90-Year-Old Weather Anchor Li Fu-cheng Graduates from Master's Program, Says Learning Prevents Dementia

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 30. Weather anchor Li Fu-cheng, over 90 years old, graduated today from the Master's Program in Communication Management at Shih Hsin University. In an interview, he shared his learning experience, encouraging retirees to keep learning because continuous brain activity can prevent dementia. Li returned to campus in 2024 and, after two years of effort, successfully completed his thesis defense. He attended the graduation ceremony tonight, becoming a model for lifelong learning. Li humorously shared that at his age, learning requires certain conditions: first, hearing well enough to hear the teacher, and second, having good eyesight to see what the teacher writes. He said as long as these two conditions are met, one can learn. He urged people not to just play mahjong or travel after retirement, as learning is a great activity. Li admitted he once felt signs of dementia, but after engaging in studies, his memory improved as his brain remained active. He now feels he is not much different from young people, saying, "What they can learn, I can learn too." Li earned 33 credits at Shih Hsin and remembers the names of all his teachers. He said that while there were difficulties, the rewards were great. Another highlight of the ceremony was the graduation of entertainer Sun Shu-mei from the Shanghai master's program. She happily shared on Facebook that she had "graduated," noting that while writing the thesis was hard, she was happy to have completed the defense and thanked her teachers and classmates.