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@lysander07@sigmoid.social
2025-12-17 19:49:01

Today at VU Amsterdam for the PhD defense of Shuai Wang. I really liked the traditional and formal procedure in the Netherlands how they conduct a PhD defense and the subsequent investiture of the new PhD.
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PhD defense of Shuai Wang at VU Amsterdam. They really have a rather "traditional" procedure :wink: The picture was taken after the investiture of the newly promoted PhD in front of the bust of the founder of VU. FYI: the head of the committee is the professor with the chain around his neck. Only full professors are allowed to wear gown and hat. The candidate chose to wear traditional formal Mongolian clothing (traditional local clothing from your home country - besides wearing a black formal a…