Gandia Campus Senior University Opens 2026-2027 Academic Year

The training program for over 50s expands with new subjects and a second general training group.

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The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) at the Gandia campus is holding the opening ceremony for the new 2026-2027 academic year of the Universitat Sènior, a training program for those over 50, this Tuesday, October 20th.

The campus's Aula Magna will host the event, featuring speeches from Salomé Cuesta, Vice-Rector for Art, Science, Technology, and Society at UPV; Vicenç Almenar, Director of the Gandia campus of UPV; Ana Muñoz, Head of the Universitat Sènior at UPV, and Javier Estornell, program manager at the campus.
The session will also include the presentation of the film Anem a tornar a llegir-ho, created within the framework of the workshop From Listening to Narration, part of the Entreactes events, presented by Sonia Martínez.
The senior program at the Gandia campus is consolidating its second general training group, with 118 students enrolled this year. The offering continues to include specialized courses, such as one on artificial intelligence and the theater course, which has seen increased demand.
General training is divided into two groups, each with 120 hours of instruction. This academic year's new subjects cover health, typography, economics, communication, and literature, adding to previously popular topics like neuroscience, art, botany, astronomy, Egyptology, landscape, and gastronomy.
Based on information from the official source: UPV — Campus de Gandia (Escola Politècnica Superior de Gandia) (16/10/2026)