A 91‑year-old received his 15th university degree. Now he has enough

The 91-year-old Italian, Leonard Altobelli, has achieved something incredible! He recently received his 15th university diploma. The man is the oldest student in the world, something he takes great pleasure in. However, he has concluded that he's had enough of studying.

91-year-old Leonard Altobelli received his fifteenth university degree! He obtained a master's degree in criminology from the law department at the University of Foggia.

The man refers to himself as the "oldest student in the world". He has dedicated almost his entire life to studying in various fields.

What else - apart from criminology - did he manage to complete? He has, among others, completed law, political science, literature, philosophy, pedagogy, agriculture, food technology, tourism, history, biotechnology, and archaeology. He also obtained diplomas from courses on sports medicine and sanitary law.

He worked as a primary care physician until the age of 70. In 1984, he served as the mayor of the city Faggio.

In relation to his graduation, a 91-year-old reached out to younger people. - I tell the young people to love everything they do. Approach your work with a smile and calmness - he said, quoted by, among others, Corriera del Mezzogiorno

He also announced that this is his last study. Now he is starting "student retirement". He wants to dedicate the rest of his life to writing.

I am the oldest student in the world, but now, after earning this degree, I intend to stop. I would like to leave memories of what I have done and why I did it for future generations. Now I will devote myself to writing - he summarized.