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.
Talks on the future of the building that once housed the Scala University Cinema and the Bolek Polívka Theatre will continue next year, representatives of Masaryk University and the Brno City Council have agreed.
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.
In the third edition of the QS Sustainability Ranking, the number of participating institutions increased by almost a quarter. Masaryk University was ranked first out of twelve participating Czech institutions, 99th in Europe and 215th out of 1,744 universities worldwide.
An independent judiciary is closely linked to the quality of democracy, and its current difficulties have shown that the courts are influenced by a number of unwritten rules and informal networks. David Kosař and Katarína Šipulová have been researching these informal institutions since 2021.
In the fifth edition of the Masaryk University’s Start Your Business competition, students can develop their ideas and win money to start their entrepreneurial venture thanks to valuable advice from experienced professionals.
Studying at two Czech faculties and one Ukrainian one at the same time is a difficult challenge, but one that student Taisiia Chepys chose with determination. She is pursuing difficult fields such as law, political science, and international relations.