The Seniors University of China (SUC) recently held a meeting in Beijing to advance its development and launch the School of Silver Economy. Vice Minister of Education Xu Qingsen attended the event and delivered a speech.

The meeting noted that the SUC has achieved remarkable results since its founding three years ago. Looking ahead, the SUC will focus on promoting moral development, lifelong learning, health, enjoyment of life, and social contribution among older adults. Priority will be given to improving institutional standards, strengthening teaching systems, enhancing course quality, building a stronger teaching workforce, promoting the application of digital and intelligent technologies, boosting research capacity, and establishing demonstration bases. Greater efforts will be made to enrich learning methods and content, facilitate the co-development and sharing of course resources, enhance the capacity of full-time and part-time teachers, and explore services supporting smart learning, in order to better serve China’s goal of becoming an education powerhouse and building a learning-oriented society.

At the meeting, the School of Silver Economy was officially launched, and a dedicated “Health, Wellness, Learning, and Travel” section on the national public service platform for education for older adults was simultaneously rolled out.

Speakers included officials from the Ministry of Education and other state agencies, experts from the School of Silver Economy, and representatives from local governments and universities.