{"id":46002,"date":"2025-10-08T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=46002"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:00:28","slug":"the-semmelweis-doctoral-students-union-holds-meeting-to-vote-on-its-new-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2025\/10\/the-semmelweis-doctoral-students-union-holds-meeting-to-vote-on-its-new-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"The Semmelweis Doctoral Students\u2019 Union holds meeting to vote on its new Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 16-member Assembly of Representatives of the Semmelweis Doctoral Students\u2019 Union (D\u00d6K) elected Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter as its new President until January 2027, after the previous leader, Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi, had stepped down from his post. In our article, the new president talks about his plans for the future, while the previous leader – who remains the representative of young researchers in the Senate and continues his work as vice president of the national representative body, the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Candidates (DOSZ) – reports on the results achieved so far.<\/div>\n

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\u201cOver the past year, we have made progress in many areas and put the Doctoral Students\u2019 Union on a good track, so that I was able to hand over its leadership with peace of mind,\u201d said Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi, who had been president since September 2024, in addition to holding several other positions, including president of the Hungarian Residents\u2019 Association and vice president of the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Candidates. Following his resignation from the presidency, the 16-member Assembly of Representatives elected Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter, former Deputy President, PhD student, and resident at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, as President.<\/p>\n

Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter: We will further invigorate D\u00d6K<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cI consider it one of the most important tasks for the coming period to make communication with doctoral students, who form a fairly heterogeneous group in terms of age, career path, as well as nationality, more direct and lively,\u201d said new President Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter, who is also President of the Medical and Health Sciences Section of DOSZ, to our website. \u201cWe plan to provide up-to-date information on studies, regulations, and applications, strengthen student services, and make community life more vibrant,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Among his ideas, he mentioned that in order to ensure the quality of PhD programs at the university level in the long term, they would create a reporting system for channeling student feedback and comments, through which opinions could be formed anonymously. In addition to strengthening the advisory services that support the orientation of new PhD students, he would like to help the approximately 1,200 doctoral students in completing their studies effectively and consciously by organizing events, various training courses, and workshops. He plans to launch these occasions as early as the beginning of next year. One of the first such events will be \u201cSpeaking like a doctor. What makes medical communication effective?\u201d, which will feature speakers from the fields of linguistics and medicine discussing the techniques that can be used in doctor-patient communication. Among the most important tasks, he mentioned reaching out to the growing number of international PhD students and involving them in the life of D\u00d6K even better.<\/p>\n

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The new leading officials of D\u00d6SZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition, we would like to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of D\u00d6K in a fitting manner next year, said Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter. He emphasized that since the Semmelweis Doctoral Students\u2019 Union was the oldest doctoral student representative body in Hungary, they would like to continue to operate it at a high level as well as develop it, and they would also like to play a decisive role in university and national PhD representation and decision-making, as before. He hopes that this will be successfully achieved with a renewed organization as a result of the upcoming D\u00d6K Assembly of Representatives elections in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter, who has been Deputy President of D\u00d6K for the past two years, will continue to teach practical orthodontics courses in English and Hungarian, as well as elective courses at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, and will participate in Harvard Medical School\u2019s Clinical Science Scholars Program at Semmelweis University alongside pursuing his PhD studies.<\/p>\n

Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi: The past period has brought many positive changes for doctoral students<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cDuring my time as head of D\u00d6K, I was guided by the same service-oriented, supportive approach that I adopt in my other university roles,\u201d said former President Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi, assessing the past period. As he explained, during his presidency he was able to actively participate in negotiations on several projects that are important to doctoral students and that have brought about changes beneficial to young researchers. Among these, he mentioned that Semmelweis University was the first in the country to retroactively implement, with effect from 2024, the government-level decision long urged by the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Candidates to count the doctoral period towards eligibility for pension. \u201cAnother very important achievement is that those who are part-time residents in addition to their PhD studies receive a higher scholarship,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi recalled that Semmelweis University had recently renewed its entire Doctoral Regulations, which were approved by the Senate at the end of August<\/a>, following several months of consultation involving D\u00d6K. The amendments promote greater appreciation for PhD students, he pointed out. Part of this is the significant step of awarding the full amount of the four-year scholarship at the same time as the degree even to those who are able to complete their studies earlier than the specified time frame. Another important result responding to a long-standing demand, and one which will affect all degree holders, is that the dissertation defense process has been shortened by approximately two months. In addition, several amendments have been made to the regulations to strengthen legal security and predictability, creating a more motivating environment for PhD students. The former president included among these the assurance of transferability from fee-paying (self-financed) to state-funded status, as well as the expansion of deferral benefits for doctoral students with children. (We reported on further amendments affecting doctoral training and the relevant legislative changes effective from June in our previous article<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Among the highlights of the past year, he noted especially that in June this year, Semmelweis University hosted Hungary\u2019s largest event for doctoral students, the two-day Spring Wind Conference 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi completed his residency training last year and is currently assistant lecturer and consultant cardiologist at the V\u00e1rosmajor Heart and Vascular Center. His PhD dissertation is also linked to the center, as it focuses on the artificial intelligence-based prediction of the progression and recurrence of various cardiological diseases using digital ECG. This is based on the recent introduction of a digital ECG system at the center, in which he played a leading role as project manager. \u201cIn addition to research, digitization also serves education and patient safety, as the current ECG can be compared with previous recordings,\u201d he pointed out. Next to patient care and PhD research, Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi continues his teaching activities; he teaches paramedics and nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences (ETK) how to use and analyze ECGs in clinical practice, and he also teaches cardiology to fourth-year medical students in Hungarian, English, and German.<\/p>\n

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The new leadership of the Semmelweis Doctoral Students\u2019 Union<\/strong>
\nPresident: Dr. Patrik Kriszti\u00e1n Kreuter
\nDeputy President: Dr. D\u00e1niel Borbola
\nVice Presidents: Dr. Ad\u00e9l M\u00f3zes, Dr. Yahya Kamel, Dr. M\u00e1t\u00e9 Tolvaj
\nPresidential Representatives: Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mosi, Dr. F\u00e9lix Tak\u00e1cs, Dr. G\u00e1bor Orb\u00e1n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

P\u00e1lma Dobozi, Melinda Katalin Kiss
\nTranslation: Dr. Bal\u00e1zs Csizmadia
\nPhotos by B\u00e1lint Barta, Bogl\u00e1rka Zellei \u2013 Semmelweis University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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