96-yr-old man becomes world's oldest graduate
Shigemi Hirata, a 96-year-old Japanese man, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest university graduate. Hirata received a degree in ceramic arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design on 19 March 2016. He was enrolled in the university at the age of 85 in 2005 and took 11 years to complete the course.