PhD defense: Faustin Nd. Kitetele
Faustin Ndolumingu Kitetele will defend his PhD degree at the University of Bergen Thursday 19 February 2026.
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Trial lecture: 10:15
Doctoral dissertation defence: 12:15
Given topic for trial lecture: “Challenges of adolescent health in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Dissertation: “HIV disclosure to children and their mental health: studies from Kinshasa, the DR Congo”
Candidate from Centre for International Health at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care.
Main supervisor: Professor Esperance Kashala-Abotnes. Co-supervisors: Professor Thorkild Tylleskär, Professor Wenche Dageid and Professor Gilbert Mananga Lelo
1st opponent: PhD Valeriane Leroy, Université de Toulouse, Frankrike
2nd opponent: PhD Lars Naver, Karolinska University Hospital, Sverige
3rd opponent: Professor Maj-Britt Rocio Posserud, Universitetet i Bergen
The defence will be led by Professor Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy.
The trial lecture and the defense will be streamed on Zoom. 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.
Press release in Norwegian: Når barn er HIV smittet - betydningen av jevnalderstøtte for sykdomsmestring
You are all welcome to join in online!
