The Healthy Ageing theme has established itself firmly in our society. We are all getting older and this calls for new, smart solutions to improve quality of life and to minimize the health burdens on our society. The focus is not only on the elderly and the sick but also on growing up in a healthy way, on social participation and on quality of life. Healthy Ageing involves an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, focussing on the entire life cycle.

​In September 2014 the Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing was founded, in which all Healthy Ageing activities of Hanze UAS are bundled. The Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing was established to improve communication and coordination in the triangle research - education - entrepreneurship.​