We are a proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission.
Masaryk University was ranked in the 601–650 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings thanks to a year-on-year improvement in its score across four of the five assessed areas.
What role do universities play in a fast-changing world? What awaits Masaryk University in the new academic year? And how important are the people who make up the university for its success? These are some of the topics that ran through the ceremonial opening of the 2026/2027 academic year, held in the hall of Besední dům.
Rector Martin Bareš gave the following speech at the ceremonial opening of the 2026/2027 academic year, held in the early evening of 29 September 2026.
The latest edition of the international UI GreenMetric sustainability ranking places Masaryk University (MU) 97th in the world out of 2,016 universities assessed.
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
A. Einstein
