Transition of the Secretariat from Dublin City University to Arizona State University

Dear AFU Member,

As you are aware, from the recent communication from Dublin City University (DCU) [attached], it has passed on the hosting of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network after ten years. Thanks to Christine O’Kelly for her tremendous work in taking the AFU to this point. DCU will continue to be part of the AFU journey going forward and will retain a seat on the Executive Committee. 

Meetings have occurred between the AFU founding Universities of Dublin City University, Arizona State University (ASU), and the University of Strathclyde (UoS). It has been agreed that Arizona State University will assume the Secretariat and global network host role from May 1, 2023. Strathclyde will remain heavily involved in shaping direction as Vice-Chair and lead the UK/EU membership efforts.

ASU, UoS, and DCU will collaborate to create and propose a sustainable governance structure that allows for representation across our membership.

 At this time of change, we invite members to reaffirm their commitment to being part of the AFU and to tell us how you would like to see it develop. By doing this, we seek to serve the needs of your institutions within the AFU framework.

Please complete the short questionnaire, which can be found here, by June 1st. 

We are excited about the opportunities ahead and hope to work with you to realize these. As for the next steps, once we collate the questionnaire results, we will be in touch with a proposed governance document and the next steps.

If you have any queries about the network, please contact aaron.guest@asu.edu while a new general inquiry inbox is established.

Best wishes