11-year-old kid becomes World’s second youngest to graduate

Team Udayavani, Jul 8, 2021, 11:24 AM IST

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Laurent Simons, an 11-year-old resident of coastal town Ostend in Belgium, has become the world’s second youngest graduate.

The youngest graduate being 10-year-old Michael Kearney, who received his degree in anthropology from the University of South Alabama in 1994.

Laurent completed his high school graduation in a year and a half and earned a diploma at the age of eight. He further went on to complete his three-year degree in just one year. He earned his bachelor’s in Physics from the University of Antwerp. The prodigy not only did earn his degree but graduated with the highest distinction — summa cum laude.

He developed a passionate interest in classical mechanics and quantum physics a year back and decided to pursue his passion without any hindrance.

In an interview with the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, he said he was more concerned about gaining knowledge than being the youngest person to get a bachelor’s degree.