The Asia Pacific Alliance of
Universities of the Third Age

 

The Alliance is an informal group of country representatives, meeting weekly by teleconference. It is currently run by a 'core group' of seven members.

The following aims for the Asia Pacific Alliance have been fully discussed and adopted.

Dr Sajjan Singh is Chairman of the Core Group of the U3A Asia Pacific Alliance. He is also President of the Indian Society of U3As and Conference Organiser for the October 2012 International Conference to be held near Pune, India.

Skype: drsajjansingh
Email: drsajjansingh@gmail.com

Worldwide promotion and publicity for the India Conference to be held in 2012
Support for all emerging local and national U3A groups in the Asia Pacific Region
Encouragement of formation of rural U3A groups
Encouragement of fraternal visits by individual members and groups of members
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Thomas Kuan is 1st Vice-President and Past President of 'Singapore Association for Continuing Education, and Vice-President of 'East Asia Forum for Adult Education (EAFAE)'. and was Conference Organiser for the 2011 Asia Pacific U3A Conference in Singapore.

Skype: kuanthomas

The Singapore 2011 conference took place on 8th and 9th of August 2011 at the YWCA Conference Centre.

Day 1 pictures are here, and day 2 pictures here.

Tom Holloway is Secretary-General of WorldU3A -- an international Internet and web service, based in Hyderabad, India.

He is the International Advisor for the Indian Society of U3As and also the Core Group webmonger.
Email: tom@worldu3a.org
Skype: tomathollowaysorg

 

Dianne Delchau is President of U3A Online, based in Brisbane Australia.
Skype: dianned47

Jeevan Lohani is Coordinator of the Council of U3As in Nepal based in Kathmandu, and Manager of RIDA, Nepal's Research Institute for Rural Action.
Skype: jeevan.raj.lohani
Kathrine Fenton-May is immediate Past President, U3A Durban, South Africa
Skype: fentonia
Akiko Tsukatani MBE is Director General of Age Concern Japan, and President of U3A Osaka
Skype: t-akiko
 

 
Tom Holloway
12th August 2011
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