 8.30 – 9.30
    • Breakfast                                
  • 10.00- noon
    • Guided visit to the city of Palma for interested students (Confirmation is required)
    • Free time for the rest of the participants.
  • 1.00-2.00pm
    • Lunch on Campus
  • 2.30pm
    • Transfer to the hotel Formentor (Pollensa)
  • 5.00 pm
    • Lecture: “Hotel Formentor and Adan Dhiel: The creation of an Utopia” by professor and writer Carme Riera.
    • Closing session of the Sixth International Summer Senior University
      • Dr. Carme Orte, director of the Open University for Seniors              
    • Presentation of Diplomas                    
    • Cold snack offered by the Hotel Formentor
  • 10.00pm
    • Return to Campus for a Farewell diner (Cold buffet)

Sunday, September 15th

  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
    • Participants’ departure
 

V International Summer Senior University

Programme

“Discovering the UNESCO world heritage 2011: MAJORCA’S SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA”

Place: Campus of the Balearic Islands (Majorca)
Dates: from September 2nd to September 8th, 2012

Sunday, September 2nd

Student arrivals throughout the day and welcome

  • 8.00pm – 9.00pm
    • Dinner on Campus
  • 9.30pm
    • Evening meeting to get to know one another

(Possibility to lunch on Campus for students who arrive early)

Monday, September 3rd

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor tai chi.
  • 8.30 – 9.30
    • Breakfast
  • 10.30 – 12.30
    • Official inauguration of the Fifth International Summer Senior University
      • Dr. Montserrat Casas, Chancellor of the University of the Balearic Islands
      • Dr. Carme Orte, Director of the Open University for seniors (UOM)
      • Distinguished guests
    • Audiovisual presentation about the Serra de Tramuntana                     
    • Keynote speech by Ms. Mónica Luengo, President of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscape (ISCCL)- ICOMOS
    • Recital by the Choir Association of Students and Alumni of the Open University for seniors (UOM)
  • 1.30 – 3.00 pm
    • Lunch on Campus or Picnic lunch
  • 3.00 – 5.00 pm
    • free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus.
  • 5.30 – 7.00 pm
    • Guided visit to Palma for interested students (Confirmation is required). Route: The old City
    • Possibility to visit the Art Gallery of La Caixa Forum where A. Camarassa paints are shown         
    • Free time for the rest of alumni                        
  • 8.00 – 9.00 pm
    • Dinner on Campus.
  • 09.30 pm
    • Evening get-together

Tuesday, September 4th

  • 7.00 – 8.00
    • Outdoor tai chi.
  • 8.00 – 9.00
    • Breakfast
  • 9.30 – 6.00 pm
    • Guided tour to the Tramuntana Mountain
    • Picnic Lunch
    • Route
      • Viewpoint: Ses Barques
      • Old Balitx’s road (1 hour and 45 minutes walk)
      • Sanctuary of Lluc where we will lunch
        • Free entrance to the interpretive centre for dissemination of knowledge of natural and cultural heritage of the Serra de Tramuntana
      • Gorg Blau Dam
  • 8.00 – 9.00 pm
    • Dinner on Campus.
  • 9.30 pm
    • Evening get-together.

Wednesday, September 5th

  • 7.30 – 8.30
    • Outdoor tai chi.
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast.
  • 10.30 – noon
    • Monographic session about the Archduke Louis Salvador of Austria and its relationship with Majorca and the Serra de Tramuntana
  • 1.00 – 2.00 pm
    • Picnic lunch on route (possibility of lunch in a restaurant in Valldemossa)
  • 3.00 – 6.00
    • Guided visit to the Monastery of Miramar (previous properties of the Archduke)  
  • 8.00 – 9.00 pm
    • Dinner on Campus.
  • 9.30 pm
    • Evening get-together.

Thursday, September 6th

  • 7.15 – 8.15
    • Outdoor tai chi.
  • 8.15  – 9.15
    • Breakfast
  • 10.00 – 3.00 pm
    • Boat trip to the island of Dragonera
    • Na Miranda Route (2hours and 30 minutes walk – 3 km and a half)
    • Picnic Lunch (possibility of lunch in a restaurant in Sant Elm)
  • 4.00 – 7.00 pm
    • free time with free access to sport facilities on Campus.
  • 8.00 – 9.00 pm
    • Dinner on Campus.
  • 9.30 pm
    • Evening get-together.

Friday, September 7th

  • 7.00 – 8.00
    • Outdoor tai chi.
  • 8.00 – 8.45
    • Breakfast
  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Workshops about “Cultural and archaeological Heritage of the Serra de Tramuntana”
      • Ancient trades: Stone walls (in English language)
      • Ancient trades: Coal (in Spanish language)
  • 10.30
    • Transfer to the city of Pollensa
  • Noon – 1.30pm
    • Guided visit to this city
  • 1.30 – 6.00 pm
    • free time to visit the city: the arts galleries, the old town, to visit the harbour and the beaches …
    • A picnic lunch will be offered to students (possibility of lunch in a restaurant in the area)
  • 6.30 – 8.00pm
    • Closing session of the Fifth International Summer Senior University
      • Dr. Carme Orte, Director of the Open University for seniors (UOM)
      • Distinguished member from the City Hall of Pollença
      • Presentation of Diploma
      • Snack
  • 8.00 pm
    • Return to Campus
  • 9.30
    • Farewell diner (cold buffet served at the terraces of the Residence Hall of Students)
    • Poetry recital about the Tramuntana offered by students from the Open University for seniors

Saturday, September 8th

  • 9.00 – 10.00
    • Breakfast
  • 10.00
    • Participant’s departure