Curriculum Vitae: Rosemarie Kurz

Youth and schooldays in the post-war period in Styria / Austria;
1956: degree: primary school teacher
Family phase: son 1965, daughter 1967, grandchildren (6,7,10,11,12,14) divorce 1979,
Employment as a teacher between 1961 and 1987 in different types of schools and functions in the Federal Republic of Germany and in Austria
Post-professional period of life:
1986: foundation of the senior citizens’ department –  since 1996 Generations’ Department – at the Federation of Austrian University Students of the Karl Franzens University of Graz
1988 – 2010 on going working at the students union of University of Graz on voluntary terms
1987: Start with European Ethnology  at the Karl Franzens University Graz
1991: foundation of GEFAS Styria (Society for the Promotion of Gerontology and Senior Citizens’ Studies at the University Graz) www.generations.at
1993: Master of Philosophy, Education and Learning in later Life
1999: PhD in History – : „Chances and possibilities of social-political participation of older women and men in Styrian senior citizens’ organizations between claim and reality“, Graz 1999

• Organization of the series of lectures „Intergenerational learning”
• 1990: preventive osteoporosis gymnastics and training for course leaders
• 1990: exchange programme for senior students with Darmstadt/D, Prague/CZ, Strasbourg/F, Boston/USA and Toronto/CAN
• 1991: establishment of the University event “International Tea “  – intergenerational and multicultural meetings
• 1993: Cooperation with the Ministry of  Social Security and Generations in the „Platform against violence in families“; main emphasis: older people and the solidarity between generations
• 1994 – partner in the EU project „Older people in public transportation“
• 1994 on going cooperation with URANIA Styria: main emphases of programmes: Health, experience and knowledge, discussion groups for women etc
• 1995 ongoing foundation of the „GEFAS theatre ensemble “Young and old“
• 1996: GEFAS goes Europe, EU project management: „Changing Track at Third Age”, a training project for and with older women with Glasgow/GB Perugia/I, Rüsselsheim/D.
• 1996: foundation of the platform “Women 50plus – region Styria “
• 1996: annual festival of generations, at the Graz main square; main topics: tolerance, peace, voluntary work, etc.
• 1994 ongoing: Project “Housing for help“; administered by GEFAS Styria and the Generations’ Department of the Federation of University Students, Graz
• 1997: the GEFAS Styria  project “Housing for help” became an EU project (with Norway, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Czech Rep)
• 1998: launching of the project: “Storyline –  the classroom as meeting point for generations”
• 1998 ongoing: start of the multipliers training “Changing track – an educational programme for and with older women “ (resulted from the EU project „Changing Track at Third Age“
• 1998: Implementation of the project „Generations in motion“ – in cooperation with ASKÖ Styria
• 1998: establishment of www.seniorweb.at and launching of internet courses for older people
• 1999 ongoing: participation in the „Citizens’ offices for young and old“ – an initiative by the Austrian Ministry for Social Security and Generations
• 2000: partner in the EU project: „Equal opportunities for older women”   – www.sophia-net.org “
• 2000 ongoing: launching of  “SiA – Sinn im Alter” –  a summer academy for the post-professional period
• 2001 – 2003 Life Long Learning Evaluator of Grundtvig projects
• 2001: start of the further education programme for women: “Herzhafte Frauen “– a follow-up initiative of the EU project „Changing Track at Third Age“
• 2001: national committee „The social-political significance of voluntary work“
• 2001 ongoing: Initiating Mondayakademie as an answer to installing fees for university studies for seniors
• 2002/2004 ongoing „Ripe Apples“ a health/social project for elderly women
• 2003/2004 „LISA – Learning in Senior Age“ a trans national European Project
• 2004: Planning high old age – a regional project in Styria
• 2004 – 2006: LENA – LISA II – Learning in Seniorage – Designing a Curriculum concerning various topics (Use of Gerontotechnology, Aging, Women, Health, e Learning – e Government – ICT; culture,  language, history and biography  etc; older migrants )
• 2005: Contact seminar for Learning in Senior age in Graz, Styria, Austria
• 2005: European dictionary for migrants and older Austrian women
• 2004 – 2005: “Employment, further education and antidiscrimination in old age” an EU funded national project; justice and social affairs
• 2005 – 2006: EU Project “Violence prevention for older women
• 2006: Elder Abuse Awareness Day
• 2005 – 2007: Prevention of violence for older women” a trans national EU funded project; DAPHNE – justice and social affairs
• 2006 – 2007: MOLI – Migrant Mothers learning about important issues
• 2007 Resigning from GEFAS Styria
• 2008 Designing EUBIA  Eurepean Network for Learning in Later Life a Grundtvig Learning Partnership
• 2008 Concept for Intergerative Learning for teachers in Styria
• 2009 EFOS www.EFOS.org Meeting on VECU Virtuelles europäisches Kulturzentrum
• 2010 Active Citicenship – Hamburg University
• 2011 INPEA – International Network for the Prevention of Elder Ebuse – Austrians Representative www.inpea.net