The second edition of MUNI DAY promises fun for the whole day from the early morning hours. In addition to the sports programme leading up to the CAMPUS vs. CITY floorball match, dozens of other events will take place. A rich cultural and social programme will set the whole campus in motion from 9 am, both indoors and outdoors. Whether you want to come to MUNI DAY to play sports, enjoy the cultural programme, taste the culinary specialities or just enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, be sure to register in advance on the website (for capacity and security reasons).
Special tandem bikes, handbikes, monoski, biski and dualski will be available for testing at the stand of Teiresiás (MU Support Centre for Students with Special Needs) on campus. “We will showcase some of the sports equipment that the university uses in the PE classes with students with disabilities or other limitations. This equipment is available to the public, not only for blind people or wheelchair users but also for those with temporary disabilities. You can do sports even with a leg in a cast,” explained Alexandr Zvonek from the Teiresiás Centre.
Students who are considering a placement abroad or are currently looking for a job should not miss the presentation of the IAESTE LC Brno student association. This university-wide association operates under the auspices of IAESTE and its members are students from various universities in Brno.
The programme of the Faculty of Arts will take you back more than two thousand years to ancient Greece and the period when the Olympic Games began. Interested participants will experience the Samuni Ancient Sports Day, featuring the sporting disciplines of ancient Greece and period replicas of sports equipment. “There will be a run with a shield, or hoplítodromos, a jump with weights and a discus throw. The programme will also include a guided exhibition featuring ancient Greek soldier’s armour and a simple game of astragalos, which was popular throughout history and the world,” said Natálie Vugrincová, a student at the Faculty of Arts who helped prepare the programme.
Those who want to travel thousands of years back in time can attend a workshop on the world’s surviving ancient board games. Visitors will learn about their history and symbolic meaning in their respective cultures and can play these games according to reconstructed rules.
The Gypsywood Players (GWP) theatre ensemble promises to entertain with comic scenes and short sketches from the most famous English plays. English-language theatre will be performed by members of the group from the Department of English and American Studies of the MU Faculty of Arts from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
The Masaryk University libraries prepared an unusual joint presentation for the event under the umbrella name MUNI LIB. At their stand, they will offer an experimental bookface photo booth, a demonstration of virtual reality devices, a quiz on books and libraries, and sports activities with books.
The remaining programme will offer the MUNI BAZAR second-hand shop of clothes, shoes and accessories and fun quizzes prepared by the University of the Third Age. There will also be a gastro zone, and DJ Štěpán Brück will mix rock, pop, dance and contemporary hits throughout the day.
MUNI DAY will also offer a unique opportunity to visit places that are not normally accessible to the public. These include, for example, the Anatomical Museum located in the Faculty of Medicine. “The Anatomical Museum has been part of the faculty since its very beginning and the Department of Anatomy was the first building built on campus. It thus forms an important part of the entire university. The more than six hundred exhibits on display make our museum comparable in scope to other such institutions around the globe. Many of the exhibits are original and now irreplaceable. Moreover, the Anatomical Museum is normally inaccessible, so the MUNI DAY is an exceptional opportunity to visit it with expert guidance from the museum staff,” said Marek Joukal, Head of the Department of Anatomy.
The laboratories of the Faculty of Science offer a similar opportunity to see the equipment used by future microbiologists in their training. “In our microbiology laboratory, you can be Alexander Flemming and Pablo Picasso at the same time. Everyone can try their hand at creating a picture using the Agar Art method, i.e. painting with microbial cultures, where artworks are created by cultivating microorganisms. In short, you can peek into the fascinating world of microorganisms that are all around us, and we will also show you the most modern methods that microbiologists use in their research,” said Jiřina Kučerová from the Department of Experimental Biology.
A Rector’s holiday has been announced for MUNI DAY. Students and academics can use the time off from classes to attend the event. All other staff members are also welcome to attend and can make arrangements with their department heads. Registration is required for the sports activities and tours, as well as the accompanying programme on campus.