SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Sungkonghoe University in Seoul said Tuesday that a 92-year-old student had acquired a doctoral degree from the department of sociology, making her the oldest person to receive a PhD in South Korean history.
Lee Sang-sook graduated from Sookmyung Women’s University department of family studies in 1961 and enrolled in a Master’s program at Sungkonghoe University in 2018, acquiring a Master’s degree two years later at the age of 89.
She worked as a handicraft instructor before founding a toy manufacturing and export company in 1965. She ran the company for 30 years.
“I began studying as a way to escape from the business world and social groups. Now, I am enjoying studying,” she said. “There are so many things that I’d like to research. I’ll be working on a book for a while.”
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