Beijing, 18 March 2026 - The Seniors University of China (SUC) established its School of Silver Economy in Beijing. The School will focus on the integration of elderly education with silver industries, developing high-quality resources, building multi-level and multi-type talent training systems, comprehensively serving high-quality development of the silver economy.

Grounded in the national strategy of proactively responding to population ageing, the School prioritises educational services combining policy research, standard formulation, skills training, talent cultivation, and industry-education-research integration. Moving forward, the School will gradually form a curriculum system for the silver economy, promote disciplinary and professional development in silver economy studies, cultivate high-quality professional talent, and build industry-education integration platforms

Since its establishment in March 2023, SUC has established 82,000 primary-level learning sites nationwide through implementing its Three-Year Action Plan.

Reprinted from Xinhua News Agency

Published: 19 March 2026