Chan (left) with her brush painting. Next to her is U3A vice-president Lily Fu. (Photo: Julia Chan) Retiree Rahmah Abdul Aziz, 79, says that joining the University of the Third Age (U3A) – a programme under the Lifelong Learning for Older Malaysians project by Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Institute of Gerontology – has given her a […]
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(This post is specially for our blog visitors and SeniorsAloud community members who do not have a Facebook account and do not want to sign up for one.) Many SeniorsAloud members are also members of University of the Third Age (Malaysia), better known as U3A (M) for short. We have been enjoying the short courses
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From The Sunday Times 27 Oct 2013 Education is no longer the domain of the young. Lifelong learning is flourishing. Adult education is turning into a lucrative industry, with the mushrooming of open universities and institutions offering skills-based courses targeting those aged 60 and above. Even traditional universities are jumping on the bandwagon and making
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Albert Einstein wasn’t the only advocate of life-long learning. So were Henry Ford and Mahatma Gandhi. These great men died at 76, 83 and 78 respectively – proof that when we stimulate our brain cells by picking up new skills, new experiences and new knowledge, we could extend our life span and keep Alzheimer’s at bay.
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It’s been three weeks since the first semester started at the University of Third Age (U3A), Malaysia – a non-academic ‘university’ for older adults aged 50 and above. My friends and I are enjoying all the classes we have signed up for. Not only are we learning new skills, but also making new friends. Here’s a
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The Sunday Star 19 August 2007 Did you know there is a university that caters exclusively to senior citizens aged 50 or above right here in Kuala Lumpur? No? Well, you are not the only one. Up till last week, I had no idea that the only University of the Third Age (U3A) in the
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I am a big advocate of lifelong learning. It doesn’t matter whether it’s for the paper qualifications or just for the fun of learning something new. I get all excited whenever I meet like-minded retirees. There’s instant bonding. That’s exactly what happened last Sunday. I was at Wawasan Open University’s Orientation Day for new students.
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Those of us with time on our hands either because we have retired or because we are casualties of the current economic downturn, there’s no time like now to equip ourselves with new knowledge or new skills. When it comes to courses available, we are spoilt for choice. Practically every university offers courses catering to
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