What are the majors in senior universities?

The University for the Elderly mainly teaches courses suitable for the elderly such as health care, cooking and gardening, calligraphy and painting art, etc.

The University for the Elderly is a classroom for the "empty nest" elderly to update their knowledge, a place for fitness and spiritual nourishment, a garden for fun and entertainment, a platform for making friends, and a base for intellectual development.

The "empty nest" elderly are those who live in one-generation households or who live alone. With the rapid development of the market economy, obvious changes in the population structure, the downsizing of family sizes, and the changes in the value concepts of the younger generation, China's "empty nest" families have increased sharply.

Data show that by 2005, "empty nest" families accounted for more than half of elderly families. Most of the students at the University for the Elderly are “empty nest” seniors or quasi-seniors.

The University for the Elderly is a product of the times developed to adapt to the aging of society, the need to build a learning society with lifelong learning, and a harmonious society. With the improvement of living and medical conditions, the pace of aging in China has accelerated, and China's population has entered the aging stage.

Faced with the aging of society, the party, government and school leaders attach great importance to the work of the elderly. Comrade Hu Jintao once profoundly pointed out that respecting the elderly means respecting the laws of life and social development, and respecting history.

The party and government have emphasized improving the scientific and cultural quality of the entire nation for many years. The report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China regarded "forming a learning society in which all people learn and pursue lifelong learning, and promote the all-round development of people" as one of the goals of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. The elderly must also continue to achieve the goal of all-round development.

The University for the Elderly is an important means to achieve this goal and is the most appropriate embodiment of "lifelong learning".

To meet the above five needs of the "empty nest" elderly, the University for the Elderly can play an active role. It is a warm home for the "empty nest" elderly.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - University for the Elderly