India, Feb. 25 -- Jang Ik-sun, a 37-year-old student from South Korea, has achieved an extraordinary academic milestone despite living with muscular dystrophy, a condition that has left him almost entirely paralysed except for his ability to speak and blink, reported the Korea Herald.

Diagnosed at the age of five, Jang gradually lost his ability to move. However, this did not deter him from his studies. After passing South Korea's middle and high school equivalency exams, he earned a bachelor's degree in social welfare from Gwangju University. In 2019, he enrolled in the university's Graduate School of Social Welfare, completing his coursework in 2021.

On February 21, 2024, Gwangju University awarded Jang his master's degree at the acad...