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SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITIES: SITUATION IN HUNGARY
Views:216The current population of the Earth is 8.2 billion. Although scientific calculations are now available that suggest that overpopulation alone would not be a barrier to sustainability if significant global changes were made (for example, in economic and consumption patterns), the sustainability challenges remain complex and require a comprehensive approach.As learning organisations, universities have a key role in promoting environmental and social sustainability through their teaching and research activities, shaping future generations' attitudes. This research aims to analyse Hungarian higher education institutions' sustainability strategies and measures and explore further directions and development opportunities for strengthening universities' sustainability efforts.In the course of the research, I am looking for answers to the following questions: How sustainable are Hungarian universities today? How are they performing in the light of different ranking methodologies? What are the similarities in current strategies, development directions and operations? What sustainability initiatives are Hungarian universities implementing? What good practices can be identified, and what innovative approaches can be taken to improve sustainability? What could be the role of university libraries and university publishing in the rankings?
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THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN WAS FOUNDED 100 YEARS AGO.
175-202Views:201The Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology in collaboration with the Committee for Neuroscience, Cell and Developmental Biology of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Debrecen organized a festive symposium celebrating the 100 anniversaries of the Department’s foundation. The symposium was held in the auditorium of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Debrecen on the 14th of October 2021 at 2 PM. Following the opening remarks of László Mátyus, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen and Dóra Reglődi, president of the Hungarian Anatomical Society, present and former staff members of the Department made presentations about the history of the Department and recollected their joyful memories about the everyday life and the stimulating scientific environment of the Department. The former members talked also about the way how their scientific carrier and personal life have been going after living the Department. In this article we make a short summary of the lectures presented on the symposium in the order of the original program.
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100 YEARS OF PEDIATRIC CLINIC OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN THE HISTORY OF PEDIATRICS AND THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC IN DEBRECEN
167-190Views:191The tradition of pediatrics in Debrecen dates back to the 18th century. József Csapó, working in the intellectually stimulating environment of the Reformed College, is credited with publishing the first Hungarian pediatric medical textbook. The official inauguration of the current building of the Pediatric Clinic was held on November 6, 1924. The internationally renowned professor Félix Szontagh became the first director of the Pediatric Clinic in Debrecen. Under the leadership of his successor Zoltán Bókay, the clinic gained further recognition both domestically and internationally. László Kulin was designated as a full professor and director of the clinic in 1949. During his tenure, between 1950 and 1952, the country’s first air-conditioned ward for malnourished infants and premature babies was built. Professor László Kulin retired in 1972, and an excellent clinician, his colleague and student, professor Béla Kövér succeeded him. Thanks to Béla Kövér’s efforts, one of the first Perinatal Intensive Care Centers (PIC) in Hungary was established at the clinic in 1976. In 1949, László Kulin was appointed public teacher and director of the clinic. During its operation, in 1950-52, the country's first air-conditioned ward for emaciated babies and premature babies was built. László Kulin retired in 1972 and was succeeded by his colleague and student Béla Kövér, who was a well-known excellent clinician. Thanks to his work, one of the Perinatal Intensive Centers (PIC) was established at the Children's Clinic in Debrecen in 1976. Professor László Karmazsin was selected as director in 1977. He created the conditions for the development of several subspecialties, including psychology, pulmonology, immunology, and neonatal care. During his leadership period were also established the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) providing diagnostic laboratories and scientific research. Professor Éva Oláh was chosen as director in 1992. She established an admissions department and prioritized the development of hematology and cytogenetics. From July 2007, Professor György Balla took over as director. During his time, new departments were formed, and the integration of the Pediatric department of Kenézy Gyula Hospital into the Pediatric Clinic strengthened the clinic's capacity for comprehensive pediatric care. Pediatric care in Debrecen became a leading institution even by international standards. Professor Gábor Veres was entrusted with the role of director on April 1, 2018. His tragic death in January 2020 interrupted the exciting development of the clinic, which sought to merge the Debrecen and Budapest schools. Tamás Szabó has been the head of the clinic from February 2020. The development and growth of the clinic continued both in the field of infrastructure, treatment, research and education.
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Béla Pukánszky researcher and artist
25-31Views:223In the first phase of the history of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Debrecen, several lecturers were in close connection with arts. This study intends to introduce primarily the musical significance of Professor Béla Pukánszky from Pozsony. In the course of the research, I attempted to read and process the surviving documents of the personal legacy along with the critiques, reviews and jubilee studies written by contemporary scholars and colleagues. In Béla Pukánszky’s case, I relied on the documents preserved in the Manuscript Archive at the University of Debrecen (minutes, concert invitations, handwritten and typed music history performances), and especially on his wife’s correspondence. As a result, I report on Béla Pukánszky’s art-related scholarly and educational pursuits as writer and lecturer, and demonstrate the proactive role he undertook in the artistic life of Debrecen, Budapest, and the whole of Hungary. Thus, my work contributes to the previous research results on the important activities of the faculty’s and the town’s nationally outstanding intellectual circles in the fields of cultural history, cultural education and art patronage.
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REFLECTIONS ON THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE’S LAW SCHOOL
20-29Views:188This study attempts to survey certain aspects of the founding of the University of Melbourne and its law school in the British Crown Colony of Victoria (the present-day Australian State of Victoria). This includes looking at the historical background and impetus behind the establishment of these institutions. Furthermore, the paper has a certain migration studies aspect, specifically discussing the important role of certain Irish Protestants in the early history of Victoria’s legal profession, the University of Melbourne and its law school.
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Frühneuzeitliche Disputationen: Polyvalente Produktionsapparate gelehrten Wissens
210-214Views:179The disputatio research is very popular in the Hungarian Cultural Studies. The book helps us to understand what is the opinion of the German Historians about the role of disputacio in the Early Modern Age culture.
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The DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN IS 100-YEAR OLD
131-153Views:191The Department of Dermatology at the University of Debrecen celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021. However, the year 2021 did not allow us celebrate this important anniversary properly, due to the COVID pandemic, so the festive meeting in honor of the Centenary and this commemorative article were organized and completed in the spring of 2023. History of the past 100 years of the Department of Dermatology is presented reviewing the main developmental steps in patient care, education, and research, remembering the legacy of our former colleagues and directors, furthermore to provide an opportunity to all employees of the University and independent readers to gain insights into this interesting, more than hundred years’ medical history of dermatology in Debrecen.
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The DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OLOMOUC IN THE 17TH-18TH CENTURIES
111-130Views:192The Jesuits founded a grammar school in Olomouc in 1566, adding a philosophy faculty in 1576 and a theology faculty in 1582. The document describing the Jesuit educational system, Ratio et institutio studiorum, divided education into three stages, the highest of which was called studia superiora, and included philosophy and theology. From the second year onwards, students studied mathematics, astronomy and geography, and in the third year, from 1637 onwards, ethics. The Jesuits did not pay much attention to the teaching of the natural sciences, as these subjects undermined the authority of the Church and contradicted fundamental Church dogma. As a result, in the second half of the 17th century and the early 18th century, only very sporadic research and education in the sciences developed. Nevertheless, the University of Olomouc did have professors engaged in mathematical, physical and astronomical research, including a number of foreign-born scientists. In scholastic disputations, topics approved by the ecclesiastical authorities, mostly controversial, were discussed. Nonetheless, we do find here scientific topics in philosophy, biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, although not in as large a number as would have been desirable.
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THE AMBASSADOR OF THE RECOMMENCEMENT: ISTVÁN BENCSIK (1953-1970)
5-14Views:226Agriculture played a significant role in consolidating the domestic political system after 1956. The rapid development of the Hungarian agricultural sector's performance contributed significantly to the country's relations with the economically developed regions of the world, with the so-called Hungarian model incorporating backyard farming into large-scale agriculture. However, this progress was achieved through an arduous road to development, resulting in internationally recognised vocational training standards in agriculture, particularly in higher agricultural education. Since the second half of the 1960s, there has been a noticeable development in the agricultural sector in Hungary. It has managed to preserve the creative traditions of its historical peasantry to a certain extent. The Debrecen agricultural higher education had a decisive role in the ambitious development of Hungarian agriculture. István Bencsik was an outstanding player in this process, actively contributing to the material and intellectual foundation of higher education in Debrecen. His work later impacted the agriculture of Tiszántúl and the wider region.
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REZSŐ BOGNÁR PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, RECTOR MAGNIFICUS OF THE KOSSUTH LAJOS UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC YEARS 1951-54. AND 1973-75
3-23Views:237Rezső Bognár graduated from the József Nádor University of Technology and Economics in Budapest and worked beside Géza Zemplén at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Applied Sciences unil 1950. At the age of 35 he already became a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He moved to Debrecen as an academic, where he organised the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University's newly established Faculty of Natural Sciences. The four decades he has spent in Debrecen have spread far beyond the walls of the institute, since he was rector of the university for a total of five academic years, and vice-rector for seven academic years, both positions he has held on two occasions. He played a particularly significant role in enabling the Debrecen Academic Committee to start its work in 1976 and to build its headquarters in Debrecen.
