This Chinese grandmother has spent the last 32 years at university. She still isn’t ready to graduate
At the age of 97 ‘Grandma Peng’ is still taking up to three courses a day and says it’s a better way to pass her retirement than sitting around playing cards
A 97-year-old grandmother in central China is taking the concept of lifelong learning to extremes by refusing to graduate despite spending the last 32 years taking university classes.
Peng Nan, was described by a local newspaper as the oldest student in Wuhan, in Hubei province.
Despite taking more courses than any other student in the city, she told Changjiang Daily News she does not want to stop her studies.
Known as Grandma Peng, she said she would not have been satisfied passing her time playing cards after retiring more than 30 years ago, so enrolled in a university for older people.
“Playing cards isn’t good for your health,” she was quoted as saying. “University is a way not only to pass the time, but also gain knowledge and make my brain more active.”