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<\/a>\u201cYou can proudly say that you were students of a great and diverse university, and that your diploma bears the name of an institution that is well-known and recognized world-wide,\u201d said dean Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Zsolt Nagy in his speech, noting that Semmelweis University is highly ranked on international ranking lists and that its international students arrived from more than 70 countries to study in Hungary. He commented that while in the previous year, the 200th anniversary of the births of two greats of Hungarian patient care and medicine, Zsuzsanna Kossuth and Ign\u00e1c Semmelweis, were celebrated by the university mostly in Hungary, this past year the celebrations continued on an international stage, among others with the unveiling of several new Semmelweis statues in cities around the world. \u201cIn September, our university will begin its 250th academic year, which our faculty is making special preparations for, with close to 50 events to be held on October 4,\u201d the dean pointed out.<\/p>\nHe advised students to strive to make use of the knowledge they gained as much as possible in their practical work, and placed special emphasis on the word \u2018vocation.\u2019 \u201cIf you truly experience the practice of your profession as a vocation, you will happier and will more easily overcome problems and difficulties,\u201d said Dr. Nagy. The dean recommended that graduates continue to develop the skills of their profession and hoped that the university managed to successfully impart on them the thinking and sensitivity to problems of the health care professionals working in their field, as well as their empathy and willingness to help others. \u201cBelieve in yourselves and radiate self-confidence that you are capable of pursuing the noble and complex task of your work,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The dean reviewed the most important faculty events of the past academic year, noting that in the last semester, 2761 students took part in the Hungarian-language program at the faculty, and a total of 375 students were enrolled in the English-language and off-campus programs. The expansion of the faculty\u2019s building located in Vas utca has come to its final, third phase, with the design and implementation plans completed this year. He highlighted the fact that the faculty\u2019s Hungarian-language physical therapist BSc program received during the year the accreditation of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) for a period of five years. Finally, he expressed his hope that the students will be able to meet the challenges of the world with the knowledge they have gained.<\/p>\n
Led by vice-dean Dr. Istv\u00e1n Vingender, graduating students took their oaths, after which Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely and Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Zsolt Nagy recognized them as graduates with their handshake. Students were presented diplomas at the ceremony in a total of 17 different programs and specializations.<\/p>\n In the 2018\/2019 academic year, 75 students graduated at the Lugano off-campus training of the Faculty of Health Sciences: 73 graduates received their diplomas at the graduation ceremony held in Lugano, while two graduates were conferred their degrees at the Budapest event.<\/p>\n\r\n [slb_exclude]\r\n <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\r\n <\/span>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\tGallery<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
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