The Education University of Hong Kong Elder Academy has been invited to join a UNESCO project entitled ‘Higher Education Institutions Addressing the Learning Needs of Ageing Societies’. It aims to identify how universities and colleges are committed to lifelong learning for older learners using several case studies. The project will examine how research, teaching and social engagement can support the provision of lifelong learning, as well as analyse how universities across the globe are responding to ageing societies.
 

“We feel honoured to be selected as one of the seven higher education institutions in the world to participate in this project. It is a recognition of our work in later life learning, and we hope that the project can showcase our University’s efforts and strategies to respond to older adults’ learning needs as Hong Kong’s population is ageing rapidly,” said Professor Maureen Tam Siu-ling, Head of the Academy.