17 July 2018, Germany, Rust: The 8 year old 'turbo pupil' Laurent Simons from Amsterdam visiting the Europa park. Laurent passed his a-levels at 8 years old and wants to start studying maths at university after the summer. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa (Photo by Uli Deck/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Child prodigy leaves university without graduating
Nine-year-old child prodigy Laurent Simons, who was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date.
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17 July 2018, Germany, Rust: The 8 year old 'turbo pupil' Laurent Simons from Amsterdam visiting the Europa park. Laurent passed his a-levels at 8 years old and wants to start studying maths at university after the summer. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa (Photo by Uli Deck/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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