98-year-old man here receives master's degree

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A 98-year-old man received a master's degree from a southern university yesterday, according to the Central News Agency.

At its commencement, Nanhua University, in Chiayi County, conferred a master's degree to Chao Mu-he, who had completed a two-year graduate program on philosophy, the CNA said.

The elderly Chao from Kaohsiung decided to enroll in the program only with the intention to convince a friend's children of the importance of education, the CNA said.

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