On 4 November 2025, Semmelweis University hosted the official inauguration of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing. The designation recognises the university’s contribution to research, education and international cooperation in the field of healthy ageing.

The certificate of designation was presented by Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely, Rector of Semmelweis University, during a ceremony attended by university leaders and representatives of the international public health community.