In accordance with the spirit of "all-people education, continuing education and lifelong education" put forward by the state for the development direction and task of education for the aged, in order to build a harmonious campus, develop education for the aged, meet the requirements of retired veteran comrades and the majority of middle-aged and elderly friends for continuing education, and realize the school-running goal of "renewing knowledge, being positive, cultivating sentiment and caring for one's old age", Gushi University for the Aged was established in March, 20 18. It is a private non-profit university for the aged in Gushi County approved by the Civil Affairs Bureau, and belongs to social public welfare institutions. The establishment of the school has been strongly supported and affirmed by the county bureau of retired veteran cadres, the county old calligraphy artists association, the sunset red painting and calligraphy institute and other units.
At present, the school has been built and improved into a multi-disciplinary and multi-level comprehensive university for the elderly, with strong school-running strength. It has 9 departments, including painting and calligraphy art department, dance department, music department, health care department, computer department, literature and history department, aesthetics department, home economics department and handicraft department. There are more than 20 majors in calligraphy, painting, music, guzheng, erhu, electronic organ, piano, square dance, folk dance, classical dance, makeup and hairdressing, manicure, photography, beauty, office automation, smart phone operation, nurses, lunar new year, history and literature, health management of traditional Chinese medicine, yoga, Tai Ji Chuan, qigong, children's massage and smart phone operation. The school has four offices: office, academic affairs office, activity guidance office and general affairs office. At present, the school has 5 school leaders, 16 professional teachers, 14 part-time teachers and 6 teaching classes, belonging to a multi-disciplinary, multi-academic and multi-level comprehensive university for the elderly.