With the introduction of the concept ‘Silver Empowerment’, we would like to express our vision on older people. In the psychology of colours, silver represents reflection and illumination, opening new doors, a change of direction for the future. Silver is also associated with characteristics such as calmness, sensitivity and looking for the best in others (Scott-Kemmis, n.d.). ‘Silver Emp…
This book contains academic papers and posters of the Cumulus Antwerp conference, held in Antwerp on 12-15 April 2023. The Cumulus community, designers, artists, and educators were invited to submit contributions on how culture and creative industry can offer resilience, consolation, and innovation models on human scale, in line with the conference theme ‘Connectivity and Creativity in times …
Countries around the world attempt to increase the human capital of their citizens. Currently, education constitutes a large share of the economy in developed countries. The average expenditure on primary and secondary education institutions is about 3.5% of GDP in OECD countries (OECD, 2016). Moreover, investment in education has large implications for economic development, democratic institut…