At just 16, Giorgos Leventidis has already earned an unconditional offer from one of the UK’s leading institutions, the University of Bath – two years before finishing high school, according to protothema.gr
Currently a student at Zanneio Model High School of Piraeus, Giorgos’s fascination with mathematics began early. “What led me here was curiosity. I wanted to study mathematics from a very young age – since I was 11,” he says. His father, Professor Giannis Leventidis of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, helped nurture that passion through a home library filled with math and physics books.
By age 13, Giorgos was already passing university-level exams “even without attending the lectures, simply because I already knew much of the material.”
To qualify for UK universities, he completed an intensive three-year process involving 18 exams and over 1,000 practice tests. “I was solving problems for two to three hours daily, while also keeping up with schoolwork,” he explains. His teachers’ recommendation letters and the school’s support helped him overcome logistical challenges.
Despite receiving the Bath offer, the family could not secure the €50,000 needed for tuition and living costs before the start date. “Even though I was given this great opportunity, it’s not that simple to start studying there – the amount is overwhelming,” Giorgos says.
He now hopes to study mathematical physics in Greece, ideally at NTUA or EKPA, if local authorities recognize his UK exam results. “Having received this international recognition from a top UK university, why shouldn’t I be able to study in my own country?” he asks.
Giorgos dreams of pursuing a PhD in mathematical physics and one day joining a major research institute like CERN.
Source: protothema.gr
