A Belgian child prodigy who is the world’s youngest person to receive an undergraduate degree is eager to continue his education in Israel.

Nine-year-old Laurent Simons of Belgium has approached the Israeli embassy in Brussels, saying he would like to explore his possibilities for advanced studies in Israel.

Laurent is especially interested in biotechnology, medicine, and bioengineering, and hopes to study these subjects in tandem so that he can fulfill his dream of designing prosthetic organs when he grows up.

Earlier this week, his parents met with Ambassador Emmanuel Nahshon.

They said they had heard good things about academic studies in Israel and believe their son would thrive in his career and enjoy a community suitable for a ten-year-old boy.

Laurent himself expressed an interest to study various scientific fields, but would first like to master the Hebrew language.

Nahshon told the Simons family that he would convey their interest to universities in Israel.

“It is a source of pride that this child has chosen to study in Israel,” Nahshon said. “It shows he is not only a genius but also really smart.”

Though they have never visited Israel, Laurent’s family has heard about its beauty and advanced high-tech industry, and say they are excited at the prospect of seeing it.

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Laurent’s undergraduate degree is in electronic engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology and he intends to advance directly to a Ph.D. program.

Born to a Belgian father and Dutch mother, Laurent was for the early part of his life raised by his grandparents in the Belgian coastal resort of Ostend.

Starting school at four, he completed primary in a year and a half.

It has taken him just five years to go through primary and secondary school and university.

Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course in December, 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.

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.