{"id":27584,"date":"2021-08-18T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=27584"},"modified":"2021-08-18T09:50:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:50:11","slug":"the-university-pays-tribute-before-closing-semmelweis-250-anniversary-event-series-with-the-publication-of-two-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2021\/08\/the-university-pays-tribute-before-closing-semmelweis-250-anniversary-event-series-with-the-publication-of-two-books\/","title":{"rendered":"The university pays tribute before closing Semmelweis 250 anniversary event series with the publication of two books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Semmelweis University celebrated its 250th anniversary in the 2019\/2020 academic year, while the 2020\/2021 academic year was exactly the 250th in the institution\u2019s history. <\/span>The anniversary event series ended with this year\u2019s Semmelweis Day, and two books have recently been published at the university in honor of the <\/span>anniversary<\/span> period. One of the books presents the anniversary events by especially focusing on the three-pillar mission activities of the university, taking into account the achievements of this period, of which the institution is extremely proud. Meanwhile, the other book describes the history of Semmelweis University from 1769 to the present day.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The Hungarian-English language book entitled <\/span>Semmelweis 250 – 250 Years <\/span>of Excellence in Medical Education, Research & Innovation and Healthcare<\/span><\/em> presents the events organized within the framework of the anniversary event series by especially focusing on the university’s three-pillar mission activities – education, research-innovation and health care. <\/span>It also provides a brief general overview of the 250-year-old university, the most important developments of the recent period, highlighting the results that Hungary and the region’s leading medical and health sciences universities can be proud of. The 250-page book, richly illustrated with photos taken by Attila Kov\u00e1cs, photographer of Semmelweis University, <\/span>has<\/span> a separate chapter on the COVID-19 epidemic that significantly affected the second half of the anniversary period and the role of the university in this regard. The editor-in-chief of the book is Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Rector and its editor is P\u00e1lma Dobozi, staff member of the Directorate of Communication and Event Management. Authors of the chapters are Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely; Dr. Bal\u00e1zs Hank\u00f3, Deputy State Secretary for Higher Education, former Vice-Rector for Strategy and Development of Semmelweis University; Dr. P\u00e9ter Hermann, Dr. P\u00e9ter Ferdinandy, Dr. Attila Szab\u00f3, Vice-Rectors; Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Nagy, professor emeritus, professional leader of the Senior Academy; Dr. P\u00e9ter Varga, Director of Supply Management and Control; Dr. Gyula P\u00e9ter Szigeti, Director of the Innovation Center and Eszter Kov\u00e1cs, Director of Communication and Event Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the chapter on curriculum reform, faculty leaders summarize the changes that have taken place in their field of training. The book also includes the thoughts of the distinguished guests of the anniversary key events (Summer University, Semmelweis Symposium, Clinical Conference) related to the university. The Hungarian texts of the book were translated into English by Tam\u00e1s Deme, staff member of the Directorate of Communication and Event Management. On Semmelweis Day, each awardee received a copy of this book.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The book entitled <\/span>Oktat\u00e1s, Hagyom\u00e1ny, Innov\u00e1ci\u00f3 \u2013 A Semmelweis Egyetem 250 \u00c9ve (<\/span>Education, Tradition, Innovation – 250 Years of Semmelweis University<\/span>)<\/span><\/em> reviews the history of the university in 9 chapters from the founding of the Faculty of Medicine in Trnava to the present day. The authors cover the period of the medical faculty in Pest-Buda, the reform era and the time of the war of independence. Separate chapters deal with the decades from neo-absolutism to the transformation of medical education, as well as the period of the monarchy, the years between the two wars, the era of socialism. The regime change and the following years are presented from a personal point of view by Dr. Mikl\u00f3s R\u00e9thelyi, the first rector of the university after the regime change. The chapter entitled present days reviews the activities of the rectors of the period between 1995-2021. The editor-in-chief of the book, which is also decorated with archive images, is Dr. P\u00e9ter S\u00f3tonyi rector emeritus, its editor is Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moln\u00e1r, head of the Central Archives. The authors of the chapters are Dr. Merkely B\u00e9la, Rector; Dr. Mikl\u00f3s R\u00e9thelyi; Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Rosivall; Dr. P\u00e9ter S\u00f3tonyi; Dr. \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l; Dr. Tivadar Tulassay former rectors; as well as Istv\u00e1n Gazda; K\u00e1roly Kapronczay; L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Andr\u00e1s Magyar; Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moln\u00e1r and Dr. Lajos Szoll\u00e1r.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both books have been published by Semmelweis Publishing and Multimedia Studio Ltd.<\/p>\n

Source: Directorate of Communication and Event Management
\nPhoto: Attila Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 Semmelweis University
\nTranslation: Katalin Ill\u00e9s-Romh\u00e1nyi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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