University of the Third Age

The University of the Third Age (U3A) is an international organization, embodying the principles of life-long education and the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, in an atmosphere of mutual learning and teaching.

Each U3A is a learning community, organized by and for people who can best be described as being active in retirement - the so-called Third Age of their lives.

The term University is used in the original and medieval sense of an association or community of teachers and scholars, united in the pursuit of knowledge.

Third Age refers to the life period of active retirement, which follows the first age of childhood and formal education and the second age of working life, and which precedes the fourth age of dependence.

Whilst there are common objectives shared by all U3A, there are also broad differences of interest patterns, structure and organization, determined by the particular needs of each U3A and the resources available locally to meet those needs.

Follow this link to U3A Online (including contact details for all Australian and New Zealand U3As)  

Link to the Sydney U3A

Link to the Bateman's Bay U3A 

For further information

Contact

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U3A Online

WWW

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http://www3.griffith.edu.au/03/u3a/