{"id":44665,"date":"2025-05-14T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T04:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=44665"},"modified":"2025-05-13T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:52:27","slug":"topping-out-ceremony-held-at-the-development-of-the-university-in-herceghalom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2025\/05\/topping-out-ceremony-held-at-the-development-of-the-university-in-herceghalom\/","title":{"rendered":"Topping out ceremony held at the development of the university in Herceghalom"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new laboratory at the university\u2019s site in Herceghalom in Pest County, which is being built as part of the National Cardiovascular Laboratory (NKL) project, has reached its highest point. In his welcome speech at the topping out ceremony held on this occasion, Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely called the almost HUF 2.2 billion development, which is mainly financed from domestic sources, the top investment of the NKL project.<\/div>\n

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\u201cFor more than a decade, Semmelweis University\u2019s site in Herceghalom has been home to the George Berci Surgical Training and Research Laboratory of our Department of Experimental Cardiology and Surgical Techniques. The current development, worth almost HUF 2.2 billion and mainly financed from domestic sources, is a very significant step in the university\u2019s education and research projects, as it will provide experimental surgical and cardiovascular training for the next generation. This is the top investment of the National Cardiovascular Laboratory (NKL) project, which is a continuation of the National Heart Program,\u201d said Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Rector of Semmelweis University, in his welcome speech at the topping out ceremony.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As he pointed out, Semmelweis is one of the world\u2019s top 300 universities, a true European knowledge center, and its goal is to be among the world\u2019s top 100 universities by 2030. \u201cAll this serves to train the best doctors and allied health professionals, and to make our scientific output the driving force of our nation, even in the field of healthcare innovation,\u201d the rector stressed, adding that the investment now underway was another step towards realizing this vision, as it would significantly increase and modernize Semmelweis University\u2019s teaching and research capacity.<\/p>\n

The institution in Herceghalom plays a key role not only in the training of residents and specialist doctors, but also in the undergraduate program. \u201cA real surgical skill and core laboratory will be created here, which is of particular importance for the future training of doctors,\u201d Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely underlined. As he pointed out, the site would also be one of the bases for cardiovascular experimental research, which was especially significant in view of the cardiovascular mortality and morbidity rates in Hungary.<\/p>\n

He also said that as part of the NKL project they were, among other things, seeking answers to the question of how to effectively preserve the donor heart as well as implement therapeutic improvements in the treatment of heart failure, and they were also planning to present important findings in the field of atherosclerotic heart disease. The rector concluded his speech by thanking the contractor, the university staff, and the mayor of Herceghalom for their work on the project.<\/p>\n\r\n [slb_exclude]\r\n

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In his ceremonial address, Dr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Lengyel, Vice President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH), highlighted the role of national laboratories in the education of young researchers, adding that good research was always marketable. \u201cSo, it is worth maintaining quality in every sense because there is always demand for first-rate research and results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is of great importance not only to the scientific community, but also to Herceghalom, and we are very proud to be the home of this facility,\u201d said Mayor Zsuzsanna Csizmadia, thanking the developers and investors for their work and the community for its support. She wished the team working in the laboratory successful research, fruitful collaborations, and breakthrough discoveries, confirming that the local government would continue to provide all the support necessary to make this research center the way it was envisioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the construction industry, it is always a special moment when a building reaches its highest point and the topping out ceremony can be held,\u201d said Tam\u00e1s Sipos, Managing Director of the contractor Feh\u00e9r\u00e9p Ltd. \u201cConstruction is progressing ahead of schedule thanks to the exemplary cooperation between the local government, the client, the local representatives of the university, technical inspectors, and the construction team,\u201d stressed Tam\u00e1s Sipos, noting that 600 tons of concrete and 110 tons of steel reinforcing bars had been installed in the building\u2019s frame, on which a total of 30 tons of rolled steel structure would be placed. To conclude the ceremony, the contractors placed a tree decorated with streamers on the highest point of the building.<\/p>\n

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The project, which includes the extension and reconstruction in Herceghalom, will result in four times the current useful floor space being available for teaching and research. The equipment and infrastructure will also be much more modern, with the possibility of robotic surgery and X-ray examinations, for instance. The renewed infrastructure will be used as a core laboratory, with the spare capacity beyond university use being sold as a research and development service. The HUF 2.2 billion development is mainly financed from domestic sources and to a lesser extent from the RRF-2.3.1.-21-2022-0003 call for proposals. The development will also serve the Juh\u00e1sz-Nagy S\u00e1ndor Scientific Research Laboratory of the V\u00e1rosmajor Heart and Vascular Center, which is one of the main sites of the NKL project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Anita Szepesi
\nTranslation: Dr. Bal\u00e1zs Csizmadia
\nPhotos by B\u00e1lint Barta \u2013 Semmelweis University<\/p>\n

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