Exactly three years have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Masaryk University has accepted nearly 500 students from Ukraine in a special admissions procedure and has signed employment contracts with more than 100 employees from Ukraine.
Masaryk University is entering the year 2025 with three dozen funded investment projects, which were presented on January 29 at a meeting of stakeholders and suppliers organised by MU together with the South Moravian Regional Authority and the Brno University of Technology.
A great way to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is by visiting the “Women of Mathematics from Around the World” exhibition, which is on display in February at the Bohunice University Campus, corridor B/C.
The celebration of the 106th anniversary of Masaryk University was held in the spirit of commemorating 100 years since the university awarded its first honorary doctorate, whose recipient was the composer Leoš Janáček.
International cooperation is well underway at the Faculty of Science Masaryk University thanks to a new isotope lab, dedicated to studying both ancient and modern human populations.
MU maintained its good position in the growing competition and improved its scores across all rankings in 2024.
This article outlines the plans of Masaryk University and its units for the new year, especially a number of upcoming investment and research projects.
Expedition 2025 aims to continue climate monitoring, track the state of polar geosystems and ecosystems, investigate the spread of the dreaded bird flu in Antarctica, and study material washing ashore from the sea.
The tragic events that occurred in Prague on 21 December 2023 on the grounds of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University were jointly commemorated by Masaryk University and the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU).
More than 1,600 international students study at Masaryk University in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in foreign languages. The range of these programmes is constantly expanding: a new one was introduced at the Faculty of Science in September, and three more will start in the next academic year at the Faculty of Economics and Administration and the Faculty of Science.
The MUNI Scientist awards for outstanding achievements, publications in prestigious journals or publishing houses and for outstanding research results were presented to 37 researchers and research groups on 11 December.
On the proposal of the scientific and artistic councils of universities, President Petr Pavel appointed 78 new professors today. Ten of them are from Masaryk University.