A selection of traditional Hungarian dishes on the menu, the presentation of certificates, and a parade of the flags were just some of the things at the farewell party of exchange students in the spring semester, held in the Ceremonial Hall.
Hírek International students címkével
The square in front of the Lajos Kossuth Dormitory of the University of Debrecen was filled with tastes, scents, traditional costumes, music and flags on the International Food Day on Friday. The gastronomy contest of nations was won by Israel this year.
There were national dishes from 21 different countries prepared for this year’s International Dinner. The bill of fare offered for the students at the traditional gastronomical feast included specialties from Azerbaijan, Mexico, and India, in addition to the staples of Hungarian cuisine.
Multicultural cookie corner, information stands and presentations awaited interested participants at the event jointly organised by the University of Debrecen and Tempus Public Foundation. Erasmus, Europe’s largest student exchange programmes is 30 years old this year.
During the course of their tour of Hungary, students from Josai International University also paid a visit to the University of Debrecen, where they met international students from Japan and took a class of Hungarian at our Nyári Egyetem [Debrecen Summer School].
Members of a prestigious delegation arriving from the distant country learnt about the educational programme offering of the university, as well as the scholarship opportunities provided by Stipendium Hungaricum, and also met South African students studying here at the University of Debrecen.
The University of Debrecen has held an orientation week for the exchange students coming to Debrecen for the spring semester. The objective of this arrangement is to show the new arrivals what it is like to be a student in Debrecen.
The current visiting professor from India at the Department of Ayurveda in Debrecen is to offer an introductory course on the primary reasons for diseases, traditional phytotherapy, and a generally more holistic approach to healing.
In addition to Hungarian as a foreign language, which has been taught at Debrecen Summer School for decades, courses are offered this year in 11 other languages, including several rarely taught, exotic ones.
Exchange students who had spent the autumn semester at the University of Debrecen decorated the traditional Erasmus Christmas tree in the Main Building and said goodbye to one another and to the university at a festive dinner.