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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.

The new award aims to highlight the importance of the teaching activities of MU lecturers. Nominations can be submitted until the end of March.

The AGEING-CZ research project, which started today in Prague with a panel discussion, aims to study demographic changes in society, access to healthcare for the ageing population, the situation on the labour market, behavioural aspects and social and biological influences on health.

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.

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.

MU has launched another major investment project, the renovation of the Faculty of Informatics complex. It will involve the complete demolition of Building D and the construction of new faculty buildings and is expected to take two years. The reconstruction will also affect students, who will have to attend classes in other buildings.

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).

In the coming year, Masaryk University will participate in an international project funded by the International Visegrad Fund that will focus on accelerating and enhancing the Green Transition. MU will cooperate on the project alongside five other universities from Hungary, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovakia, and Pannon EGTC, which is coordinating the project.