1. Universities for the aged are "hard to find"
On campus, learning is not a "patent" for young people. After the opening of Lu 'an University for the Aged these two days, the old people's enthusiasm for learning is no less than that of young "little friends". However, the number of places is limited and the number of applicants is too large. Some popular subjects are hard to find. "In order to sign up for my favorite computer class, I went to the university for the aged at 6 am on the first day of school, but I was late. I really didn't receive a newspaper as nervous as my grandson queuing up for primary school. " Go ahead. Aunt Liu, 63, has been in the university for the aged for two years. She didn't apply for the major she wanted to study last year, so she queued up early this year.
Shortly after the publication of the enrollment brochure, the school's consultation telephone has been ringing off the hook, and many elderly people even come to the school to learn about the situation. Recently, the annual enrollment of Lu 'an University for the Aged has increased by 15%, and it is estimated that the enrollment will exceed 4,000 this year. Zhu Zhuyu, director of the Academic Affairs Office of Lu 'an University for the Aged, said: "In order to facilitate the registration of the elderly, this year the University for the Aged has specially set up online registration." By 3: 00 pm on August 29th, more than 1 000 people had registered online, but on the first day of on-site registration on August 28th, more than 1000 elderly people still queued up to register at the school. "After the start of school every year, old people keep coming to school, hoping to' merge' or make up the registration."
It is reported that Tai Ji Chuan (sword), song, dance, health, cooking, photography, Chinese painting, calligraphy, computer and other majors are the most popular majors for the elderly. "It is as easy to learn as singing and dancing, and it is very popular with the elderly. Now hundreds of people are predicting names. " A teacher in charge of registration at the Municipal University for the Aged told the reporter that in order to meet the needs of the elderly to the greatest extent, the school specially recruited 90 teachers, but the manpower was still insufficient.
2. The admission rate of the hottest major reached 3: 1.
Although it is difficult for the elderly to enter the university, it has not stopped their enthusiasm for learning. The admission rate of many popular majors reaches 3: 1, among which e-commerce and smart phones (computer majors) are the most popular.
3. Why do they like University for the Aged so much?
Aunt Xu is a "senior" student at the City University for the Aged. She has her own ideas. Aunt Xu was an accountant in the downtown hospital before she retired at the age of 69. After retirement, Aunt Xu became a "full-time nanny". Every day, in addition to bringing her little grandson, she also played with flowers and plants. When the grandson went to kindergarten, Aunt Xu's time suddenly became empty. Through the introduction of a friend, she applied for the city university for the aged. I didn't expect this study to be nearly 8 years. In the past eight years, Aunt Xu has studied Tai Ji Chuan, softball, aerobics and calligraphy, and her amateur cultural life is rich and colorful. Universities for the aged have special places and teachers who can teach face to face, where they can not only make new friends, but also recharge the spiritual life of the elderly.
These advantages are incomparable to communities, street activity centers for the elderly and TV lectures. "Now with the improvement of living conditions, the concept of the elderly has gradually changed. For example, using health to complete dreams that were not realized when you were young. " Aunt Zhang said. In Aunt Zhang's class, many students signed up for several subjects in one breath. Some students dream of becoming dancers since childhood, while others want to be photographers. (william shakespeare's Hamlet) But for various reasons, most of these dreams ran aground. They found like-minded "old partners" in the university for the aged and found an opportunity to make up for life regrets.
4. Why is the university for the aged so "fragrant"?
"There are few universities for the aged in this city." The father of retired worker Chen Shuilong complained. Can we run more universities for the elderly in the future? Many old people expressed this wish.
According to statistics, by the end of 20 16, there were 0/515 universities for the elderly in our city, with more than 20,000 students120,000, accounting for 12.7% of the elderly population over 60, increasing to10. There are 7 universities for the aged in Hexian District with 7 174 students. In addition, some old-age schools in communities and villages are also increasing year by year.
On the other hand, universities for the aged have the advantages of lower entrance threshold, more popular courses and lower learning costs than other senior high schools. On the contrary, at present, there is only one university for the aged in the city, which is also located in jin an district and Lu 'an, and the scale is not large. When the elderly choose universities for the elderly, they tend to choose schools with better software and hardware facilities, which is easy to "burst"
Undeniably, under the background of aging, the educational resources for the elderly are becoming more and more insufficient. On the one hand, the elderly have a strong desire to go to school, on the other hand, the capacity of the university for the elderly is limited. In recent years, the enrollment of universities for the aged continues to prevail, the number of classes continues to increase, and the ability to "expand" is limited, which is the most realistic problem faced by universities for the aged.
"The demand for schooling for the elderly continues to grow at a rate of 15% per year. The way we can think of is to increase it by half, but the existing education field can no longer meet the actual needs, so it is urgent to expand it. " Zhou told reporters that the municipal party committee and the municipal government have always been interested in supporting the construction of universities for the aged. The location of the new campus of the University for the Aged has been included in the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" for urban economic and social development. I hope that in the near future, more old people will enter the new university for the aged, so that they can learn, be happy and better satisfy the old people.
In fact, the development status of Lu 'an University for the Aged is the epitome of many universities for the aged. Compared with the rapid growth of students, the teaching staff in universities for the aged can't meet the demand. Compared with the knowledge needs of middle-aged and elderly people in a huge society, the construction of hardware facilities and places needs to be improved.