"Graduate school and doctoral studies await" - a 70-year-old student and retiree.

"My wife has a higher education, and we often argued. I felt awkward about not having a diploma. One day, I firmly decided that I would become a student. Fate had it that I first graduated from a law college, and now I am in my third year at the Faculty of Law at Fergana State University."

Every day he travels from Kokand to Fergana. His classmates are the same age as his grandchildren. On the way to the university, he wakes up those who live nearby and gives them a ride. "They call me Uncle Avaz and constantly joke. I understand them."

Three of his grandchildren are also students. One of them studies at TashMI and often says, "Grandpa, why do you need to study at this age? We will take care of you." In response, he states that after completing his bachelor's degree, he plans to enroll in a master's program and then a PhD. After that, the conversation ends. "If we stay healthy, we will live to see those days."

Due to his grandfather's illegible handwriting, his grandchildren help him write down lectures.

At the university, he is often mistaken for a lecturer. "The teachers have comfortable seats, so during breaks, I sometimes sit on their chairs. When students enter the classroom and see me, they assume I am a lecturer, apologize, and leave. It's quite amusing."

"I still remember my first day in my first year. When I walked into the classroom with my briefcase, the teacher thought there was an inspection and became flustered. I couldn't help but laugh," shares Avaz-ota Mazaidov.

author: Sarvar Ziyoев, Kun.uz
operator and editor: Sardor Mamirov.