{"id":76246,"date":"2022-02-06T14:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univet.hu\/?p=76246"},"modified":"2022-06-22T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T12:31:47","slug":"interview-with-noemi-madarasz-the-president-of-the-student-council-lets-discover-everyone-whos-outstanding-in-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univet.hu\/en\/2022\/02\/interview-with-noemi-madarasz-the-president-of-the-student-council-lets-discover-everyone-whos-outstanding-in-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with No\u00e9mi Madar\u00e1sz, the president of the Student Council – \u201cLet\u2019s discover everyone who\u2019s outstanding in something!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third-year student No\u00e9mi Madar\u00e1sz, the new president of the University\u2019s student council has wanted to be a vet ever since kindergarten, just like many other children. But the four-year-old little girl was unique in the sense that she fully understood when her mother said she would have to learn a lot for that. She was ahead of her time in other things, too: she was still at high school in Orosh\u00e1za, but she already felt as if she was a member of the Student Council. When it comes to veterinary science, she\u2019s fascinated by its versatility. Here\u2019s an extract of our interview with her.<\/p>

GUSZT\u00c1V BAL\u00c1ZS<\/u><\/p>

If you ask born-and-bred Orosh\u00e1za residents about a particular church bell, they all say they cherish it very much. Their ancestors brought it from Zomba. Are you also a descendant of the families who settled here?<\/strong><\/p>

\"\"<\/a>The townspeople are all proud of how their ancestors became Orosh\u00e1za citizens. The first 24 families came in 1774 from a village in Tolna county, where the Catholic lord decided not to tolerate the Lutheran religion in his village any more. They were followed by a second wave of settlers when my ancestors on one side of the family came here from B\u00e1nk and Csepreg. My other \u201cpart\u201d walked here to the centre of Hungary all the way from \u00c1rva county, looking for livelihood. I come from a Lutheran family where nearly everyone worked in education. My grandmother started teaching at a kindergarten, then she went on to primary school. She reorganized the first church school in Orosh\u00e1za in 1992. Today it is known as J\u00f3zsef Sz\u00e9k\u00e1cs Lutheran Kindergarten, Primary School and Grammar School. My mother is also a teacher. My siblings chose this profession, too. My father was ordained as the pastor of Pusztaf\u00f6ldv\u00e1r a few months ago.<\/p>

I\u2019m sure you inherited your love for music from the family, too!<\/strong><\/p>

My great-grandparents played professionally, which may have rubbed on me. I learnt to play the piano on my mother\u2019s instrument. Driven by curiosity, I played classical and Polynesian guitar.<\/p>

The Internet never forgets: there\u2019s an orchestra video featuring you at high school age. <\/strong><\/p>

I attended a cantor training course in F\u00f3t for several years, but I learned classical church music, congregation songs and organ accompaniment. Our youth orchestra called Voice of the Glory played popular church music in Orosh\u00e1za.<\/p>

After a start like that, I\u2019m genuinely surprised you chose the veterinary profession. <\/strong><\/p>

Probably because you weren\u2019t there when I firmly declared as a four-year-old that I was going to become a vet.<\/p>

Most of us don\u2019t remember the things we said at the age of four! <\/strong><\/p>

This resolution is kind of inexplicable, but I clearly remember how my mother responded to it: that\u2019s nice, No\u00e9mi, but you\u2019ll have to study a lot and it\u2019s not so easy at all. But if you really put your mind to it, you\u2019ll make it happen!<\/p>

I completed the eight years of study at the Lutheran school founded by my grandmother. Then I applied to Mih\u00e1ly T\u00e1ncsics Grammar School because they had a biology programme and I knew I needed to learn this subject at a higher level in order to do well at the advanced A-levels.<\/p>

Were you admitted to the University on your first attempt?<\/strong><\/p>

Yes, thank God.<\/p>

What are you most interested in about veterinary medicine?<\/strong><\/p>

Its versatility, most of all. I\u2019m very impressed by how vets need to have an insight into the entire area of science. I\u2019m fascinated by the complexity of veterinary science, which I think is an ingenious discipline. That\u2019s why I haven\u2019t specialized in any area yet.<\/p>

In fact, you got a sign from this \u201cheight\u201d, too.<\/strong><\/p>

When the University\u2019s students announced the first national veterinary medicine competition, I asked two of my classmates from T\u00e1ncsics School to enter as a team. The competition builds bridges to the prospective students. When I was enrolled, I immediately signed up to become an organizer. I thought I would help the seniors any way I can, even wiping the sweat from their forehead, if that\u2019s all I can do. That\u2019s how I \u201cinfiltrated\u201d the Student Council, too.<\/p>

This year you were actively involved in the organization of the Fresher Camp(s) and the Fresher Ball. What\u2019s your goal as the new president of the Student Council?<\/strong><\/p>

First of all, I want to help every student to show how they could enrich the university on top of their studies and knowledge. Let\u2019s notice and discover everyone who stands out in something and could make our lives, council and university better in any way!<\/p>

When were you in a theatre last time?<\/strong><\/p>

In October, in B\u00e9k\u00e9scsaba, we have a season ticket to J\u00f3kai Theatre there. Whenever I travel home from the university, I join my mother and siblings. We like going to Mad\u00e1ch and the Operetta Theatre in Budapest. I\u2019m fond of musicals, most of all. I feel the deepest emotions when they are conveyed through music. My favourite play is Rebecca.<\/p>

You also released a music video!\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

The Paper Bird song was inspired by the Mez\u0151ber\u00e9ny music camp, where we folded hundreds of paper bird figurines, put LED lights in them and hung them on the trees. I\u2019m not the overly emotional type, but I like writing songs, which tend to end up in my desk drawer, though. Singing in front of cameras and lights instead of an audience is quite unnerving for me. It\u2019s something out of my comfort zone. It requires acting, too, and I don\u2019t like showing off something I know so little about. On the whole, I\u2019m glad I got a peek into this world, I\u2019m grateful to everyone who helped me, but I\u2019m not going to do it regularly.<\/p>

Finally, how do you see your future in, say, 10-20 years?<\/strong><\/p>

This question was easier to answer yesterday than today, because our lives change so quickly. A year ago I didn\u2019t think I would be a member of the Student Council. If you\u2019re asking where I want to be in 10 years\u2019 time, my answer is I want to be married with children and work in veterinary practice. Not necessarily in a surgery, because I\u2019m very interested in large animals too, especially cattle. Mixed practice appeals to me.<\/p>

Over the past 18 months, I\u2019ve been going to an Orosh\u00e1za surgery to gain practical experience. I very much liked what I saw there. Each morning, the vet went to a small or a larger livestock farm around 6 or 7 a.m., took care of the animals, then spent the rest of the morning in the surgery curing small animals. Of course I loved it because, as I said, I am fascinated by the versatility of the profession. Small and large animal care both require completely different approaches and practical knowledge. And then, who knows what else life may bring for me?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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