Prodigy 11-year-old completes physics degree in 12 months
An 11-year-old Belgian boy has completed a Bachelor of Physics from the University of Antwerp.
Laurent Simons finished the university degree, which normally takes three years, in one year.
The Belgium-Dutch resident completed a gymnasium degree in Sint-Jozef Humaniora in Bruges in 18 months at the age of eight.
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Belgian student Laurent Simons poses with his parents Lydia and Alexander Simons during a photo session at his home on November 21, 2019 in Amsterdam. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images
The young prodigy's next goal is to complete a master's degree in Physics at the Flemish University. He said "immortality" is his goal.
"I've already completed a few courses," he told Dutch published NU.
"I want to eventually be able to replace as many parts of the body as possible with counterfeit organs."
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Laurent made headlines two years ago after he left a university court following a dispute over his graduation date.
The boy was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands in December 2019.
A dispute between the university and the family saw the boy terminate his studies.
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