Day 1 2026/10/1 Thursday
Time
Program
09:00 - 09:30
Registration (30mins)
Opening Ceremony
09:30 - 10:15
(45mins)
1. Government Representative: Liu Kuo-Wei, Political Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education; Lee Chien-Hung, Deputy Minister, Mistry of Labor; Lu Chien-te, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare; Huang Jong-tsun, former Minister of Education
2. Academic Representative: Shaw-Jenq Tsai, President, National Chung Cheng University; Dong-Sing Wuu, President, National Chi Nan University; Hsien-Mei Tang, Vice President, National Open University; Yin-Hao Elton Chiu, President, University of Taipei; Ingrid Y. Liu, President, Tzu Chi University
3. Industry Representative: Stan Shih, Chairman of Taiwan Innovation Centre for Ageing (TICA) and Founder of the Acer Group; Lee Cheng-hsiung, Founder of Anke Media
Moderator: TBC
10:15 - 10:30
Refreshment Break (15mins)
Keynote Speech: Work, Learning and Employability in the AI Age
10:30 - 11:05
(35mins)
Keynote Speaker: Wai Luen, Terence Ho (Singapore)
Moderator: Liang Hsueh-cheng, Director-General, Department of Lifelong Education, Ministry of Education
11:05 - 11:15
Refreshment Break (10mins)
Keynote Speech: From Manchester to Manila: what a man with no one to go out with tells us about the failure of global economic policy on ageing
11:15 - 11:50
(35mins)
Keynote Speaker: David Sinclair, Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC, UK)
Moderator: Chair Professor James H-Y. Tai, National Chung Cheng University
11:50 - 13:00
(70mins)
LUNCH
Venue
402A
402B
402C
13:00 - 14:20
(80mins)
THEMATIC PANEL 01
From Companionship and Support to Learning and Empowerment: Pursuing Quality of Life for Older Adults on the Path to Longevity
Moderator:
Prof. Te-Yung Chang (Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University)
Presenters:
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Tsai-Mei Lin, Doctoral Candidate*
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Hsiang-Fu Lu, Doctoral Student*
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Hsi-Min Tu, Doctoral Candidate*
*Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Discussants:
Prof. Li-Jung Lin
(Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University)
Prof. Hsiao-Feng Cheng
(Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University)
PAPER SESSIONS A
AI-Empowered Longevity Society: Boundaryless Learning, Health Promotion, and Policy Innovation
Moderator:
Prof. Tsui Hsiao-chien
(Professor, Department of Economics, and Director, Ching-Chiang Center for Continuing Education and Digital Learning, National Chung Cheng University)
Presenters:
A1 Asst. Prof. Wang Yu-ju/Assoc. Prof. Chih-Kang Wu / Distinguished Prof. Meng-Ching Hu
A2 Asst. Prof. Li-Chuan Li
A3 Prof. Chia-Chi Lin
THEMATIC PANEL 02
Health Promotion and Learning Innovation across the Life Course: Nature-Based Healing, Exercise Intervention, and AI-Assisted Dementia Communication Training
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Shih-Heng Weng (Chair, Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Taipei)
Presenters:
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Kai-Yu Peng, Graduate Student* (Master's Program in Transition and Leisure Education for People with Disabilities)
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I-Ling Cheng, Master's Student* (Department of Psychology and Counseling)
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Hsi-Min Hu* (Full-time Assistant, University Social Responsibility Project)
*University of Taipei
Venue
402A
402B
402C
14:20 - 15:40
(80mins)
THEMATIC PANEL 03
Resilience in Aging and Longevity
Moderator:
Chair Professor
James H-Y. Tai,
Institute of Linguistics, and Director, Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, National Chung Cheng University
Presenters
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Prof. Yen-Hsuan Hsu* (Department of Psychology / Deputy Director, Research Center for Aging Society, Labor and Well-being)
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Tan-Yi Chen*, Postdoctoral Researcher (Humanities Innovation and Social Practice Program)
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Chair Prof. James H-Y. Tai* (Graduate Institute of Linguistics, concurrently Director of the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences)
*National Chung Cheng University
THEMATIC PANEL 04
Sustaining Learning in a Longevity Society: Age-Friendly Learning Environments, Digital Health, and Midlife Career Redesign
Moderator:
Prof. Ya-hui Lee*, Director of the Center for General Education
Presenters:
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I-Yu Lai, Doctoral Student*
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Hsien-Ta Cha, Doctoral Student*
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Jui-Yu Pan, Doctoral Student*
*Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Chung Cheng Univerisity
THEMATIC PANEL 05
Lifelong and Diverse Learning: Intergenerational Outcomes, Visual Creation, and the Construction of Well-being
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Pei-Wen Liao(Department of Business)*
Presenters:
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Assoc. Prof. Pei-Wen Liao (Department of Business)*
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Assoc. Prof. Po-Yeh Shih (Department of Liberal Arts)*
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Assoc. Prof. Yu-Yu Chang (Department of Living Sciences)*
*National Open University
15:40 - 16:00
(70mins)
Tea Break
Venue
402A
402B
402C
16:00 - 17:20
(70mins)
THEMATIC PANEL 06
Microlearning and Flexible Credentialing: Innovation and Practice in Broadcast Education and Open Universities
Moderator:
President Po-Wen Lin
(Distinguished Advisor, Research Center for Aging Society, Labor and Well-being, National Chung Cheng University)
Presenters:
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Yueh-Li Huang, Director-General (National Education Radio)
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Prof. Chun-Yu Lin (Dean of Academic Affairs, National Open University)
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Prof. Kuo-Jui Huang (Chair, Department of Law, Open University of Kaohsiung)
Discussant:
Prof. Hung-Chi Lai (Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Resource Development, National Chi Nan University)
PAPER SESSION C
Smart Health and Regional Revitalization: Participation, Needs, and Innovation in a Longevity Society
Moderator:
Prof. Yen-Hsuan Hsu Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, concurrently Deputy Director of the Research Center for Aging Society, Labor and Well-being
Presenters:
B1 Tsai-Ying Chuang/Asst. Prof. Hsi-Hung Kuo
B2 Asst. Prof. Wen-Yi Tsai
B3 Hui-Chen Tai, Teacher and Doctoral Student
THEMATIC PANEL 07
Well-being in a Long-Lived Society: Digital Transformation, Learning Barriers, and Place Attachment
Moderator:
Prof. Ching-Yi Chen* (Department of Living Sciences)
Presenters:
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Assoc. Prof. Chien-Ting Li (Department of Management and Information)*; Yi-Lun Lin, Section Chief; Yen-Liang Chen, Senior Technical Specialist; Mei-Chuan Cho, Technical Specialist (Office of Information Technology)*
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Assoc. Prof. Cheng-Tseng Lin (Department of Social Science)*; Assoc. Prof. Szu-Fan Chen (Department of Counseling and Guidance, National University of Tainan)
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Prof. Ching-Yi Chen (Department of Living Science)*
*National Open University
17:20 ~
Welcome Dinner