An 88-year-old doctor from Puglia is studying for his 14th university degree. Leonardo Altobelli, a retired family doctor and former mayor of Troia near Foggia, turned 88 on March 15. "I am the oldest student in the world and the second most qualified," he told local media Wednesday.

As well as his 13 degrees, Altobelli also has a master's in criminology which he recently got from Foggia university after presenting a thesis titled The Hanging. He has started a course to get his 14th degree, in investigative sciences. Altobelli got his first degree, in medicine, from Siena university in 1969.