The University of the Algarve is partnering Salamanca University in Spain in a joint research programme to look at the ageing population in the Iberian Peninsula.
The partnership will create postgraduate training methods and continuing education to meet the needs of the increasing senior population and will trigger research into 'senior tourism,' a key development sector for the Algarve.
"The objective of this agreement is to work on the problems arising from the fact that the average age of the population is going up," explained the researcher Nidia Braz at the Center for Studies and Developments in Health at the University of Algarve.
“Senior tourism is an issue that certainly will see a lot of development," said Braz, noting that the potential and existing provision in the Algarve for senior tourism were determining factors for the participation of the University of the Algarve in the project.
Another objective of this protocol is for universities to work together and liaise with the community with a special focus on relations with business and other social partners.
The universities will cooperate and prepare projects that allow specific initiatives to access funding.
