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Students who studied at the Debrecen Summer School for a month and those who joined it for its second two-week section have done their final examination recently. Most of the students did a written exam. The exam tasks focused on grammar and vocabulary that the students mastered excellently. As many as 50 students passed the exam on the closing day of the Summer School.

This year, the 53rd World Medical Tennis Championship was hosted by Semmelweis University in Budapest. This is the third time this international sports event is organized in Hungary, after 1990 and 1998. More than 350 players from 25 countries gathered to compete in 8 women’s and 10 men’s categories. In addition, players also contested in the Nations’ Cup.

From September, space professionals will be trained in English at the University of Debrecen. Prospective students will be able to learn about space medicine, space telemedicine, and space pharmacy and space nutrition, among other things, as part of the UniSpace programmed. The postgraduate specialization will start in September and applications are open until 12 August.

Nearly five thousand participants from four hundred and twenty-eight universities in thirty-seven countries attended the 2024 European University Games, organized by Debrecen-Miskolc. The events at both venues were characterized by unforgettable experiences, exciting matches and a wonderful atmosphere.

The number of international students at the University of Debrecen continues to grow further. This year, around 2000 new students from foreign countries will be enrolled at our university and, in total, more than 7500 international students are expected to start their fall semester at UD as of September.

More than one hundred students attend the prestigious Debreceni Nyári Egyetem [Debrecen Summer School] this summer, coming from as many as 30 different countries to study Hungarian language and culture as well as history in the next four weeks. On Monday, a grand opening ceremony was held in the University's Main Building to welcome the participants of the first two-week course.

Kim Geun Yeong, a world-famous esports player has high aspirations, both as a medical student and as a professional competitor. His contract with DEAC was to end this summer, but he had it prolonged a few days ago and said that Debrecen University was proved to be the best choice for his studies and sport.

More than forty staff members of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre were honoured for their outstanding and exemplary work at the Semmelweis Day ceremony. At Friday's event, Zoltán Szabó, President of the Clinical Centre, presented the Presidential Diplomas of Recognition, the Clinical Chief Physician Awards, the Clinical Centre Patient Care Medal, and the Outstanding Physician Medal and Award in the renovated boardroom of the President's Office.

The University of Debrecen presented its educational, research and innovation development trends, good practices and international relations at the Hungarian Summit in Florida. The event was attended by Károly Pető, Deputy Rector General, Péter Nagy, President of the GTIDEA Scientific and Social Advisory Board, and Zalán Bács, for the Institute for Sports Science Coordination.

The International Student Union (ISU), an organization of foreign students of the University of Debrecen, donated more than one million HUF from the proceeds of this year's Food Day to the Foundation for Children with Leukemia. The money will be used to build a special sterile room in the paediatric haematology-oncology department.