International Expertise for life in old age - AGE-INT

AGE-INT is the largest national research project dealing with the challenges and opportunities of demographic change in a practice-oriented manner with a trans- and interdisciplinary project team in the three largest language regions of Switzerland. The aim of the project is to identify knowledge and best practice examples in selected priority areas, both nationally and internationally, and to make them visible and accessible to a broad public and decision-makers.

The thematic focal points of the network are:

• Technologies for people in old age (Lead IAF, OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, project partner University of Geneva)
• Dementia: prevention and care (Lead Dementia Competence Centre, OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, project partners University of Geneva and University of Zurich, Centre for Gerontology)
• Employment in retirement (Lead Bern University of Applied Sciences)
• Social inclusion (lead La Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana)
• Cross-sectional topic: longevity and very old people

Scientific Advisory Board

• Hans Altherr, Startfeld
• Michael Auer, OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
• Bea Heim, Schweizerischer Seniorenrat SSR
• David Hess-Klein, BAG
• François Höpflinger, Universität Zürich, Zentrum für Gerontologie ZfG
• Rolf Maegli, Innovage
• Delphine Roulet Schwab, Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source - HES-SO - Lausanne
• Werner Schärer, ehemals Direktor Pro Senectute