This academic year 91 students graduated at the Faculty of Health and Public Administration in the area of health management, mental health and health informatics. During the graduating ceremony Dr. Máté Joób, associate professor at the Institute of Mental Health, emphasized that the graduating students arrived at the faculty from various areas such as health, education, social sciences, theology, public administration, law and economics. He also highlighted that one of the graduating students is 65 years old, which clearly shows that lifelong learning has a great relevance in these special trainings offered by the faculty.
“Before applying the knowledge and experience that you have mastered at the training, please allow yourselves some time to rest and return the support and attention that you have received from your family members.”, said Dr. Beáta Pethesné Dávid, Director of the Institute of Mental Health.
On behalf of the graduating students Petra Pejsik addressed the audience and she highlighted the acceptance, the support, the positive attitude and the feeling of safety that they had received from their teachers and from each other during the training.
“We applied for this training because we would like to provide help, to create value and to make the world a better place.”, expressed in her speech Noémi Csiszka, a graduating student. She also prepared a powerpoint photo presentation to recall the good memories that they together had with her fellow students.
Before the conferment, Emese Gyöngyvér Tóth and Zsombor Tóth performed a Baroque style concert.
On this occasion Dr. György Bagdy, Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Beáta Pethesné Dávid, Director of the Institute of Mental Health and Dr. Máté Joób, Associate Professor, Institute of Mental Health congratulated the 91 graduating students on their conferment.
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Photo: Attila Kovács – Semmelweis University
Translation: Katalin Romhányi