"When I retired, I was absolutely certain you wouldn't find me sitting in an armchair," says 81-year-old Francesc in classroom 3 of the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), where he and his classmates are waiting for the professor to arrive for the final class of Interculturality and Migration: Science. The 120 students in the Open University for Seniors (UOM) Postgraduate Diploma program—towards a new humanism—have until November 30th to submit the paper they will be assessed on for this course. They can also graduate without taking any assessments if they attend 80% of the classes. "They are the best students I've ever had. They are thoughtful and open-minded, people who are used to listening, something rare these days," explains David Abril, the professor of the course and of Sociology. "They participate without being asked, they bring things up, they question them... This is ideal at any age and it's harder to achieve with young people," he adds, also acknowledging that the reality he has found at the UOM "has exceeded" his expectations—it's the first time he's taught.