A law student in Indonesia decided to hold his own graduation ceremony on top of the active volcano Mount Marapi, as coronavirus restrictions had cancelled the normal graduation. <br /><br />Muhammad Nasir, a student at Andalas University (UNAND) Padang, West Sumatra, travelled with several companions to the foot of the mountain by motorbike on June 29. <br /><br />The group then began climbing the slopes by night and arrived at the peak before dawn the next day (June 30).<br /><br />When he reached the top, Nasir immediately searched for an internet connection and connected to a Zoom meeting with Andalas University, using a laptop and cellphone.<br /><br />Nasir also said that the decision taken by the university to hold online-only graduations was the right thing to do.
