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Among the priority topics of the Institute for Health Economics, Policy and Innovation (HEPII) will be the ageing population and the associated increasing demands on the public healthcare and social security system, the adoption of new technologies in healthcare, and the quality and accessibility of healthcare in the Czech Republic.

After achieving its best-ever position (400th) in the QS World University Rankings and maintaining its position among the world’s top 500 universities in the ARWU Shanghai Rankings, MU has also achieved success in THE World University Rankings.

“The time for quoting others is over. Now we need to do innovative research.” These were Magda Vášáryová's words about society during a debate celebrating 25 years since the founding of the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.

Masaryk University has been ranked 161st out of 688 European universities in the brand-new QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024.

Before the start of the semester, Masaryk University welcomed a total of 15 librarians from several European universities who came to Brno for a one-week course organised by MU libraries.

At its 272nd meeting on Monday, 18 September 2023, the Academic Senate of Masaryk University approved two proposals submitted by Rector Martin Bareš regarding the appointment of new vice-rectors and the dismissal and appointment of members of the MU Scientific Board.

The new multipurpose sports complex at Veslařská street near the Svratka River was presented by Masaryk University at the beginning of week. The renovated sports facilities will be used mainly by students for training purposes.

The Working Group for AI in Teaching, led by Vice-Rector Michal Bulant, has prepared advice and a set of recommendations for using AI tools for academic purposes.

Thousands of events will be taking place across Europe during the annual European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW). The Czech Republic joined in 2015. This year, for the first time, Masaryk University will be an active participant.

Exactly ten years ago, Michał Szypniewski came to Masaryk University as an Erasmus law student. He fell in love with Brno so much that he returns to the city every year as a visiting professor.

The European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s leading funding body for cutting-edge research and development, today announced the results of its prestigious ERC Grants competition. Three Czech projects, two of them from the MU, were among the four hundred awarded submissions by young researchers from all over Europe.

Pavel Plevka, an internationally recognised expert in structural biology and virology, officially assumed the office of Director of CEITEC MUNI today.