Dusana Findeisen

Institute for research and development of education within Slovenian Third Age University

Head of the Institute for research and development of education within Slovenian Third Age University, and vice-president of European Association DANET, Danube Networkers, Dušana Findeisen has been dealing with education of older people, education about older people, and education for local development in former Yugoslavia, Slovenia and in many European countries since 1984. In 1986 she co/established Slovenian Third Age University of which she was President for 15 years. Together with her colleagues she co- introduced a great number of nationwide scientifically grounded innovations (a national network of cultural mediators in public institutions, education for trainers in the field of education for later life, education for local development, study circles, etc.) For five years she was an AGE PLATFORM EUROPE expert in employment and education. At University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Philosophy she shaped and taught a new subject Socio-cultural animation and education for local development and other courses. She has authored or co-authored and published more than 300 scientific and professional articles and five books.