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PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT ACCORDING TO OBJECTIVES
1.To offer elders learning opportunities which they could not avail of during early years for whatever

reason.
Started a program called age friendly colleges

Education institutions conventionally exist for younger generation in our country while there are only a
few centers where adults have opportunity for continued education. Age-friendly colleges are such

education institutions which offer conventional education while opportunities for adults to
access these institutions for continuing education, vocational training and

obtaining other life skills. One another highlight of this project is the inter-
generational nature of the program. Teaching and knowledge sharing

between generations is given prime importance. For example, a
student with an aptitude for teaching may get an opportunity to

teach an older person how to use a computer, smart phone or a
gadget to access a bank account.

Guiding principles

1. To involve older persons in educational and
research programs.
2. To promote personal and career development
in the third age and to support those who wish to

pursue careers at that any age.
3. To recognize the educational needs of older
persons of any age (from those who un-educated

through to those who wish to pursue Master's or
PhD qualifications).
4. To promote inter-generational learning and reciprocal
sharing of expertise between learners of different age

groups.
5. To widen access to online educational opportunities for older
adults to ensure a diversity of routes to participation.
6. To ensure that the college's research agenda is informed by

the needs of an ageing society and to promote public discourse on
how higher education can better respond to the varied interests and needs
of older adults.
7. To increase the understanding of students of the longevity dividend and the increasing

complexity and richness that aging brings to our society.
8. To enhance access for older adults to the college's range of health and wellness programs and its
arts and cultural activities.
9. To engage actively with the college's own retired community.
10.To ensure regular dialogue with organizations representing the interests of the aging population.