{"id":2791,"date":"2012-09-25T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T14:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.semmelweis-univ.hu\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:27:51","slug":"tcn-atlantis-closing-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2012\/09\/tcn-atlantis-closing-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"TCN Atlantis: Closing conference evaluates experiences of Transatlantic nursing programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u201cIt was in 2007 that Semmelweis University\u2019s Faculty of Health Sciences (ETK) and its partners had applied for EU funding for the realisation of an international collaboration unique around the world,\u201d Dr. Judit M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences recalled at the programme\u2019s closing conference held last Friday. \u201cOur main goal was to develop a cooperation that would allow a successfully completed Bachelor of Nursing degree to be recognised in both the European Union and the United States. In this way, the most talented students can earn a dual diploma over the course of their four-year studies,\u201d Dr. Judit M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros said.<\/p>\n

The TCN Atlantis project was created by a consortium comprised of three institutions: Nazareth College of Rochester (New York, United States), Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Tikkurila, Finland), and Semmelweis University. \u201cCooperation between our institutions, however, goes back to before the start of this programme; this is a long-standing relationship,\u201d Dean M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros noted.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l, rector of Semmelweis University, greeted the conference participants, remarking that the word university originates from the latin \u201cuniversitas\u201d, which means an ensemble of masters and disciples, a community of teachers and students. \u201cIndeed, a long time ago, the university was a tight-knit community of its professors and students; today, however, a university cannot stand alone. The future belongs to collaboration and to sharing knowledge, ideas and know-how with each other,\u201d Rector Sz\u00e9l asserted, adding that the notion of a dual diploma was virtually unknown a few decades ago, whereas today it is fashionable and modern. \u201cSemmelweis University cannot respond to the challenges of our age in any other way than by creating more and more relationships,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"The TCN Atlantis (Transatlantic Curriculum in Nursing) programme was launched in 2007. The amount of interest on the part of the students was much greater than the number of available places. In the end, fifteen Hungarian students got to participate in the programme, out of whom ten have already earned their diplomas. The curriculum and exchange programme developed by the three participating institutions is such, that those who successfully complete its requirements receive a dual European and American diploma. The students had the opportunity to spend two semesters in the United States and one in Finland. American diplomas were granted to those who also completed the HESI exam, which is compulsory for all American nursing students.<\/p>\n

At the closing conference, the programme\u2019s participants, coordinators and newly graduated students shared their experiences.<\/p>\n

The project was supported by the European EACEA (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) and the American FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education).<\/p>\n

P\u00e1lma Dobozi<\/p>\n

Translated by Gina Varga-G\u00f6nczi<\/p>\n

Photo credits: Bal\u00e1zs D. Kiss<\/p>\n

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