Retired lecturer among 1,000-odd graduates at USM convocation

Lim sharing her joy with (from left) her fiance Brendan Lo Rick, 28, father Seng Leong, 55, mother Yow Pek Yoke, 52, and sister Caryn Lim Myn Li, 19, after the convocation ceremony.

AGE was no barrier for 69-year-old Dr Abdul Malik Salleh who graduated with a PhD in Education at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

But if given a choice, the grandfather of three would had preferred to graduate with his wife Dr Hajjah Rahmad Hanafi, 65, in the same programme in 2012.