Invitation to digital PhD defence: Ahmad Wali
Ahmad Wali will defend his PhD degree at the University of Bergen Friday 6 February 2026.
Wali will defend his degree with the thesis “Exploring challenges in the diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and its impact on patients' quality of life: A study from high-TB-burden, low-resource setting”.
Topic for the trial lecture: “The clinical and socioeconomic burden of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in low income settings”.
The trial lecture will begin at 8:15 AM, followed by the defence at 10:15 AM (Norwegian time).
Here is the press release in Norwegian:
EPTB: Challenges in Diagnosis and Impact on Quality of Life
The trial lecture and the defence will be streamed on Zoom.
Link to the digital meeting room:
https://uib.zoom.us/j/68650294228?pwd=Dg71iEHwGOcXVKDwU13QabL3rniKFu.1 (external link)
Guidelines for audience:
• Please do not turn on your microphone or video during the trial lecture and the defence.
• If you have questions after the trial lecture, please type ?I have a question? in the chat section. The leader of the defence will invite you to speak. When asking your question, please turn on your video and microphone.
• If anyone wishes to oppose ex auditorio, please indicate this in the chat section before the first opponent has finished.
• We advise everyone to test their computer equipment before the PhD defence.