FROM ISSA STUDENT TO ALUMNI: LEARNING OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS

摘要

This presentation will compare and contrast the personal perspectives of three students who each attended different iterations of the International Summer School of Ageing (ISSA): 2012, 2014 and 2016. We will outline the key learning outcomes we obtained during the summer school and what this meant for our career trajectories after the event. In particular, we will discuss why and how participation in the summer school increased our confidence as early career researchers, gave hands-on tips and tricks, and allowed us to establish an international professional network beyond our home institutions. We will describe examples of concrete academic outputs prompted by participation in ISSA such as international conference symposia and ongoing collaboration between ISSA students and faculty members.