University specialists were awarded by the city of Debrecen

The city’s László Boncz, Csokonai, Gedeon Dóczy, Alfréd Hajós and Hatvani awards were presented. Several professors and staff members of the University of Debrecen received awards for their outstanding professional activities at the ceremony on October 23rd in honor of the 67th anniversary of the beginning of the 1956 revolution and freedom struggle. Rector Zoltán Szilvássy also greeted the participants of the event.

It is a pleasure for me to be able to represent the university at the event where my dearest colleagues receive the city’s awards from the mayor. A very specific element of the unity of the nation here in the region is the relationship between the city and the university. The university owes a lot to the city: among other things, its existence and the fact that it has continued to develop over the centuries. In the case of the city and its system of educational institutions, the trust is 500 years old, following which all we have to do is cooperate very closely. The symbolic gold strokes on the uniforms of the leaders of the university and the city also show that the university and the city have the same values, we work for the same

– emphasized Zoltán Szilvássy, rector of the University of Debrecen at the ceremony on Monday.

The rector also recalled that in the past, when he came to the city, he had only one relative in Debrecen: Professor András Görömbei, after whom the hall of the Kölcsey Center, in which the festive assembly was held, was named. Finally, Zoltán Szilvássy thanked the city’s mayor for the cooperation and friendship that gave a special perspective to the city’s largest educational institution.

In his celebratory speech, Mayor László Papp also highlighted the excellent relationship between the city and the university and expressed his gratitude that the city and the university can now celebrate together – especially considering that on October 23, 1956, the university’s students played a major role in Let Debrecen be worthy of its traditions of 1848-’49, the idea of freedom that guided the city in 1849 and welcomed the government of Hungary. In 1956, he was the first in the country to launch the struggle for Hungarian freedom. László Papp put it this way: October 23, 1956, was the victory of patriotism, desire for freedom and faith in the future in Debrecen as well.

When we remember the events of the fall of 67 years ago, as Debrecenians, we should be proud that the demonstration and march of the Debrecen students on October 23, 1956, was the beginning of the revolutionary events. In October 1956, students and artists, workers and intellectuals tried to achieve change against the dictatorship, under the threatening shadow of the Soviet army, with a joint force, but in a peaceful way, without weapons

– the mayor added.

According to tradition, on the occasion of the national holiday on October 23, the city greets those citizens who have created outstanding values in their professions and thereby rendered Debrecen a great service.
This year, several professionals from the University of Debrecen were recognized for their outstanding activities.

Zoltán Csanádi, director of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery at the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen, and Illés Árpád, head of the Department of Hematology, Institute of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, received the Hatvani Award in recognition of their outstanding activity in the field of medicine, their scientific work that establishes the future and creates lasting value. his university teacher received.

Zoltán Csanádi is a university professor, head of the institute, clinic director, doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, internist, and cardiology specialist. Between 1992 and 1995, he worked in Canada, where he learned new catheter and implantable device techniques for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. After his return home, he managed to introduce these methods in Hungary. In the last 20 years, he established the Arrhythmology Center at the Cardiology Clinic of the University of Debrecen, which was accredited as an official training center by the European Heart Rhythm Society. Since 2017, he has been the director of the Cardiology Clinic. He obtained his PhD degree in 2002, his habilitation in 2011, and in 2016 he received the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Between 2019 and 2022, he was the president of the Hungarian Society of Cardiologists, a distinguished member of the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiologists. In 2021, the Minister of Human Resources recognized his work with the Semmelweis Award, the most prestigious professional award in the health sector. In the same year, he was awarded the Hajdú-Bihar County Premium Award. In 2023, he received the highest recognition of the Hungarian Society of Cardiologists, the Society’s Gold Medal.

Árpád Illés graduated summa cum laude as a general practitioner at the Medical University of Debrecen in 1983. After that, he obtained specialist exams in internal medicine, cardiology, and hematology, as well as clinical immunology and allergology. He obtained a PhD scientific degree in the field of clinical medicine in 1999, obtained his habilitation in 2005, and was awarded the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2012. After graduating from the university, the Medical University of Debrecen III. He started his activities at the Internal Medicine Clinic no. In 1988, he was appointed assistant professor, from 1995, assistant professor, and from July 2003, he was appointed associate professor. Since 2003, he has been a university associate professor, and head of the department of immunohematology. In 2008, he was assigned to perform the duties of general deputy director at the Institute of Internal Medicine. Since 2012, he has been the head of Building B of the Internal Medicine Clinic and the head of the Hematology Department of the Institute of Internal Medicine. For decades, he has been an outstanding, active teacher in both Hungarian and English, covering all forms of university education. He has published 656 publications in domestic and foreign journals. He has written several book chapters and is involved in the editing of magazines. He has extensive collaborative relationships, healing, teaching and research experience.

The Alfréd Hajós Prize of the City of Debrecen was awarded to Lajos Csapó, László Dávid and Balázs Makray. All three sports professionals are connected to the youth training, competitive and recreational sports activities of the University of Debrecen and its sports association, DEAC and DASE.

Lajos Csapó learned the basics of hurdling at the DASE Student Sports Association and then transferred to the Debrecen Sports School. At the age of 17, he won national championships in the Latvian youth national team in the 80-meter and 300-meter hurdles. His teaching and coaching career began in 1989 at Angyalföld tér primary school. In 1990, in the ranks of Olasz Focisuli, he entered the training of young people with enormous ambition and a desire to prove himself. He participated in the national student Olympic finals with two age groups, and they achieved victory and 6th place. He discovered many talented children who strengthened the DVSC team (Tamás Kulcsár, Gergő Jeremiás, the Ludánszki brothers, László Rezes, József Varga, Tibor Tisza, Ádám Bódi, János Ferenczi). In the meantime, he graduated as a physical education teacher at the University of Pécs and also obtained a UEFA B-licensed football coaching certificate. From 2006, he taught at the Debrecen Vocational Training Center Bethlen Gábor Közgazdasági Technikum és Collégium, and at the request of the DSI management, he was an athletic trainer for six years. In 2012, she started girls’ football at her school, which proved to be extremely successful. He has been the county coordinator of the Grassroots program of the Hungarian Football Association for the eleventh year.

László Dávid started coaching during his university years and has been working for the fencing sport in Debrecen since the early 2000s. After the regime change, fencing in Cívisváros was on the verge of extinction, but as a result of László Dávid’s work, the DEAC fencing workshop became one of the country’s most successful fencing departments in a capital-centric sport. He was one of the founders of Interfencing DSC, which was established in 2017. He is currently the head and coach of DEAC’s fencing department. He has been working with his most successful student, Katinka Battai Sugár since he was 9 years old. László Dávid’s student is also Marcell Bányay and Mátyás K. Szabó, who belong to the top of the national rankings of the junior age group. Among the cadets, the promising Csenge Kónya and multiple Hungarian champion junior competitor Wladimir Véda are also preparing under his professional guidance. With his decades of work, he trained many talents for fencing in Debrecen, including adult Olympians and world champion competitors in Debrecen colors, as well as junior world champions, the hopes of the future. Since 2021, the three-time Paralympic silver medalist Richard Osváth has also been preparing under his professional guidance.

Balázs Makray is a footballer, former youth B and Olympic team member. Since 1973, he has been an active participant in sports life in Debrecen. Between 1973 and 1974, he was a football player of the then NBI B DVSC, then its head coach until 1977. During his coaching, he almost managed to get promoted to the NBI in the first year. After that, working in the Methodology Department of the DVSC, he participated in the coordination of several departments. In the early 1980s, he became the track coach of the first-division DMVSC. After that, he coached abroad. After returning home, he coached Debrecen Kinizsi, DUSE, DEAC and other county teams. He worked as a football coach at DSI and as a youth coach at Gönczi Pál Primary School in Józsa, where, among other things, he provided professional help to József Varga, who later became a national team player. In 2001, he was a member of the professional staff of the Hungarian Cup winner DVSC. He also worked at the Sports Directorate of the Hajdú-Bihar County Assembly and at the Department of Physical Education of the University of Debrecen. He led the university teams to victory in several university championships in various sports. He graduated from the teaching department of the College of Physical Education. He was able to use the knowledge he acquired here later in coaching. He led secondary football coaching courses in Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok counties.

(unideb.hu)