Promotion of wellness tourism – focus on elderly Erasmus IP Welltour II Estonia 2013

Promotion of

wellness tourism – focus on

elderly

Erasmus IP Welltour II

Estonia 2013

In April 2013, six students from WSEiP spent two intensive, but exciting weeks

in Tartu, where they took part in the second edition of the

Welltour Intensive Programme - Promotion of Wellness Tourism, coordinated by our partner university from

Kaunas, Lithuania. This year’s edition was focused on the elderly population of the

countries involved in the IP.

From Kielce to Tartu

Daria

Zina

Olga

Beata

Przemek

Aneta

ERASMUS Intensive programmes (IP) is a short programme of study which

brings together students and teaching staff from higher education institutions, enabling students and teachers

to work together in

multinational groups and so benefit from special learning and teaching conditions and to

gain new perspectives on the topic being studied.

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/ip_en.htm

We arrived in Tartu from

different

European countries.

We had different experiences,

but one goal:promoting

wellness tourism that is focused on the

elderly.

Thanks to the

project

everyone – students and

teachers from

every group-

Czech, Estonian, Greek, Lithuanian

and Polish,

had the inspiring

opportunity to become a part

of the Welltour IP 2

multicultu

ral team

All the national groups presented the situation of the

elderly population of their home countries

and compared the – age structure,

- health care system,- offered activities for senior,and other options the elderly

have to live an interesting, active and exhilarating life

in their autumn years.

Everyday, the students were working on

their final presentation, talking part in exercises and

getting to know their colleagues’

opinions, their cultural

backgrounds and each other

personally:

during the workshops and …

intercultural games and activities.

Some of the sentences used by the students during their presentations have made

a lasting impression:

„Feelings, optimism

don’t have an

age”.

„Everything is possible,

you only have to try”.

„Who I am,

you will be;

Who you are,

I used to be”.

„Be positive and everything is

possible”.

„You will feel like in heaven”.

During the project Spring came to Estonia …

and in a short time, students’ business plans were

ready.

Finally there were presentation,

celebrations, certificates and … farewells

and we had to say goodbye to the

host University … but

We

hope to see

you in

Poland

on the next

Erasm

us IP

This project has been funded with support from the European

Commission.

This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held

responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained

therein.