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Hungary has made an enormous contribution to the scientific heritage of mankind, the President stressed on Monday in Szeged, at the Talent Day organized by the National Academy of Scientist Education, where students and their teachers had the opportunity to meet Nobel laureates and renowned researchers.
President Tamás Sulyok noted Hungary is a country that not only welcomes scientists and academics, but is also home to many world-renowned scientists, Nobel Prize winners, and inventors. In his opinion, Hungarians are proud to belong to a nation that has given the world such outstanding scientists who have had a great impact on the world of science.
Hungarian scientists have opened a new era in technology, medicine, and theoretical thinking, he said, adding that they are respected by those who seek answers to the ever-changing challenges of our time. He stressed that this is the heritage of Hungarian science and that we have a responsibility to preserve this rich national treasure.
Sulyok pointed out that some of the talented young people present might become famous scientists and researchers, following in the footsteps of outstanding Hungarian minds, and that they should be supported by providing opportunities, training, creating intellectual workshops and organizing extraordinary events such as the Szeged Talent Day.
Speaking about the Nobel laureates who took part in the event, he said that they are the ones who have opened up new dimensions, perspectives, and paths for the world.
Today, in particular, we see the present and the future closely intertwined, as the greatest scientists of our time and the promising talents of the future ‘shake hands,’ and this meeting represents the continuity of knowledge,”
he added.
The head of state expressed the hope that young people will be inspired and empowered by successful examples and that they will seize this opportunity to find encouragement and motivation to embark on the great journey of scientists. President Sulyok pointed out that it is an indescribable feeling to discover something new and groundbreaking in science that others have not yet been able to find or understand, and wished that the young people present at the Talent Day would experience this feeling once.
The event in Szeged brought together highly renowned scientists, such as German-American Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist Joachim Frank, Professor at Columbia University; British Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Tim Hunt, Group Leader Emeritus at the Francis Crick Institute in London; and Israeli Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dan Shechtman, Professor of Materials Science at the Israel Institute of Technology.
László Botka, Mayor of Szeged, pointed out in his welcome speech that the event is a celebration of science, education, and innovation. Speaking about the National Academy of Scientist Education, he noted that it was launched in 2012, and has so far received nearly HUF 150 million (EUR 369,000) in funding from the city, adding that the government has also recognized the importance of the program and therefore provides financial support to the foundation every year. The academy and its foundation first started in Szeged, then moved to the national level and now helps students all over Hungary.
Via MTI, Featured image: MTI/Bruzák Noémi