With the aim of strengthening and innovating the academic proposal of the University for the People Seniors (UPM), we conducted a process of calling for, analyzing, and evaluating more than 70 proposals submitted by professors from the various academic units at UNR.
In December, the call for teachers was launched to expand the program and maintain an updated registry of teachers interested in participating in the academic offering of courses and educational programs.
After several days of an academic committee evaluating the proposals submitted for the UPM's 2025 course schedule, it is reported that the selected courses are as follows:
| Urban archaeology of Rosario |
| Art and Fashion |
| Good Living. Health, Environment, Citizenship |
| Classics of Western Literature: Literary Currents and Aesthetic Movements |
| Conecta-T: Skills for the digital world |
| Social Conflict in Argentina and Latin America: Interactions between History and Cinema |
| Tell me a story |
| Chorus |
| Film Course: Great Directors |
| Introductory Course in Magic (Illusionism) |
| Dance Movement Therapy |
| From right to left: the French Revolution as a contemporary political laboratory (19th, 20th and 21st centuries) |
| Family Law |
| Drawing and Nature |
| Family economy |
| The development of drawing in art history. Its transformation today |
| Emo tango |
| Dance Experience |
| Philosophy à la carte: the complexity of our times |
| History of the concept: ethnic identity, symbolism, worldview and ethnic identity |
| Agroecological Garden |
| Philosophy and the problem of the other: love and the power of the word |
| The rooms of the body |
| Human passions |
| Literature, Mythology, and Religion in the Ancient Near East. “The Chair of Lucifer” |
| Views on television series |
| Nutrition for a Full Life |
| All-technical project. Applications to art and design. |
| Psychobiology of personality and its dysfunctions |
| Life stories. From today, yesterday, and tomorrow too… |
| Folk and Latin Rhythms to Discover in a Group / Algo-Ritmo |
| Rosario between two centuries (1850-1940). A visual look at the city's history. |
| Sexual Health and Sexuality in Older Adults |
| Textile creation workshop |
| Watercolor experimentation and illustration workshop |
| Reading and Writing Workshop: Now We Tell It. Intersections between history, memory, and fiction |
| Radio Workshop |
| Workshop on life experiences and care |
| Current trends in international politics: implications for Latin America and Argentina |
| Accessible and sustainable tourism in Argentina |
| A tour of the human body: the connection with metabolism and nutrition |
| A journey through the history of the late Roman Republic through its main figures |
| Linking History and Aesthetic Expressions |
The evaluation committee was made up of current and former UPM employees, as well as members of the UNR academic staff. The following criteria were used to determine which proposals were included in the shortlist:
- The relationship between the course and the title of the teachers;
- Vocational training;
- Other professional background;
- The originality of the project;
- Previous experience in the program and calls for applications;
- Feasibility;
- Relationship between proposed topics and the results of the survey conducted in 2024.
Furthermore, consideration was given to ensuring that the projects submitted did not address problems or themes similar to those already being carried out in other areas of the UNR and/or within the same academic units.
Another parameter was the student's training and prior or current experience as a professor at the UNR, both in colleges and high schools. It's worth noting that the UPM strives to ensure that the academic program includes the greatest possible diversity in terms of the diverse curricula offered by all UNR programs and its high schools.
Beyond this selection process, proposals not formally shortlisted may be invited for the second semester or the following year. Some new proposals were also considered as part of a series of talks being planned by UPM.
Finally, some proposals were pre-selected for joint work with municipalities and communes in the southern region of the province.
In the coming days, team members will be communicating with those responsible for the proposals to agree on details for the start of the academic year.