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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure

Grey-haired woman stands reading a book in a library
Over-55s can study at Senioruniversitetet in Sweden for a relatively low fee. Photograph: DCPhoto/Alamy

Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.

Senioruniversitet, a national university that collaborates with Sweden’s adult education institution Folkuniversitetet, has about 30 independent branches around the country which run study circles, lecture series and university courses in subjects including languages, politics, medicine and architecture.

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