Senior woman earns degrees via 16-year self-study

In the dozens of examination rooms she attended, Feng Yinan stood out among the young students taking the exam with her. At 88 years old, she wore a head full of silver hair. She embarked on her journey of self-study examinations at 72, spanning 16 years and participating in 97 exams.

Feng already holds self-taught undergraduate degrees in law from Nanjing University, engineering management from Nanjing Tech University, and agricultural economics management from Nanjing Agricultural University, all prestigious institutions in Jiangsu province.

"Self-study examinations are the lifelong dream I pursue," Feng repeated when asked why she persisted in taking self-study exams at such an advanced age.