9-Year-Old Prodigy from the Netherlands Quits Bachelor's Degree to Pursue PhD at Another University
He was set to become the youngest university graduate in the world.
9-year-old prodigy Laurent Simons has decided to leave his bachelor's program in electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands. This is reported by CNN.
Simons was set to become the youngest university graduate in the world, but his parents and the university disagreed over his studies. TUE believed he should complete his studies by mid-2020 rather than at the end of December, due to the large number of exams.
In the end, the boy's family decided that Laurent would leave TUE, as he had received another offer for further study. He will now pursue a doctorate at a university in the United States.
TUE said that faculty enjoyed working with Laurent, so "the doors remain open for him to resume his studies, as long as the conditions remain realistic".
The family has not yet announced a start date for studies at the US university. Laurent's relatives also do not want to say which university it is.
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