(CNN) Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date.

Laurent, 9, made world headlines in November when news emerged that he was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands in December.

Laurent, pictured with his mother, Lydia, and father, Alexander

Now, a dispute between TUE and the Simons family has seen Laurent terminate his studies without graduating.

TUE said it had recommended Laurent finish his studies by mid-2020, rather than at the end of December, because of the number of exams he still has to pass.

"This would still be, in every way, a phenomenally fast schedule," the university said in a statement sent to CNN.

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