The University of the Third Age, U3A, is an organisation offering all kinds of educational, creative and leisure activities to anyone who is no longer in full-time, gainful employment.
Members organise their own activities and use their skill and knowledge to form self-help groups.
Retired people of any age may join. No qualifications are required and none is awarded. Age held in Toulouse in 1972. The movement soon became worldwide. In the UK, the U3A started with the creation of the 'Third Age Trust' in 1982 as registered charity and limited company.