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What courses does Xinxiang University for the Aged have?
Xinxiang University for the Aged has the following courses for reference only:

Art: music, dance, modeling, calligraphy, painting;

Instrumental music: guzheng, electronic organ, erhu, violin, etc.

Health category: health care and psychological education;

Sports: Tai Chi;

Life: cooking, hand-making, flower arrangement;

Language category: English;

Application: Insurance Finance, Parenting Education Extended Information The University for the Aged is a classroom for the elderly to update their knowledge, a place for strengthening their health and nourishing their minds, a garden for fun and entertainment, a platform for making friends and a base for intellectual development.

With the increase of the elderly population in China, universities for the elderly rose in many places in China in 1980s. 1973, the world's first university for the aged was established in France.

The university for the aged has a very flexible way of running a school, which includes centralized teaching in a fixed place and remote teaching. The teaching content of the university for the aged is very rich, mainly including health preservation, cooking, art and so on.

The "empty nest" elderly are a generation or live alone. With the rapid development of market economy, obvious changes in population structure, miniaturization of family size and changes in the values of the younger generation, the number of "empty nest" families in China has increased dramatically. The data shows that by 2005, "empty nest" families have exceeded half of the elderly families. Most college students for the aged are "empty nesters" or quasi-senior students.

The emergence and rapid growth of "empty nest" elderly people have aroused great concern in all aspects of society. Meeting the needs of the "empty nest" elderly has now become an important research topic. The needs of the "empty nest" elderly have the characteristics of the elderly's complete pension needs, that is, economic support, life care and spiritual comfort, but the requirements for spiritual comfort are higher, which are manifested in knowledge, health, enjoyment, making friends and behavior. To meet the above five needs of the "empty nest" elderly, the university for the aged can play an active role. It is a warm home for the "empty nest" elderly.