Indian citizen, Shafi Vikraman, made news headline for achieving a total of 145 online degrees during the lockdown.
Shafi who is in his mid-fifties did not want to stay idle during the lockdowns and therefore enrolled himself in various virtual courses offered by platforms like Coursera and the World Health Organisation’s online learning portal in July 2020, Indian media reported.
He started off by attending over 20 courses simultaneously, which included courses from universities like Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Wharton and ranged between duration of two days to two months.
While most of the courses that he took focused on the medical sector, he did end up learning a diverse set of subjects such as psychology, robotics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, forensics, food and beverage management, and finance.
“I preferred to do courses in marketing but ended up with a lot of medical courses. Now I have certifications from universities like Yale. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have studied all these subjects,” he said.
After achieving the rare feat of earning certificates from 16 different countries, Shafi feels blessed. “Everyone should make use of the opportunity. I used to love the medical field when I was younger. Now I am able to learn a variety of subjects from prestigious universities. Having all these certificates with me, I feel as if I have reached somewhere."
