{"id":42443,"date":"2024-08-27T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=42443"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:48:27","slug":"once-again-freshmen-gathered-in-tata-to-prepare-for-university-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2024\/08\/once-again-freshmen-gathered-in-tata-to-prepare-for-university-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Once again, freshmen gathered in Tata to prepare for university life"},"content":{"rendered":"
More than 700 first-year students got to know the university, its traditions, its professors, its organizations, each other, and the university\u2019s approach to healthcare at the Semmelweis University Freshman Camp in Tata, a town in northwestern Hungary, between August 20-24. In addition to the community-building surprise activities, attendees of Hungary\u2019s largest and longest freshman camp had a chance to learn about the specifics of university life and the new features of this academic year directly from the university\u2019s leaders.<\/div>\n

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\u201cI can reassure you that it is true: You have become students of Semmelweis University, one of the top one percent of the world\u2019s top universities, and from now on you are also members of the Semmelweis Family,\u201d Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely greeted the freshmen at the Forum Day of the Freshman Camp in Tata. He added that Semmelweis University, with its 16,000 students, is clearly the largest medical and health sciences school in Europe and one of the leading universities in Central and Eastern Europe, constantly striving to provide world-class education with excellent faculty. The Semmelweis Family brings together students from 119 countries around the world, making the Freshman Camp a great opportunity to network with international students. This multicultural environment is one of the greatest assets of Semmelweis, the rector stressed.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that this year had seen a significant increase in the number of applicants and admissions to the Faculty of Medicine (FOK), the Faculty of Dentistry (FOK), and the Andr\u00e1s Pet\u0151 Faculty (PAK); also, more students had applied to the English and German-language programs, with more than 2,200 Hungarian and 1,300 international students admitted to the university.<\/p>\n

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With the number of applicants increasing, the competition is also getting fiercer, so your successful admission is a remarkable achievement. The admission interviews have clearly shown that you are the cream of the crop, fantastically talented, hard-working students, who even excel in sports, culture, or philanthropy. Your perseverance and enthusiasm will be much needed because studying at Semmelweis is far from easy, there will be obstacles. \u2013 Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the autumn, Curriculum Reform 2.0 will be introduced at the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Dentistry, and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, providing a much more practice-oriented education. For example, at the Faculty of Medicine, students will spend half of their studies directly in patient care, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely reminded the freshmen. He also pointed out that the university leaders and faculty were available to students throughout the Forum Day and were open to questions, because, as he said, \u201cour main goal is to help you become the best professionals.\u201d He added that all students and their relatives were invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 254th Academic Year and the ceremonial oath of first-year students in the MVM Dome on August 31. The rector then presented the students with university souvenirs to remind them of the very beginning of their university careers.<\/p>\n

Semmelweis University is more than a higher education institution, as it not only provides the opportunity to acquire knowledge but also offers a close-knit, supportive community, emphasized Csenge Gecsey, President of the Students\u2019 Union (H\u00d6K) in her welcome address. She thanked the camp organizers and the members of the Instructor Volunteer Group (I\u00d6CS) for making the freshmen\u2019s first steps on the road to their chosen profession a memorable experience. She added that the Students\u2019 Union would accompany them throughout their university careers, offering support and assistance when needed, whatever challenges they encountered. Nikolett H\u00e1ri and Istv\u00e1n Fejes, camp organizers from H\u00d6K, emphasized that the acquaintanceships and friendships born at the Freshman Camp could accompany the participants not only during their university years but also throughout their careers, reminding them that the strength of the university community lay in diversity and togetherness.<\/p>\n\r\n [slb_exclude]\r\n

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Orsolya Demeter, President of I\u00d6CS, stressed that the new academic year in September would bring a crucial phase in the students\u2019 lives, with many new opportunities, challenges, acquaintances, and friendships to be made while they started practicing their profession. She advised the freshmen to enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n

Socializing and networking began the day before, on August 20, when participants gathered in Budapest before their departure to Tata. The freshmen were divided into 23 teams, with one reserved for international students.<\/p>\n

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At the International Forum Day, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Rector, Dr. Al\u00e1n Alp\u00e1r, Vice-Rector for International Studies, and Dr. Marcel Pop, Director of International Relations, greeted international students of the Freshman Camp on behalf of the university leadership. First-year students from Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Japan, India, Iran, Israel, Norway, Pakistan, Syria, South Korea, T\u00fcrkiye, and the United States were given an introduction to university life and studies, the international relations, internship, mobility, and scholarship opportunities; moreover, the informal meeting also featured a Q&A session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Based on feedback from previous years, several joint programs with Hungarian students were also organized for international students this year. The playful activities mostly focused on getting to know the university life as well as fellow students from within and outside the faculties, while the evenings offered entertainment with various performers, DJs, and concerts.<\/p>\n

Around 400 instructors from I\u00d6CS and 40-50 students from H\u00d6K contributed to organizing and delivering the programs during the five-day camp. Orsolya Sisa, the camp organizer from I\u00d6CS, told our website that the freshers\u2019 camp was such a defining experience for her that this inspired her to become an instructor.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Marina Lemos Ribeiro from Brazil realized she wanted to study medicine around the age of 12, as she loved biology and chemistry, especially learning about the human body and how it worked. Also, as her family made frequent trips to Europe, she was impressed by the connectedness and reasonable distances within the continent, which motivated her to apply to a European university.<\/p>\n

She chose Semmelweis based on its rankings and infrastructure, and \u201cthe fact that it has a lot of international students, as I feel more welcomed in a place that receives a lot of people from outside.\u201d She spoke to many Hungarian and international students at the Freshman Camp and feels that she has already made some great friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Melinda Katalin Kiss, Judit Szabados-D\u0151tsch
\nTranslation: Judit Szabados-D\u0151tsch
\nPhotos by Bogl\u00e1rka Zellei, B\u00e1lint Barta \u2013 Semmelweis University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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