Its original conception in France as an extramural university activity was significantly modified in the United Kingdom, where it was recognised that most people of retirement age have something to …

Founded in 1982, the UK u3a movement (based loosely on the French model) aims to encourage groups of people no longer in full-time work to come together and continue their enjoyment of …

While the French model remains the typical approach to organising u3a's in continental Europe, the self-help model favoured by Laslett has been widely adopted by Commonwealth countries. The first u3a …

The major aim of this paper is to provide a baseline understanding of international U3A activities and to highlight the need for improved communications between U3A groups.

The U3A (University of the Third Age) movement began in France in the mid-seventies when a committee of retired people negotiated the use of universities for the use of facilities and tuition.

ners and the teachers – everyone could take a turn at being both if they wished. From its beginnings in 1981, the movement grew very quickly and by the early 1990s, a u3a was opening every fortnight. …

In Australia, U3A had its beginnings in Melbourne in 1985, when Dr Jack McDonnell offered the first program. It has experienced a rapid growth throughout the continent from that time. As of March …

1982 U3A starts at Cambridge, but in typical fashion, Brits decided that U3As would be independent and based on Self Help and Peer Learning. Each to be autonomous, self financing and self managed.

Mar 3, 2025 · The u3a in the UK (formerly known as the University of the Third Age) has its origins in the 1970s and the establishment of “L’Université du Troisième Age” in Toulouse in 1972.

The Origins and Structure of the u3a The u3a in the UK was started by the creation of the 'Third Age Trust' in 1982 as a 007, and limited re was no suppor realized that ‘Third Agers’ themselves had the …