Prof François Vellas, AIUTA President took the advantage of an international organisation mission to the Gulf and Red Sea Region to meet Mohamed Kayal, AIUTA Affiliate Member from SUAD in Dubai on September 20th. Meeting focussed on AIUTA U3As development in the Gulf Region with EAU Emirates and the KSA Kingdom of Saudia Arabia. Lifelong Learning and U3As are new in the Gulf Region, AIUTA will work to extend U3As in all countries in the region.