Disputations and trial lectures

Invitation to digital PhD defence: Faustin Ndolumingu Kitetele


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Faustin Ndolumingu Kitetele will defend his PhD degree at the University of Bergen Thursday 19 February 2026.

Thesis: “HIV disclosure to children and their mental health: studies from Kinshasa, the DR Congo”.

Topic for the trial lecture: “Challenges of adolescent health in Sub-Saharan Africa”.

Trial lecture starts at 10:15 AM.
The defence starts at 12:15 PM (Norwegian time).

Here is the press release in Norwegian: Når barn er HIV smittet - betydningen av jevnalderstøtte for sykdomsmestring
 

The thesis can be downloaded from the Norwegian Research Information Repository webpage (external link)


The trial lecture and the defence will be streamed on Zoom: Link to digital meeting room. (external link)

We kindly ask that all audience carefully read the guidelines below before joining.

Guidelines for audience:
• Please do not turn on your microphone or video during the trial lecture and the defense.
• If you have questions after the trial lecture, please type «I have a question» in the chat section. The leader of the defense 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 defense.

You are all welcome to join in online!