Quarantine turned into art: Hungarian university students brought famous paintings to life − PHOTOS

A young researcher, Krisztina Gracza organised another creative endeavour for the department’s students and teachers based on the idea of Roland Nagy: they recited Sándor Petőfi’s famous poem “Arany Lacinak” (“Johnny Gopher”) in Dutch and Hungarian.

“The Dutch translation of the poem was provided by a wonderful old lady, whom we met during a Dutch−Hungarian child rescue project in the 1920s.

Meanwhile, our colleagues in Sheffield have posted a video in which they recite a Dutch poem related to the current crisis. We thought that in the spirit of Dutch−Hungarian cultural transmission, we would rather recite a cheerful poem.

The project was accomplished with the help of first-year undergraduate and postgraduate students, foreign students, Dutch colleagues and teachers,” Roland Nagy added in connection with the initiative. The photos and the post about the project are available in Dutch on the department’s blog.

The graduation ceremony plays a vital role in the life of the department. Although it could not be organised in the usual way, everyone could join the program from their homes. During the traditional ceremony, teachers and students hold interactive programs, look back at the events of the study period and prepare for the next semester. This year, they said goodbye to Erasmus students, Dutch trainees and members of the teacher training program through their webcams. One of the most cheerful moments was when they performed a song in honour of a Dutch trainee.

In response to the current situation, the department’s faculty members also rewrote and sang a Dutch hit song from the ’90s, focusing on the challenges of online education.

Source: elte.hu