The 3rd Senior Health Industry Expo opened at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 on August 7. The Ministry of Education (MOE) created a featured pavilion with the theme "Life Design Dream Factory: Life at 100, Designing the Future." Curated by a team from National Chung Cheng University (CCU), the initiative integrated resources from four key departments—the Department of Lifelong Education, Department of Higher Education, Department of Technological and Vocational Education, and Department of Information and Technology Education—connecting over 10 colleges and universities nationwide, as well as advisory teams for Senior Learning Centers and Digital Opportunity Centers (DOC) across 22 cities and counties in Taiwan. Together, they demonstrated how education and learning could help Taiwan transition from "prevention" to "empowerment" as it entered a super-aged society, opening up more possibilities for a 100-year life.

On the opening day, Minister of Education Ying-Yao Cheng personally presided over the launching ceremony of the themed pavilion. CCU team members, including Vice President Sheng-Ju Chan, Secretary-General Ai-Tzu Li, Director of the Research Center for Education of Senior Citizens Hui-Chuan Wei, and Professor Meng-Ching Hu from the Department of Adult and Continuing Education, also attended to mark the opening of the "Life Design Dream Factory."

National Chung Cheng University had long been deeply involved in senior education, senior labor, and social welfare, accumulating rich research capacity and practical experience. Entrusted with curating the MOE theme pavilion, CCU brought its long-term academic research and educational practice to the expo, presenting concrete results of responding to societal needs and practicing University Social Responsibility (USR).

In response to the demographic and social structure transitions brought by a super-aged society, CCU actively supported MOE policies by promoting the "30+ University" project to rethink the role of a "university" at different stages of life. By constructing flexible, innovative higher education learning channels that met the needs of middle-aged and older learners, CCU broke through traditional academic and age boundaries. Learning was no longer just a preparation for youth, but a key force for exploring oneself, changing roles, planning careers, and participating in society during the second half of life. The rich life experience of middle-aged and older adults could also be transformed into valuable assets for promoting sustainable social development through continuous learning and re-empowerment.

During the three-day expo, the "Life Design Dream Factory" organized various activities such as dynamic stage performances, achievement exhibitions, professional lectures, and DIY workshops. Centered on "Learning, Changing, Empowering," the event guided the public to contemplate how to accumulate knowledge, skills, and choices for the future through continuous learning as a century-long life became a reality, thereby proactively designing the next stage of life.