An Ethiopian father of 11 has become a social media sensation in the country after he enrolled at a university at the age of 69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Orphaned at a young age, Tadesse Ghichile, couldn’t continue his formal education after middle school until much later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, he\u2019s attending Jimma University in the western part of the country where he hopes to graduate with a medical degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tadesse Ghichile is a farmer. When he\u2019s not tilling the land, he works in a caf\u00e9 in his village to support his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet somehow he found time to take – and pass – the national university entrance exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was 10 years ago that he decided to resume formal education, which he had left in eighth grade following the death of his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a long time he had found it difficult to return to school especially after he started a family. But once he was back, he was determined to see it to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, he\u2019s enrolled in one of the country\u2019s biggest universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He told the BBC he\u2019s had lots of support from fellow students in the past few years and that he\u2019s looking forward to what lies ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BBC Africa News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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