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The University-wide Rights Protection Office was established at Masaryk University on 1 April 2023. 

The protection of the rights of students and staff at MU has so far been covered by many mechanisms and processes across different departments. Now the University has centralised the protection of rights in one person and office. The new position is held by the Ombuds Eva Janovičová.

Shanghai Ranking, a leading ranking company, recently released an international comparison of higher education institutions by subject area. Masaryk University secured a spot in the world’s top 200 in two subjects, and it is currently the top-ranking institution in the Czech Republic in three subjects.

The list of recipients of Masaryk University’s doctor honoris causa has grown by two new names. 

The Times Higher Education has published another of its international university rankings, THE World University Rankings by Subject. Masaryk University is ranked in ten out of eleven subjects included in the international comparison.

Monika Jandová, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University, where she has served as vice-dean for internationalization since 2020, became vice-rector for personnel policy, lifelong learning and sustainability at the start of this academic year.

At the start of the current academic year, Jana Fialová became the vice-rector for student affairs and external relations. She had previously served as the vice-dean for student affairs at the Faculty of Medicine since 2018.

Since September, Masaryk University has had a new vice-rector for internationalization, Petr Suchý from the Faculty of Social Studies. He wants to strengthen student and employee mobility and provide better care for international students.

Masaryk University took part in the European Week for Sustainable Development (ETUR) for the first time this year. It organised festivals, lectures, exhibitions, community events, exchanges and garage sales, opened its campus doors and awarded students.

The team of vice-rectors described their plans and goals for the upcoming term to M Magazine.

In response to the developments in Israel, Masaryk University is organising assistance for partner Israeli universities, academics and students. MU is also offering support to Israeli students currently in Brno who may be directly affected by the situation in their home country.

For the first time this year, the opening ceremony included the presentation of the Rector’s Awards for Outstanding Teachers and the announcement of the University Wine for 2023/2024.