The renewed university world helps higher education institutions move forward, with more funding available to universities, said the Minister of Culture and Innovation at the first stop of the national university roadshow called “Ask the Minister!” at Budapest Semmelweis University on Thursday.
After the student forum, Balázs Hankó told reporters that the event included discussions on study mobility programs, the benefits of the Pannonia scholarship program, and why it is unjust to exclude universities from the Erasmus program. The minister said that they outlined a positive vision for the future, as
the primary goal of the Universities 2030 program is to have a Hungarian university among the top 100 universities in the world and Europe. In order to achieve this goal, feedback from teachers and students is needed on how they envision the “Hungarian university of the future.”
Balázs Hankó congratulated Rector Béla Merkely on the fact that Semmelweis University continues to hold its position from last year in the latest university rankings by Times Higher Education (THE), coming in at 272nd place. This makes the institution the highest-ranked university in Central Europe, the minister added.
Béla Merkely, rector of Semmelweis University, said that the past few years have seen significant progress in the life of the university. He emphasized that
Semmelweis University is the leading university in the region and also the largest healthcare provider in Central and Eastern Europe, that is an added value in the synergy of education, research, and patient care.
He said he was confident that, thanks to ongoing institutional developments, even better conditions could be created for theoretical and practical training and patient care.
Speaking about the forum, Béla Merkely said that over a hundred students participated in the event, their questions were inspiring, and their ideas could contribute to the formulation of further plans accordingly.
Regarding the THE ranking, he said that 272nd place is a great achievement in itself, because this position “represents well over the top one percent in the university rankings.”
Via MTI, Featured image: MTI/Purger Tamás
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