U 3rd Age (University of the Third Age) encourages senior citizens to seek meanings in their life, through lifelong learning and social networking. It is by sharing experiences and making friends ? regardless of whether they are rich, highly educated, or had held high job positions ? that happy and active ageing is achieved.

U 3rd Age is an environment where respect for life as a learning journey ? making mistakes, missing opportunities, and learning to understand each others wisdom and cultural values. It is also the place where café conversations on health care, wealth creation, and spiritual development are held. It is such activities that contributed to ones developmental learning.

U 3rd Age is a Core Group Member of the Asia Pacific Alliance which endorses U3A Conferences held in Asia-Pacific. It is linked worldwide, through the portal www.worldu3a.org. It had played host to overseas U3A friends visiting Singapore. And, we look forward to more such exchange visits.