Ualikhanov University at the 51st AIUTA International Congress in Italy

From September 24 to 27, Mola di Bari, Italy, hosted the 51st International Congress of the International Association of Universities of the Third Age (AIUTA), organised in partnership with FEDERUNI. The congress brought together representatives from 21 countries to exchange experience and discuss the evolving role of Universities of the Third Age and lifelong learning.

As part of the congress, Moldir Talpakova, Secretary of the Kazakhstan Association of Silver Universities (KASU), spoke at the international conference “U3A as a Response to Isolation” at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. Her presentation, “Kazakhstan: A New Hub for Universities of the Third Age in Central Asia,” highlighted Kazakhstan’s growing Silver University network.

Today, KASU brings together 15 universities and more than 1,500 learners. The presentation also highlighted the first KASU Summer School, cooperation with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and the pilot Silver University initiative at Webster University Tashkent.

Congress participants also watched a video address by Marat Syrlybayev, Rector of Ualikhanov University and President of KASU. In his remarks, he emphasised the importance of international cooperation in advancing lifelong learning and invited the AIUTA leadership to visit Kazakhstan.

Participation in the congress marks another step in the work of Ualikhanov University and KASU to advance Silver University education in Kazakhstan and strengthen international partnerships with Universities of the Third Age around the world.