Röntgen (on the right side of the picture) with fellow students from Zürich.

COLLEGE WITHOUT A-LEVELS.
Röntgen is not allowed to study without A-levels. Nevertheless, he registers in Utrecht as a guest student. He learns from a Swiss engineer that in Zürich registration is possible after an entrance examination, even without A-levels.
The Director of the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zürich accepts Röntgen‘s application, even without the usual entrance examination, due to his sound background knowledge.
He obtains his diploma as a mechanical engineer within three years and completes his final examinations with top marks.