Dissemination and Communication Activities
Conferences
• 30 November 2023. Presentation entitled “Co-creation sessions as an example of a participatory approach for identifying views of older citizens about the quality of life in their cities” by Milena Maj of UJ at the Life Science Open Space 2023 Conference in Klaster LifeScience Krakow Foundation in Krakow, Poland
• 2 November 2023. Plenary presentations by Joost van Hoof of THUAS and Nina van Haren of the Municipality of The Hague about the age-friendly city of The Hague and the City&Co project, presentations entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: the first results of the City&Co project”, and participation at the Conference 'Dritte Orte – Räume für gutes Altwerden in der Kommune' hosted by the Körber Stiftung in Hamburg.
• 17 October 2023. Invited presentation entitled “Age-friendly and dementia-friendly communities: The importance of the social environment for people living with dementia” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the 33rd Alzheimer Europe conference in Helsinki, Finland [link]
• 29 September 2023. Presentation on how the City&Co project is inclusive with and for older persons thanks to the co-creation sessions by UJ at the Forum 'Towards Future for older persons’ organizations in Łódź, Poland
• 20 - 22 September 2023, Conference Age and Care 2023: Aging in a Caring Society? Theories in Conversation, Graz, Austria. Presentation ‘Age-Friendly Communities: National Initiatives and Older People’s Views in Italy and Romania’ by Ivan L and Bertani M
• 21-22 September 2023. Presentation entitled “Characteristics of a AFCCQ scale – validation in a group of elderly people in Poland” by Prof. Jolanta Perek-Białas and Paulina Skórska of UJ at the Conference Methodological Inspirations 2023: Quantitative Research in Social Sciences – Challenges and Problems, in The House of Congresses and Conferences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Jabłonna, Poland.
• 17 September 2023. Presentation of the results of the AFCCQ completed in Kraków and Wrocław by Prof. J. Perek-Białas of UJ at the Polish Congress of the Gerontology in Poznań, Poland
• 14 - 15 September 2023, International conference Creative Future Insights 2023, Zagreb, Croatia. Two presentations: 1) ‘Older people's views on public transportation in Bucharest: results from walking interviews’ by Ivan L and Crucian N; 2) ‘Urban futures in the vision of older adults: insights from three co-creation sessions conducted in Bucharest’ by Ivan L and Tudorie G
• 16 August 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS for Age-Friendly New Zealand’s Meeting with councils in Wellington, New Zealand
• 15 August 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the Ministry of Social Development in Wellington, New Zealand
• 18 July 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, SA, Australia
• July 2023, Districts Council Congress in Kraków, Poland. Presentation of main results of the AFCCQ from Poland to illustrate older citizens’ perspectives on living in the city by Ms. A Okońska- Walkowicz of the Municipality of Krakow and member of WHO’s Healthy Ageing 50
• 25 June - 1 July 2023, XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne Australia. Online presentation by J Perek-Bialas, UJ. [Conference website and photos]
• 30 - 31 May 2023, Congress of the Polish Social Policy in Warsaw, Poland. Presentation by J Perek-Bialas, UJ. [Conference website] [Photos]
• 8-9 December 2022, Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) ‘Accelerating innovation’ 10th Edition, Bucharest, SNSPA. Presentation by L Ivan and C Rădulescu, SNSPA
• 17 November 2022, SIA-conference, Leiden, The Netherlands, organized by the Dutch funding agency SIA. Presentation by J van Hoof, THUAS
• 22-23 September 2022, Conference on Ageing and Social Change 2022, organized by Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Organisation of conference by J Perek-Bialas, UJ and participation by J Kazak, UPWr
• 13 July 2022, Webinar ‘Age-friendly Urban Spaces, Wellington, New Zealand (presentation J van Hoof of THUAS)
• 2 November 2023. Plenary presentations by Joost van Hoof of THUAS and Nina van Haren of the Municipality of The Hague about the age-friendly city of The Hague and the City&Co project, presentations entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: the first results of the City&Co project”, and participation at the Conference 'Dritte Orte – Räume für gutes Altwerden in der Kommune' hosted by the Körber Stiftung in Hamburg.
• 17 October 2023. Invited presentation entitled “Age-friendly and dementia-friendly communities: The importance of the social environment for people living with dementia” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the 33rd Alzheimer Europe conference in Helsinki, Finland [link]
• 29 September 2023. Presentation on how the City&Co project is inclusive with and for older persons thanks to the co-creation sessions by UJ at the Forum 'Towards Future for older persons’ organizations in Łódź, Poland
• 20 - 22 September 2023, Conference Age and Care 2023: Aging in a Caring Society? Theories in Conversation, Graz, Austria. Presentation ‘Age-Friendly Communities: National Initiatives and Older People’s Views in Italy and Romania’ by Ivan L and Bertani M
• 21-22 September 2023. Presentation entitled “Characteristics of a AFCCQ scale – validation in a group of elderly people in Poland” by Prof. Jolanta Perek-Białas and Paulina Skórska of UJ at the Conference Methodological Inspirations 2023: Quantitative Research in Social Sciences – Challenges and Problems, in The House of Congresses and Conferences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Jabłonna, Poland.
• 17 September 2023. Presentation of the results of the AFCCQ completed in Kraków and Wrocław by Prof. J. Perek-Białas of UJ at the Polish Congress of the Gerontology in Poznań, Poland
• 14 - 15 September 2023, International conference Creative Future Insights 2023, Zagreb, Croatia. Two presentations: 1) ‘Older people's views on public transportation in Bucharest: results from walking interviews’ by Ivan L and Crucian N; 2) ‘Urban futures in the vision of older adults: insights from three co-creation sessions conducted in Bucharest’ by Ivan L and Tudorie G
• 16 August 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS for Age-Friendly New Zealand’s Meeting with councils in Wellington, New Zealand
• 15 August 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the Ministry of Social Development in Wellington, New Zealand
• 18 July 2023. Presentation entitled “Age-friendly cities in Europe: The first results of the City&Co project” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, SA, Australia
• July 2023, Districts Council Congress in Kraków, Poland. Presentation of main results of the AFCCQ from Poland to illustrate older citizens’ perspectives on living in the city by Ms. A Okońska- Walkowicz of the Municipality of Krakow and member of WHO’s Healthy Ageing 50
• 25 June - 1 July 2023, XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne Australia. Online presentation by J Perek-Bialas, UJ. [Conference website and photos]
• 30 - 31 May 2023, Congress of the Polish Social Policy in Warsaw, Poland. Presentation by J Perek-Bialas, UJ. [Conference website] [Photos]
• 8-9 December 2022, Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) ‘Accelerating innovation’ 10th Edition, Bucharest, SNSPA. Presentation by L Ivan and C Rădulescu, SNSPA
• 17 November 2022, SIA-conference, Leiden, The Netherlands, organized by the Dutch funding agency SIA. Presentation by J van Hoof, THUAS
• 22-23 September 2022, Conference on Ageing and Social Change 2022, organized by Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Organisation of conference by J Perek-Bialas, UJ and participation by J Kazak, UPWr
• 13 July 2022, Webinar ‘Age-friendly Urban Spaces, Wellington, New Zealand (presentation J van Hoof of THUAS)
Workshops
• 8 September 2023, visit of the Hamburg-based Koerber Stiftung and a large delegation of German cities, with their director of the domain Older Age and Demographics Eva Nemela, to The Municipality of The Hague as part of their expedition. Presentation by Municipality of The Hague and J van Hoof
• 24 May 2023. Presentation entitled “Researching the age-friendliness of cities: How to measure the progress” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS for the Management Committee Meeting of COST Action NET4AGEFRIENDLY at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Hague, The Netherlands
• 20 April 2023. Presentation entitled “Het gebouw en zijn omgeving. Prettig ouder worden in de grote stad” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the Meeting VOL2 'Wat betekent ouder worden en hoe bereid je je daarop voor?' in Hoenderloo, The Netherlands
• 6 April 2023, Workshop ‘Towards Senior-friendly Municipalities’ at the Municipality of Soest, The Netherlands, organized by the Network Utrecht Care Older adults (NUZO) and the Dutch Association of Municipalities (VNG). Presentation and Workshop on age-friendly cities by J van Hoof and J Dikken
• 20-21 March 2023, WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Presentation of the preliminary results of the AFCCQ from two Polish cities by J Perek-Bialas.
• 22 February 2023. Presentation of the City&Co project by Willeke van Staalduinen of AFEdemy to 40 students of the MSc Vitality and Ageing at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in Leiden, The Netherlands.
• 24 May 2023. Presentation entitled “Researching the age-friendliness of cities: How to measure the progress” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS for the Management Committee Meeting of COST Action NET4AGEFRIENDLY at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Hague, The Netherlands
• 20 April 2023. Presentation entitled “Het gebouw en zijn omgeving. Prettig ouder worden in de grote stad” by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at the Meeting VOL2 'Wat betekent ouder worden en hoe bereid je je daarop voor?' in Hoenderloo, The Netherlands
• 6 April 2023, Workshop ‘Towards Senior-friendly Municipalities’ at the Municipality of Soest, The Netherlands, organized by the Network Utrecht Care Older adults (NUZO) and the Dutch Association of Municipalities (VNG). Presentation and Workshop on age-friendly cities by J van Hoof and J Dikken
• 20-21 March 2023, WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Presentation of the preliminary results of the AFCCQ from two Polish cities by J Perek-Bialas.
• 22 February 2023. Presentation of the City&Co project by Willeke van Staalduinen of AFEdemy to 40 students of the MSc Vitality and Ageing at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Other events
• 9 November 2023. Pitch and Poster presentation of City&Co by Joost van Hoof and Liesbeth de Wit of THUAS at the JPI ENUTC Mid-term event in Delft, The Netherlands
• 11 October 2023. Work session by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at UPWr containing further development work concerning the GeoPortal
• July 2023, Ms. Okońska- Walkowicz of the Municipality of Krakow shared the project’s valuable results during a closed meeting with the city’s policy makers of Krakow, emphasizing the importance of monitoring the well-being of older residents in Kraków. This was done to underscore the necessity of effective adjustments to the city’s programs.
• 10 - 12 July 2023, presentation of City&Co at the training school “Ageing in the City - independent living and social participation in age-friendly smart places and spaces” of COST Action 19136, in Tirana, Albania, with 30 participants.
• July 2023, event organized by NGO “Lepszy Kraków” (Better Kraków). Presentation and discussion on older citizens’ perceives on the age-friendliness of Kraków by J Perek-Białas and A Okońska-Walkowicz. [More about event]
• 15 - 16 June 2023, Jagiellonian University’s Social Innovation Demo Day. Presentation of activities and experiences of City & Co by the team of UJ. [Link to the activity website]
• April 2023, following The Hague and Wroclaw, the city of Krakow became an official member of the Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities of the World Health Organisation: Congratulations Krakow!
• 29 - 30 March 2023, study visit of the INTEGER project in Kraków. Discussion on City&Co as an example of social innovation for ageing policy by UJ and AFE.
• 14 March 2023, EN-UTC Project coordinators informal exchange meeting. Presentation of City&Co by L de Wit
• 20-24 February 2023: Working visit THUAS to Professor D Pavlovski of (partner) Mother Teresa University in Skopje, North-Macedonia. This collaboration involves the cross-cultural validation of the AFCCQ in Macedonian and Albanian and conducting a survey among 400 older people in the city of Skopje. J van Hoof and J Dikken of THUAS also contributed to a round table session and presented their work from the municipality of The Hague and the City&Co project.
• 21 October 2022, EN-UTC #20 Urban Lunch Talk: “Envisioning a sustainable future: Public infrastructures – what will they be and look like?” Participation of M Maj
• 17-18 October 2022: Working visit THUAS – UJ/UPWr at UJ in Krakow, Poland (Z Tavy and L de Wit visited UJ to collectively prepare for the co-creation sessions with older people in WP2. They also met with Ms A Okońska from the Municipality of Krakow, and shared experiences with ongoing activities for older citizens in The Hague and Krakow)
• 5-6 April 2022, EN-UTC Projects’ Kick-off meeting and AGORA dialogue, presentation of City&Co by L de Wit
• 11 October 2023. Work session by Joost van Hoof of THUAS at UPWr containing further development work concerning the GeoPortal
• July 2023, Ms. Okońska- Walkowicz of the Municipality of Krakow shared the project’s valuable results during a closed meeting with the city’s policy makers of Krakow, emphasizing the importance of monitoring the well-being of older residents in Kraków. This was done to underscore the necessity of effective adjustments to the city’s programs.
• 10 - 12 July 2023, presentation of City&Co at the training school “Ageing in the City - independent living and social participation in age-friendly smart places and spaces” of COST Action 19136, in Tirana, Albania, with 30 participants.
• July 2023, event organized by NGO “Lepszy Kraków” (Better Kraków). Presentation and discussion on older citizens’ perceives on the age-friendliness of Kraków by J Perek-Białas and A Okońska-Walkowicz. [More about event]
• 15 - 16 June 2023, Jagiellonian University’s Social Innovation Demo Day. Presentation of activities and experiences of City & Co by the team of UJ. [Link to the activity website]
• April 2023, following The Hague and Wroclaw, the city of Krakow became an official member of the Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities of the World Health Organisation: Congratulations Krakow!
• 29 - 30 March 2023, study visit of the INTEGER project in Kraków. Discussion on City&Co as an example of social innovation for ageing policy by UJ and AFE.
• 14 March 2023, EN-UTC Project coordinators informal exchange meeting. Presentation of City&Co by L de Wit
• 20-24 February 2023: Working visit THUAS to Professor D Pavlovski of (partner) Mother Teresa University in Skopje, North-Macedonia. This collaboration involves the cross-cultural validation of the AFCCQ in Macedonian and Albanian and conducting a survey among 400 older people in the city of Skopje. J van Hoof and J Dikken of THUAS also contributed to a round table session and presented their work from the municipality of The Hague and the City&Co project.
• 21 October 2022, EN-UTC #20 Urban Lunch Talk: “Envisioning a sustainable future: Public infrastructures – what will they be and look like?” Participation of M Maj
• 17-18 October 2022: Working visit THUAS – UJ/UPWr at UJ in Krakow, Poland (Z Tavy and L de Wit visited UJ to collectively prepare for the co-creation sessions with older people in WP2. They also met with Ms A Okońska from the Municipality of Krakow, and shared experiences with ongoing activities for older citizens in The Hague and Krakow)
• 5-6 April 2022, EN-UTC Projects’ Kick-off meeting and AGORA dialogue, presentation of City&Co by L de Wit
Press releases
• October 2023. WP1 report for The Hague, The Netherlands has been submitted to and approved by the Municipality of The Hague [.pdf]
• October 2023. Published article "Age-friendly cities research identifies four personas of older people" and the "Monitoring report Age-friendly city The Hague 2022" on the Extranet of the World Health Organization [link]
• 29 September 2023. Published article "Validation of the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ): full speed ahead" by Joost van Hoof on the website of EU/DG Connect – Futurium. Active and Healthy Living – Age-friendly Environments. [link]
• May 2023, ‘Poolse stad is vriendelijk voor senioren: Krakau ziet vergrijzing niet als een probleem’, published in Dutch newspaper Het Parool
• May 2023, Update City&Co: de weg naar seniorvriendelijkheid van steden, by Jeroen Dikken. Published at Medewerkersnet, THUAS
• February 2023, ‘Wrocław Seniors take part in the international City&CO project’, published on the website of Senior Centre Wroclaw.
• May 2022, THUAS and partners launch City&Co: “International research into age-friendly cities with a unique measuring tool”, Published on Website of THUAS
• May 2022, “The Hague is partner in the newly launched ERA-NET project: City&Co“, published on Extranet of WHO, page The Hague - Age-Friendly World (who.int)
• October 2023. Published article "Age-friendly cities research identifies four personas of older people" and the "Monitoring report Age-friendly city The Hague 2022" on the Extranet of the World Health Organization [link]
• 29 September 2023. Published article "Validation of the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ): full speed ahead" by Joost van Hoof on the website of EU/DG Connect – Futurium. Active and Healthy Living – Age-friendly Environments. [link]
• May 2023, ‘Poolse stad is vriendelijk voor senioren: Krakau ziet vergrijzing niet als een probleem’, published in Dutch newspaper Het Parool
• May 2023, Update City&Co: de weg naar seniorvriendelijkheid van steden, by Jeroen Dikken. Published at Medewerkersnet, THUAS
• February 2023, ‘Wrocław Seniors take part in the international City&CO project’, published on the website of Senior Centre Wroclaw.
• May 2022, THUAS and partners launch City&Co: “International research into age-friendly cities with a unique measuring tool”, Published on Website of THUAS
• May 2022, “The Hague is partner in the newly launched ERA-NET project: City&Co“, published on Extranet of WHO, page The Hague - Age-Friendly World (who.int)
Social media and other media
• January 2024. News item published about the City&Co project on the website of project partner SNSPA, Bucharest [link]
• 28 November 2023. Tweet on X ‘’Today one of two sessions within project City&Co with seniors took place! The new technology was not problematic at all for our testing group", @wroclaw_info @UPWr_edu; @JagiellonskiUni @JolaPerekBialas; @urbanageing @jan_kazak @SCR_research [link]
• October 2023. LinkedIn message announcing the publication of the city report of The Hague posted by Willeke van Staalduinen, AFEdemy [link]
• 26-27 June 2023. Video ‘’City&Co MLV Wroclaw June 2023’’ was produced by UPWr at the 2nd Mutual Learning Visit in Wroclaw, Poland, and premiered on 14 December 2023 at the YouTube Channel of Gospodarka Przestrzenna UPWr [link]
• March 2023. News item "Poland is getting Age-friendly" on Age Platform Europe [link]
• 2023, post at the Jagiellonian University (UJ) Facebook about the first co-creation sessions conducted in Poland. [link]
• 17 March 2022. News item about the City&Co project with Prof. Jan Kazak of UPWr in the Polisch Magazine 'Elubin' [link]
• 16 February 2022. News item about the City&Co project on the Televion channel TVP3 Wrocław [link]
• Continuous dissemination of project news on X
• 28 November 2023. Tweet on X ‘’Today one of two sessions within project City&Co with seniors took place! The new technology was not problematic at all for our testing group", @wroclaw_info @UPWr_edu; @JagiellonskiUni @JolaPerekBialas; @urbanageing @jan_kazak @SCR_research [link]
• October 2023. LinkedIn message announcing the publication of the city report of The Hague posted by Willeke van Staalduinen, AFEdemy [link]
• 26-27 June 2023. Video ‘’City&Co MLV Wroclaw June 2023’’ was produced by UPWr at the 2nd Mutual Learning Visit in Wroclaw, Poland, and premiered on 14 December 2023 at the YouTube Channel of Gospodarka Przestrzenna UPWr [link]
• March 2023. News item "Poland is getting Age-friendly" on Age Platform Europe [link]
• 2023, post at the Jagiellonian University (UJ) Facebook about the first co-creation sessions conducted in Poland. [link]
• 17 March 2022. News item about the City&Co project with Prof. Jan Kazak of UPWr in the Polisch Magazine 'Elubin' [link]
• 16 February 2022. News item about the City&Co project on the Televion channel TVP3 Wrocław [link]
• Continuous dissemination of project news on X
Picture gallery
Media announcement City&Co at Extranet of WHO, May 2022
Presentation City&Co at EN-UTC Projects’ Kick-off meeting and AGORA dialogue, 5-6 April 2022
Working visit THUAS to UJ, 17-18 October 2022
EN-UTC #20 Urban Lunch Talk: ‘Envisioning a sustainable future: Public infrastructures – what will they be and look like?’, 21 October 2022
Presentation City&Co at SIA Conference, Leiden, 17 November 2022
Presentation of City&Co at EN-UTC Project coordinators informal exchange meeting, 14 March 2023
WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at UJ, Kraków, 20-21 March 2023. Source photo’s: J Perek-Białas
WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at UJ, Kraków, 20-21 March 2023. Source photo’s: J Perek-Białas
City&Co (UJ) at the Congress of the Polish Social Policy in Warsaw, Poland, 30-31 May 2023
City&Co at Jagiellonian University’s (UJ) Social Innovation Demo Day, 15-16 June 2023. Photo: Natalia Krygowska-Nowak
City&Co (UJ) online present at XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne Australia, 25 June – 1 July 2023
City&Co (UJ) at “Lepszy Kraków” (Better Kraków), July 2023
Presentation City&Co at EN-UTC Projects’ Kick-off meeting and AGORA dialogue, 5-6 April 2022
Organisation of conference by UJ, 22-23 September 2022
Diner THUAS and UJ with consortium member Ms. A Okońska- Walkowicz of the Municipality of Krakow and member of WHO’s Healthy Ageing 50, during the working visit of THUAS to UJ, 17-18 October 2022
Presentation City&Co at SIA Conference, Leiden, 17 November 2022
Presentation of City&Co by SNSPA at Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) 10th Edition, Bucharest
WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at UJ, Kraków, 20-21 March 2023. Source photo’s: J Perek-Białas
WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at UJ, Kraków, 20-21 March 2023. Source photo’s: J Perek-Białas
WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts, held at UJ, Kraków, 20-21 March 2023. Source photo’s: J Perek-Białas
City&Co at Jagiellonian University’s (UJ) Social Innovation Demo Day, 15-16 June 2023. Photo: Natalia Krygowska-Nowak
City&Co (UJ) online present at XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne Australia, 25 June – 1 July 2023
Dissemination of City&Co results at the Districts Council Congress in Kraków by Ms. Okońska- Walkowicz, Municipality of Krakow and on the list of the Healthy Ageing 50 of the WHO, July 2023
City&Co (SNSPA) at the International conference of Creative Future Insights 2023, in Zagreb, Croatia, 14-15 September 2023