The first in-situ training programme for 2016 was held in collaboration with Jiangsu Civil Affairs Department and Zhongshan College, Nanjing, China. The in-situ programme on Gerontology’ was held between 11^th – 14^th January 2016. Forty participants, all professionals in the field of ageing from Nanjing and also from the neighbouring cities in the Jiangsu Province participated in the programme. The lectures were translated into Mandarin and published into a monograph. This proved to be of great benefit so as to ensure greater participation and involvement of all those who attended. Lecturing on the programme were INIA’s Director Dr. Marvin Formosa, Professor Du Peng who is a Member of INIA’s International Board and Professor Gerald Koh, member of the International Editorial Board of INIA’s on-line Journal.