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At its meeting on 15 May, the Academic Senate unanimously approved a budget of CZK 10 billion for Masaryk University for 2023. The budget is 490 million higher than in 2022, making it the highest in the history of MU.

It is estimated that as many as 2 million Czech compatriots live in various parts of the world. Many were born abroad and have never known the Czech Republic. A newly launched programme for compatriots aims to attract them to Masaryk University, allowing them to get to know the country of their ancestors.

The city of Brno and Masaryk University join forces to find a new home for the cinema. Mayor Markéta Vaňková and Rector Martin Bareš are aware of the importance of the Scala cinema on Brno’s cultural, academic and community map.

Sports, fun and knowledge – this was the motto of the now traditional MUNI Day event organised for students and employees of Masaryk University.

The coronation of King Charles III took place on Saturday 6 May. In 2010, the newly crowned British monarch – then Charles, Prince of Wales – received Masaryk University’s Great Gold Medal in addition to his many other awards and honours.

All MU canteens now offer at least one vegan meal every day. Students can pre-order them via WebKredit or MobilKredit.

From the new academic year 2023/2024, the management of Masaryk University will consist of seven Vice-Rectors, almost half of whom will be women.

There were no candidates for extraordinary dormitory council elections at Vinařská, Mánesova, Sladkého and Bří Žůrků. Another round of elections will be announced by ACS at the beginning of the next academic year.

Jiří Barnat will become the Dean of the MU Faculty of Informatics for the 2023–2027 term of office after his official appointment by the Rector of Masaryk University. He was elected in a secret ballot by the Faculty’s Academic Senate. Jiří Barnat will take over from the current Dean, Jiří Zlatuška, in September.

Brno and Masaryk University were the first destinations visited outside Prague by the new Ambassador of the United States in the Czech Republic, Mr Bijan Sabet. 

Masaryk University has decided to leave the TikTok platform due to mounting security risks. In doing so, it wants to set an example for others and point out the inappropriate handling of personal data.

Martin Bareš will continue to lead Masaryk University as Rector for the next four years. He recaps his first term in office, which will end this August, in the interview below.