The Institute of Population Research at the Development Institute of Yunnan University (YNU) and the Institute of Population Research at Peking University organized a symposium on life expectancy in Kunming, Yunnan province, from Aug 24 to 25.

More than 50 scholars from Peking University, Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Yunnan University, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China attended the symposium. 

This is the first time the symposium has been held and it contributed a lot to the study of the measurement of life expectancy .

The Institute of Population Research at the Development Institute of YNU has been dedicated to studying population for a long time. At the symposium, YNU shared its achievements in researching population and created more cooperation opportunities with experts and institutes throughout China, which will be helpful in furthering population studies at YNU.

The symposium on life expectancy opens on Aug 24. [Photo/ynu.edu.cn]