The aim of this symposium is to illustrate the role higher education can play in responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with shifting demographics and the aging of populations being witnessed locally and globally. In this symposium we will describe the Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative launched by Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Dublin City University President Brian MacCraith that resulted in the development of the 10 AFU Principles. Now endorsed by international partners in Ireland, UK, US, Canada, and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), the AFU Principles provide a valuable guiding framework that colleges and universities can use for distinguishing and evaluating age-friendly programs and policies, as well as identifying institutional gaps and opportunities for growth. Global partners will describe how their institutions are using the AFU principles and AGHE president will discuss needed efforts moving forward.
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