The final of Silver Starters took place on the 25th of March. Silver Starters is a free, Dutch learning program that Leyden Academy and Aegon have set up for people over 50 who want to start their own company. No fewer than 83 enthusiastic participants completed the program and were inspired by the modules, lectures […]
After a successful first edition in 2019, almost one hundred participants (ranging from 50 to 74 years) started on 14 January 2021 with the free learning program Silver Starters, which was developed by Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and Aegon. Over the course of twelve weeks, the participants will lay the foundation for converting […]
Today, it was announced the Silver Starters, an initiative of Leyden Academy and Aegon supported by EIT Health, is one of the five ideas in the final of the 2020 Smart Ageing Prize. The ideas were selected by an expert panel of judges from the original 15 semi-finalists, representing a wide and innovative range of […]
Facing retirement, 10% dreams of starting their own business and 73% needs to keep working for financial reasons. Research shows that people over 50 who start their own business are two to three times more successful than people in their thirties. Yet almost all start-up programs target and are tailored to young entrepreneurs. By encouraging […]
On April 22, an important Chinese delegation of policymakers and healthcare administrators – amongst others the mayor of Shanghai – visited Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing to exchange ideas on ageing. Also present were two representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the former Chancellor of Leiden University, the former Dean […]
In July 2021 Julia Heidstra successfully completed her MSc Vitality & Ageing in Leiden. The subject of her thesis was the impact on the wellbeing of older persons who participated in Silver Starters, an intensive online course on entrepreneurship which ran from January to March 2021 and was developed and organised by Leyden Academy and […]
Participant Willy de Heer talks about her experiences so far with the 2021 edition of Silver Starters, the free learning program initiated by Leyden Academy and Aegon designed to help people aged 50-plus on the road to launching their own businesses. How are things going so far? Willy: We have identified the company that will […]
ILC the Netherlands (NL) is involved in several research projects and activities in the field of care, welfare, employment and participation. With everything we do we want to stimulate healthy and active ageing (longevity). Many older persons want, even when they are vulnerable, to be responsible for their own (quality of) life. Initiatives have arisen […]
Jolanda Lindenberg is a socio-cultural anthropologist with a PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle/Saale, Germany. At the Leyden Academy, Jolanda leads the activities in the focus area Connected. This focus area aims to contribute to an inclusive society that appreciates the value of all generations, and where people of all ages […]
Education is a core activity of Leyden Academy. We focus on various target groups: from young medical doctors to experienced healthcare managers, and from students to seniors. We offer a diverse range of courses, supported by an international and multi-disciplinary network of teachers. Our education portfolio consists of the following programmes (mainly in Dutch): Dutch […]