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<\/a>G\u00e1bor Maszlav\u00e9r, the festival director of EFOTT, said at the event\u2019s press conference that they be especially prepared to handle those coming by bicycle, while visitors will have the opportunity to try out around 35 different sports at the festival. In addition, the official university and college beach handball and volleyball championship finals will also be held at the event. He said that it has long been EFOTT\u2019s wish to earn the title of \u201cmost sporty festival,\u201d and they are on the right track to achieving this.<\/p>\n\u201cWe want to bring health into focus and add that to EFOTT, which thus might even become the healthiest festival,\u201d said Dr. Bal\u00e1zs Hank\u00f3, vice-rector for strategy and development. He noted that as Semmelweis University\u2019s goal is to become a top 100 university within ten years, and also among the five best medical universities in Europe, it is important to expand their social responsibility as well to the people living in Hungary.<\/p>\n
L\u00e1szl\u00f3 L. Simon, the founder of the Foundation for the Velence Lake Small Region, emphasized that EFOTT has significantly increased tourism-related interest toward the region.<\/p>\n<\/a>Dr. Bal\u00e1zs Hank\u00f3 emphasized that they also wish to promote prevention through the interactive Semmelweis Nights event series, which will focus on public health and be held weekends over ten months starting in the autumn by Semmelweis University, which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. Every year, EFOTT tries to repay the hospitality of the host town with various charity activities, and Semmelweis University students also did their share in the months before the festival. Students of the faculties of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and health sciences held lectures on prevention and playful activities in local kindergartens and schools. They also organized a family day, where they talked about various topics, such as the correct way to brush teeth, a balanced diet, regular exercise, responsible use of medications, and reducing the risk of developing certain diseases.<\/p>\n<\/a>\u201cAs the host of EFOTT, we will place health in focus during the festival as well,\u201d said Tam\u00e1s Heged\u00fcs, the president of Semmelweis University\u2019s H\u00d6K. He added that young people attending the festival will be able to get their blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels checked at screening trucks, but they also plan to have screenings for cervical cancer, and dietitians will try to steer festivalgoers in the direction of a balanced diet by following the recommendations of the so-called Okost\u00e1ny\u00e9r (Smart Plate) program. Semmelweis University will also have its own stand, called S\u00fcrg\u0151ss\u00e9gi Ell\u00e1t\u00f3 (Emergency Care), where medical students will also spin turntables as DJs. Tam\u00e1s Heged\u00fcs added that they also plan on involving well-known public figures and celebrities, they will organize sports events, and with the assistance of the university\u2019s Andr\u00e1s Pet\u0151 Faculty, they will also try to offer exciting experiences for young people in wheelchairs.<\/p>\n