Almost 4000 respondents of an internet poll among state and municipality-owned hospitals have given the title “Best Hospital of 2009” for the Cardiology Centre of Semmelweis University led by Professor Béla Merkely.

The result is the more precious, as, opposed to “regular” awards, it was in this case the patients of the institutions who were giving marks according to the following five criteria: medical care, infrastructure, nursing and special staff, service and cleanliness in the institutions.

The voters left no doubt about their choice: the Cardiology Centre has won in all five categories. Bethesda Children’s Hospital and the National Oncology Centre came second and third in the poll.

Besides the prestige and “fame”, the award also brings state-of-the-art IT equipment to the Cardiology Centre.

The newly inaugurated Semmelweis Szalon hosted on 6 November 2009 the awards ceremony of the honorary doctorates of our University. The title of Doctor Honoris Causa has been awarded by our university for more than 40 years to renowned professors of excellence for their long-time collaboration with Semmelweis University. This time the honorary doctor certificate was conferred upon the following 12 distinguished professors:

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The delegation of the Rotary Club from Heidelberg (Germany) visited Semmelweis University on 22 May 2009. The delegation led by Professor Claus Bartram, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Heidelberg, included Professor Harald zur Hausen, Nobel-Prize laureate in Physiology/Medicine of 2008 as well as several senior professors from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Heidelberg. The guests were welcomed by Professor István Karádi, Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Professors Erzsébet Ligeti and Béla Merkely. The meeting was held in the new Basic Medical Science Centre where the guest also had the chance to talk briefly with German medical students of the university.

Professor Tivadar Tulassay has been renominated as Rector of Semmelweis University for another 3 years. By his re-election he received a comfortable majority of all votes at the Senate meeting on 26 February 2009. Having started his duties as Rector in 2003, he will be the first Rector of recent times to stay in office for more than 6 years

Professor Tulassay will start his next three-year term on 1 July 2009.

Applications for the Erasmus Exchange programme are announced!

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