'I've realised my dream': Italy's oldest graduate top of the class at 96

Giuseppe Paternò set his sights on obtaining a university education as a child growing up in Sicily in the 1930s. Poverty, war and supporting a family got in the way. Now, at 96, he has achieved his goal, becoming Italy’s oldest graduate in the process.

That is something for me to aspire to.

👍complimenti 🇮🇹👌

Was 33 when graduated with BSN, 54 when received my MSN.

You're never too old. Congratulations to Sr. Paternò!

NigheanMo un grande de verdad!!!!!!-

It's really is never too late and anything is possible! I was diagnosed with dyslexia and graduated last year and have just achieved Early Years Teacher Status and a PGCE! 📚🎓👩🏻‍🎓🎉🎉

Lifelong learning is real! I was 40 when I got my masters.😬

Wonderful........never, ever too old.

SamYoung841 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Que buena noticia

So inspirational. Especially during the pandemic.

So inspirational! You’re never too old. ❤️❤️❤️

Seek knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave📖🌸

How wonderful for him.

Congratulations, inspiring story.

Awesome! At my brother’s law school graduation, a man of 96 got his JD!

I'll be 39 when I graduate I feel like a baby now

Proud of him and it is good for our country..💪Italy

When you really want you'll do.

The one is good, I would like to be like him❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It’s never to late !!!

Magnifique

Inspirational!

Three cheers to this gentleman! You have set a great example for the rest of us to look up to.

great man

Bravo!

Absolutely brilliant ❤️

now i DO wanna get out of my bed.

Bravo il ragazzo! Bravo, bravissimo!

Congratulations!

you are never too old to study philosophy. In fact the world would have more peace if The elderly studied philoaophy

pointless

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 at any age you can do anything 🙏🏼

My neighbours used to ask, ‘why all this trouble at your age?’ But they couldn’t understand the importance of reaching a dream, regardless of my age.” ------------ Giuseppe Paterno makes me think of Captain Tom. This generation is so inspirational.

Come on folks, you know he was passed through and that's good. ✌🏿👊🏾💗

Love this: education is a privilege ⭐️This is also a timely reminder to our young people receiving sqanews exam results that there is NoWrongPath and they can steer their own ship ⭐️inspiration

Absolutely wonderful

This is a great story. Especially during these times. With his credentials in life experience and now academia, I think it would be interesting to hear his take on philosophy. ✊

It is never too late to learn or to go to school.

So good to read this news in such grim times.

This is not so cute anymore when you realise the state gives zero fucks about working people being able to study while still young :-(

Brilliant! When my son was at uni doing a BA in archeology one of his fellow students was an older person, who was doing it for the enjoyment of learning. Awesome 🙂👍🏻

Born in 1924. My God the things he has lived through!

Congratulations I think this story is so inspiring..

See the happiness in his wrinkled, glowing face!

Runner up in the campus panty prowl. Impressive.

I heard he majored in dying

Great to see Italy overcoming the virus attack by China. Congratulations to the elderly in Italy 🇮🇹 vivaitalia ChinaIsTheEnemy

Congratulation

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