1 Apr – 2 Apr 2025
1 Apr : Conference
2 Apr : Field Visit
Hong Kong SAR, China
Lam Kin Chung Lecture Theatre,
HKMU LiPACE
11/F, Tower 2, Kowloon Commerce Centre, 51-53 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T
English. Some topics will be presented in Putonghua with simultaneous translation to both languages available during the conference.
Pre-conference Gathering (31
March, Monday)
(for non-local
participants only; optional participation)
|
Time |
Agenda |
|
15:30 - 17:00 |
Pre-conference Meeting (Governing Board members
only) |
|
17:30 - 19:00 |
Cocktail reception at HKMU Kwai Hing Campus
18:00-18:03
Welcome Remarks by Provost of Hong Kong
Metropolitan University (HKMU), Prof. Reggie
Kwan
18:03-18:08
Special Guest Remarks by Consul General,
Consulate General of India in Hong Kong, Ms.
Satwant Khanalia
18:10-18:20
Cultural Performance from Indonesia (Indonesian
Consulate General in HK and Macau)
18:30-18:40
Cultural Dance Performance from India (Mahatma
Gandhi University U3A Delegation)
18:50-19:00
Musical Instrument Performance (Guzheng) from
HKSAR, China (HKMU LiPACE) |
|
19:00 - 20:30 |
Casual dinner (by invitation only, participants
will be allocated to vegetarian or Western
eateries) |
Day 1 (1 April 2025, Tuesday)
|
Time |
Agenda |
|
08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
|
09:00 - 09:15 |
Welcome Remarks by President of International
Association of Universities of the Third Age
(AIUTA), Prof. Francois Vellas |
|
09:15 - 09:20 |
Welcome Remarks by Deputy Secretary-General of
China Association of the Universities for The
Aged (CAUA), Ms. Li Chunhua |
|
09:20 – 09:25 |
Guest Remarks by Prof.
(Dr.) CT Aravindakumar, Vice Chancellor,
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,
India |
|
09:25 – 09:30 |
Opening Remarks by President of Hong Kong
Metropolitan University (HKMU), Prof. Paul Lam
Kwan-sing |
|
09:30 – 09:40 |
Photo Taking and Awarding of Souvenirs to Guests |
|
09:40 – 10:10 |
Plenary 1: Digitization Empowerment for the
High-Quality Development of Elderly Education in
China
Speakers:
Ms. Fan Xianrui, Vice President of The Open
University of China, Beijing
Ms. Tian Suxia, Director, Teaching and Academic
Affairs Center, Seniors University of China |
|
10:10 – 10:40 |
Plenary 2: Empowering Lifelong Learning for the
Older Adults through Digital Intelligence:
Innovation and Practice in Elderly Education at
Guangdong Open University
Speaker: Prof. Liu Wenqing, President of
Guangdong Open University, Guangzhou |
|
10:40 – 11:05 |
Plenary 3: The Implementation Plan for Silk Road
Archaeology in China
Speaker: Ms. Li Chunhua, Deputy
Secretary-General of China Association of the
Universities for The Aged |
|
11:05 - 11:30 |
Tea Break |
|
11:30 – 11:55 |
Keynote 1: Learning From and With Each Other by
the Elderly and Children in the Digital Age:
Cultural Significance and Educational Value
Speaker: Prof. Li Jiacheng, Executive Executive
Vice-President of Shanghai Municipal Institute
for Lifelong Education, East China Normal
University, Shanghai, China |
|
11:55 - 12:20 |
Keynote 2: Digital Transformation Drives the
Future of Elderly Education in China: Practices
and Exploration of Golden Age Technology's 5G
Smart Campus Development
Speaker: Mr. Wu Guangquan,
Executive President of Online Senior University |
|
12:20 - 14:00 |
Lunch and Campus Viewing |
|
14:00 - 14:20 |
Keynote 3: The Demographic Future of
South Korea and Its Impact on Higher Education:
Implications for Lifelong Learning for the
Elderly
Speaker: Dr. Lee Byung-ho, Associate Professor
of Ajou University, Korea |
|
14:20 - 14:40 |
Keynote 4: Building Resilient Communities:
Integrating Digital Lifelong Learning for
Sarawak's Older Adults
Speaker: Prof. Roy Marzo, Dean of the Faculty of
Humanities and Health Sciences, Curtin
University, Malaysia |
|
14:40 – 15:00 |
Keynote 5:
Lifelong Education for Older Adults in Hong Kong
Speaker: Prof. Ben Fong Yuk-fai, Director of
Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management
Research, College of Professional and Continuing
Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
|
|
15:00 – 15:20 |
Keynote 6: Empowering Lifelong Learning for
Aging Societies in Thailand: Roles of
Educational Institutions
Speaker: Dr. Chaturaporn Sihabutr, Lecturer of
Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Khon Kaen
University, Thailand |
|
15:20 – 15:30 |
Awarding of Certificates, Souvenirs and
Picture-taking |
|
15:30 – 15:50 |
Coffee Break |
|
15:50 – 18:25 |
Country / Regional
Roundtable
15:50 – 16:05: Indian Model of U3A (showcase
country)
- Dr. Toney Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University,
INDIA
16:05 – 16:15: Presentation of Ualikhanov
University U3A Programme, Kazakhstan
- Prof. Zhakupova Aigul, Vice-Rector, Ualikhanov
University, KAZAKHSTAN
16:15 – 16:25: Presentation of U3A University of
Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Dr. Janka Chladecka, Director U3A, AIUTA GB
Member, SLOVAKIA
16:25 – 16:35: Presentation of U3A Singapore
Programme, Singapore
- Mr. Thomas Kuan, Founder of U 3rd Age
Singapore, SINGAPORE
16:35 – 16:45: Presentation of Healthy Ageing
Partnerships, Queensland
- Mr. Colin Maddocks, U3A Australia, AUSTRALIA
16:45 – 16:55: Lifelong Learning for Older
Adults in the Digital Age: Experience of
Thailand
- Dr. Kamlai Laohaphatanalert, Dr. Nutteera
Phakdeephirot, Dr. Songyu Jiang,
Rajamangala
University of Technology Rattanakosin,
THAILAND
16:55 – 17:05: Presentation of UK U3A
Programmes, Scotland
- Prof. Maria Chester, AIUTA Institutional
Affairs, UNITED KINGDOM
17:05 – 17:15: Presentation of U3A Enquiries on
Senior Students, Açores
- Prof. Carlos Santos, Director ORD, AIUTA
Deputy Secretary General, PORTUGAL
17:15 – 17:25: Presentation of Spanish U3A
Programmes, Cataluña
- Mrs. Montserrat Amoros, Secretary General
AIUTA, SPAIN
17:25 – 17:35: Lifelong Learning for Older
Adults in Finland
- Dr. Kristof Fenyvesi, University of Jyväskylä,
FINLAND
17:35 – 17:45: Presentation from Egypt
- Dr. Doaa Salem, School of Continuing
Education, American University in Cairo, EGYPT
17:45 – 17:55: Presentation from South Africa
(Zoom)
- Dr. Medee Rall,
University of
Cape Town (Centre for Extra-Mural Studies),
SOUTH AFRICA
17:55 – 18:05: Presentation from Canada
-
Dr Shannon Freeman, University of Northern
British Columbia, CANADA |
|
19:00 – 21:00 |
Dinner (for non-local participants only)
Joined by President and Provost of HKMU
Prof. Paul Lam and Prof. Reggie Kwan |
Day 2 (2
April 2025, Wednesday)
(for non-local
participants only; optional participation)
|
Time |
Agenda |
|
09:30 – 10:00 |
Pick-up from hotel or self-arranged transport to
the field visit destination |
|
10:00 – 11:00 |
Field visit
Destination A: “Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub”
Day Experience Centre of Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
Address: Room GH041, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Destination B: Cornerstone Education Centre
(elderly learning centre in local community)
Address: 40 Lung Kong Road G/F Kowloon City
Kowloon
Destination C: New Territories West Elder
Academies Cluster |
|
11:00 – 11:30 |
Transport to Lunch Venue |
|
11:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30 |
End of the Conference and Free Time |
|
14:30 – 16:00 |
Post-conference Meeting (Governing Board members
only) |
