Gaining the diploma

Posted by Abe on June 20, 2004

I cam across this sentence written by a German engineer: "Soon I went to the Technical University of Berlin, where I studied mechanical engineering gaining the diploma in june 1999."

Is 'gaining the diploma' an artifact of translation or is the phrase used in English.

• Gaining the diploma Bruce Kahl 20/June/04
  • Gaining the diploma R. Berg 20/June/04
    • 'artifact of translation' Ward 20/June/04