Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sarintip Tantanee, President of Naresuan University (NU), extended her warm welcome to distinguished delegates from Embassy of Hungary in Bangkok led by H.E. Dr. Sandor Sipos, Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom of Thailand, Mr. Varodom Pitakanonda, Honorary Consul of Hungary in Chiang Mai and high office staff members from Semmelweis University, Hungary led by Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely, Rector of the university. This important visit stemmed from close cooperation between Embassy of Hungary and NU where H.E. Sipos spent recent visits to the university in January and February 2025 to discuss collaborative activities and how the embassy could help assist NU in strengthening linkages with Hungarian universities, particularly Semmelweis University where an international tie with NU was established in 2016.
The visit focused on the Inauguration Ceremony of Ignaz Semmelweis Statue located at Faculty of Medical Science courtyard. Ignaz Semmelweis, a renowned Hungarian physician, is known for his discovery of the cause of puerperal fever and his introduction of antiseptic practices in medical care revolutionizes hygiene in medicine, saving million of lives. After the unveiling ceremony of the statue, H.E. Sipos bestowed a memorial coin to president Tantanee as a symbol of untiring efforts of NU to push cooperation with Hungarian universities forward.
Rector of Semmelweis University also gave a talk on “Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure: The Results of the Budapest CRT Trial” at the faculty for interested staff members and researchers, primarily the health sciences cluster. The embassy team and Semmelweis delegates spent late afternoon for discussion session with NU involving faculties, emphasizing likely future of academic and research collaboration between the two universities.
The courtesy meeting with President of Naresuan University took place at Supan Kanlaya Room, Office of the President and Unveiling Ceremony of Ignaz Semmelweis; a special lecture by Rector of Semmelweis University; and a collaborative discussion between the two universities were arranged at Faculty of Medical Science on Thursday, 13 March 2025.
