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<\/a>At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely highlighted that the meeting is an important stage of the series of events that signal the Chinese and Hungarian governments\u2019 intentions to further strengthen relations between the two countries. As the Chinese „One Belt, One Road”, the Hungarian Government’s Eastern Opening policy of the Hungarian government also strongly supports educational, research and developmental relations – he recalled. The rector also pointed out that Semmelweis is currently ranked among the top 500 universities in international rankings, but the goal is to become one of the 100 best in the world over the next ten years, to which the development of Hungarian-Chinese academic relations also contributes.<\/p>\nThe Chancellor of Central South University, Professor Yi Hong, presented their university and pointed out that medical science and engineering are the most important areas of their training. He said that they would like to participate in student exchange programmes and joint research cooperations with Semmelweis University. Besides Yi Hong , Central South University was also represented by Li Jie, Dean of the Graduate School, Bai Yi, Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Dr. Huang Jufang, Secretary of the School of Basic Medicine, Zou Beiji, Dean of the School of Information Science and Engineering, and Li Xinhua, Director of the Office of Foreign Students Affairs. The Chinese delegation was accompanied by the two leaders of the Sk\u00e1la Group in Hungary, Cao He Ping and Nie Wen, who contributed to the organization of the visit.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely presented Semmelweis University and its international relations, and Dean Zolt\u00e1n Zsolt Nagy indicated the openness of the Faculty of Health Sciences to a student and teacher exchange program in nursing and midwifery training as well as physiotherapy.<\/p>\n