From 10. November 2014 on, patients can find the inpatient and chemotherapeutic unit of the Department of Oncotherapy at the UP Clinical Centre Rákóczi Street premise. Also the Oncology Care is being moved, however only to the next building; the service will be ongoingly available at the Édesanyák Street, the new place will be established in the radiation therapy unit. The old building of these units will be demolished, they will be replaced by new, modern hospital facilities.
The University of Pécs Medical School International Studies Center welcomes more than a hundred new students at its preparatory course through the Stipendium Hungaricum fellowship for the academic year 2014/15. The opening ceremony of the program on the 27 October was given by Dr Gyula Zeller, vice rector of the UP, Dr Attila Miseta, dean of Medical School UP, Dr Ferenc Gallyas, head of the English Program at the Medical School UP and Dr Reza Hemmati scientific advisor of UP MS ISC, representative of Pécs Medical School.
Festive meeting was organised on the occassion of the 46. Medicine Days. At the event gold, diamond and ruby honorary diplomas and commemorative medals were handed over to former and current academics and researchers. At the two-day event, scientific lectures of the representatives of graduated classes have also been held. György Buzsáki, the renowned neuroscientist currently living in New York talked about the memory to the audience.
The first Cochrane Centre of Hungary was established on 16 October in Pécs, the opening ceremony was a scientific program held at the Hotel Palatinus.
Samsung Electronics Magyar Zrt. and the University of Pécs (UP) established strategic cooperation in various areas such as education, health care and research and development. The agreement has been signed on 16t October by the leaders of UP and Samsung Electronics.
The International Training and Innovation Centre will be created by the city and the University of Pécs. The cooperation agreement on this subject was signed by Zsolt Páva, mayor of Pécs and József Bódis, leader of the university.
Norbert Michelisz, student of the Faculty of Business and Economics presented an excellent performance and finished in the second place in the first race of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) taking place in Argentina.
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has published its latest 2014 ranking list. The University of Pécs demanded a place for itself among the world’s thousand top universities as well. The 862th place means that the UP keeps its position and therefore still belongs to the leading 4% of international higher education institutions worldwide!
The great investment of the University of Pécs, which is worth of nearly 850 million forints has reached an important stage. The contractor has finished the structural work on the Rehabilitation Centre which was supported by EU grants. On this festive occasion, a traditional topping out ceremony was organized on the 15th of July.
