Renata Sasková studies Media Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. She is currently spending her sixth semester on an exchange stay in the South Korean city of Ulsan. In her travel diary, she offers an authentic account of everything happening around her.
As part of a business delegation to Chile led by President Petr Pavel, the dean of the Faculty of Science, Luděk Bláha, signed two documents aimed at strengthening and expanding international cooperation.
The largest university-wide sporting and social gathering for students and staff at Masaryk University – MUNI DAY – is approaching. Now in its fourth year, the event will take place on Wednesday 13 May at the Bohunice campus.
Two specialists from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University contributed to the publication of the first Palaeolithic rock engraving discovered in the Czech Republic.
Today, representatives of Masaryk University and the City of Brno signed a land swap agreement. The university will acquire a parcel in Brno–Bohunice, expanding its existing campus area. The site is designated for new halls of residence and affordable community housing with a capacity of up to 1,500 beds.
Proposed law on foreign ties threatens international cooperation.
A total of 17 doctoral students from Masaryk University have received the Brno Ph.D. Talent award. This year, 151 PhD candidates from Brno universities applied for the scholarship – the highest number in the competition’s sixteen-year history.
He travels around the world giving lectures, is inspired by meetings with interesting people, and in his free moments relaxes best while riding a motorcycle. However, Nicholas Winton Jr. primarily tries to motivate the next generations to be courageous by reminding them of his father’s story. “We are all Wintons—each and every one of us. All it takes is to believe in yourself and start doing what you think is right,” he says.
Reducing the incidence of chronic diseases is the goal of a newly established European Parliament alliance. Masaryk University is playing a significant role in its formation.
Daniel Stach, the famous presenter of the Hyde Park Civilizace programme focusing on science and society, received the Silver Medal of Masaryk University for his contribution to the popularisation of science and the cultivation of MU’s cooperation with Czech institutions.
A regular survey among first-year students in bachelor’s and long master’s programmes maps their motivation to study and their first impressions of Masaryk University.
When it comes to attracting postdoctoral researchers funded by European programmes, Masaryk University ranks among the top institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. In the latest call, 13 projects linked to the university were approved.