Senior University
This is the university program for people over 50 of the Universitat Politècnica de València, which celebrates its tenth edition in Gandia in the 2026-2027 academic year.
It is aimed at people who want to learn, socialize and have a good time. Its nature is informative and cultural with very varied courses that deal with topics such as Egyptology, neuroscience, astronomy, heritage, gastronomy, botany, territory, music, the environment, etc.
The Senior course 2026/2027 will take place between mid-October and early June in Conference Rooms 1 and 4 of the Gandia Campus of the UPV. This year there will be two groups: one group on Monday and Wednesday and another on Tuesday and Thursday.
Enrollment can be done online during the registration period (from June 29 to October 12, 2026).
Online Registration: from the Senior University website: http://www.upv.es/entidades/AUS/ on the green icon: TRAINING OFFER CAMPUS GANDIA
Subjects
Group A: Monday and Wednesday
Place: From October 13 to January 28, Gandia Campus of the UPV.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- HEALTH AND ACTIVE AGEING STRATEGIES: FOOD, MOVEMENT AND WELL-BEING (10h). Taught in Spanish. Lecturer: ANA DENIA TOMÁS.
- EXPLORING THE BRAIN. (18h). Taught in Spanish. Lecturer: MARTA RUIPÉREZ ALONSO.
- FLAVOURS OF ANTIQUITY: A GASTRONOMIC JOURNEY FROM THE ORIGINS OF HUMANITY TO ROME (12h). Taught in Valencian. Lecturer: ALÍCIA VENDRELL BETÍ.
- THE MEDITERRANEAN (VALENCIAN) CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS FORMING FACTORS (20h). Taught in Valencian. Lecturer: RAFAEL DELGADO ARTÉS.
- FRUIT TASTING (10h). Taught in Spanish. Lecturer: ISABEL LÓPEZ CORTÉS.
- SCIENCE AND MUSIC (10h). Taught in Valencian. Teacher: RUBÉN PICÓ VILA.
- FUNDAMENTAL ASTRONOMY: UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE STEP BY STEP (20h). Taught in Valencian. Teacher: ENRIC SALVADOR MARCO SOLER
- FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE OF THE KINGS OF ANCIENT EGYPT: MASTABES, PYRAMIDS AND HYPOGEUMS. (20h). Taught in Spanish. Teacher: JOSÉ LULL GARCÍA
Group B: Tuesday and Thursday
Location: From October 14 to June 2, UPV Gandia Campus.
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- GODS, GODDESSES, MYTHOLOGY AND ART: A STORY TO TELL (20 hours). Taught in Valencian. Instructor: Irené Ballester Buigues.
- INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY (20 hours). Taught in Spanish. Instructor: Javier Pastor Castillo.
- DYNAMIC ETHNOBOTANY (20 hours). Taught in Valencian. Instructor: María Roselló Senent.
- EXPLORING THE BRAIN (20 hours). Taught in Spanish. Instructor: Marta Ruipérez Alonso.
- ECONOMICS AND GEOPOLITICS OF THE SEA (20 hours). Taught in Valencian. Instructor: Lluís Miret Pastor
- FROM RADIO TO AI: UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA THAT HAVE CHANGED US (10 hours). Taught in Spanish. Instructor: MARIA DEL MAR ARAGÓ MIÑANA.
- From Novel to Film: TRACES OF ANGLO-SAXON AND SPANISH LITERATURE ON TODAY’S SCREEN (10 hours). Taught in Spanish. Instructor: MARIA GLORIA PARÍS