{"id":2198,"date":"2011-09-06T12:44:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T12:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.semmelweis-univ.hu\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:59:07","slug":"semmelweis-university-opens-its-242nd-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2011\/09\/semmelweis-university-opens-its-242nd-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Semmelweis University opens its 242nd academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Semmelweis University officially opened its new academic year at a ceremony held on September 4, 2011 at the Budapest Congress and World Trade Centre. The ceremony was honoured by the attendance of Hungarian President P\u00e1l Schmitt, as well as various foreign diplomats accredited to Budapest, politicians and university officials.<\/p>\n

The event took place in Hungarian, German and English, reflecting the trilingual nature of the university.<\/p>\n

\"Rector
Rector Tivadar Tulassay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In his opening greeting to students, Rector Tivadar Tulassay asserted that once one has become a Semmelweis University student, they must commit themselves to remaining such within their hearts for the rest of their lives. \u201cYou are the future, you mean survival, progress,\u201d he told them.\u00a0Rector Tulassay emphasised that Semmelweis University offers a diploma which cannot be bought for easy money: here, one must put forth a patient and persistent effort in order to attain true knowledge and cultivation. He offered the words of the author L\u00e1szl\u00f3 N\u00e9meth to those who might lose heart in the years of struggle ahead of them: \u201cOne who lives among people must be like a gold digger: one hundred kilograms of mud for every gram of gold, that should be the calculation.”<\/p>\n

Following the Rector\u2019s opening remarks, President P\u00e1l Schmitt delivered his ceremonial address, in which he drew the new students\u2019 attention to the fact that they have not merely set a diploma as their objective, but have also designated for themselves the potential course of their futures. The successful attainment of the diploma is not the end goal, but is rather merely an admission into the world of science, he emphasised.<\/p>\n

\"President
President P\u00e1l Schmitt delivers his ceremonial speech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In President Schmitt\u2019s words, Semmelweis University is one of the leading Hungarian higher education institutions, a true research university, which is considered a market leader in the Eastern-Central European region in the fields of education, research, health care and innovation. He referred to the University\u2019s Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences as an important scientific workshop for national sports, within the walls of which many potential medal winners are presently studying and preparing for future competitions. There is always a need for champions and role models who are worthy of being emulated, he said.<\/p>\n

Vice-Rector for General Affairs \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l brought the creed of Ign\u00e1c Semmelweis to the first-year students\u2019 attention: \u201cOne whom a patient entrusts with their life must do everything within his or her power to save that life.\u201d The University\u2019s namesake, also known as \u201cthe saviour of mothers\u201d, was able to place this goal above his professional and academic career, refusing to back down from his truth even when this act threatened his very livelihood, the vice-rector stated.<\/p>\n

\"Fresher
Fresher students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Gergely Toldi, who earned his M.D. diploma this year, told the fresher students to never forget that the desire to help others is what brought them to this field of occupation in the first place. He surmised that this foundation will provide the strength necessary to overcome the often difficult circumstances and stand fast by their chosen vocation.<\/p>\n

The new international students were greeted by the Foreign Students\u2019 Secretariat, with Professor M\u00e1rk Kollai, director of the English Language Programme welcoming those studying in English, and Professor Erzs\u00e9bet Ligeti, director of the German Language Programme, addressing the German language students.<\/p>\n

Following the speeches, all fresher students took the solemn oath in their chosen language of instruction, after which Rector Tivadar Tulassay presented Outstanding Teacher honours and Pro Universitate prizes.<\/p>\n

\"German
German language students taking the solemn oath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outstanding Teacher honours were given to: Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Torn\u00f3ci (Department of Pathophysiology); Professor Janina Kulka (2nd Department of Pathology); Associate Professor Andrea Dorottya Sz\u00e9kely (Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology); Professor K\u00e1lm\u00e1n H\u00fcttl (Heart Centre); Associate Professor P\u00e9ter Kivovics (Department of Prosthodontics); Dr. G\u00e1bor Krajsovszky (Department of Organic Chemistry); Edit T\u00f6r\u00f6k Varga (Division of Foreign Languages and Communication); and Master Lecturer Lajos N\u00e9meth (Department of Sport Games).<\/p>\n

The University Senate awarded Pro Univesitate prizes to: Dr. Huba Kal\u00e1sz (Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy); Professor Imre Romics (Department of Urology \u2013 director); Dr. J\u00e1nos Gerle (Department of Prosthodontics); Dr. Mrs. P\u00e9ter Rudnai (Centre of Language Communication); and Zsuzsa Szab\u00f3 (Semmelweis University Training Primary and Secondary School).<\/p>\n

The awards ceremony was followed by a first-class performance of Haydn\u2019s Symphony No. 101 by the Medic Orchestra, which ended the ceremony on a fittingly high note.<\/p>\n

Over two thousand freshers \u2013 approximately 630 of them international \u2013 will begin their studies at the university this year.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1lma Dobozi and Szilvia T\u00f3th<\/p>\n

Translated by Gina G\u00f6nczi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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