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For nearly 17 years programmer Jiří Petrželka has been developing a system for administering exchange programmes for the Information System of the Centre for International Cooperation, and for the past five years he has been working on digitizing Erasmus. For his efforts, he has received the Rector's Award and recognition from the European Union.

The ceremonial evening in the Karel Engliš Auditorium on 31 January, which was connected with the awarding of medals to personalities of Masaryk University and prominent representatives of science, culture, higher education and public life, was the first of the events with which Masaryk University is celebrating this year’s 105th anniversary of its foundation.

Guns have no place on campus, as a man arrested by police over the weekend found out. The Faculty management noticed the man’s suspicious behaviour and reported him through the emergency line. A firearm was subsequently found on the man.

Sunday 28 January 2024, will mark exactly 105 years since the founding of Masaryk University. The second oldest university in the Czech Republic will celebrate the anniversary with a series of events throughout the year.

After the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, the issue of security at universities became a hotly debated topic. We spoke to Radim Polčák, MU Vice-Rector for Development, Legal and Information Technologies, about the December events and security measures at Masaryk University.

Masaryk University has adopted new measures to provide effective tools for emergency communication, close cooperation with the police on preventive measures and to establish methods for dealing with emergencies.

One month after the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, Masaryk University has completed its charitable collection for those affected by the attack.

Primary schools can use a new school report card that was developed over three years by experts from the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University. They presented its design together with the headmasters of the schools involved in the project and a representative of the Ministry of Education shortly before mid-year report cards were handed out.

How to feel safer on the street? On Saturday, 13 January, women and girls came to the Hall of Combat Sports at the university campus in Bohunice, Brno, to seek answers to this question. Students of the Faculty of Sports Studies held a self-defence course with Jiří Procházka.

The 20th Masaryk University expedition to the Antarctic will be made up of 24 participants. Some members of the expedition have already arrived at the CZ*ECO Nelson base on Nelson Island, while the main part of the expedition team will leave on Wednesday 24 January for the Mendel Polar Station on James Ross Island, where they will spend two months.

Masaryk University has established an emergency communication and management system and is now working on increasing security. These issues are being addressed by the MU management and the Rector’s Board, whose members include deans as the highest representatives of individual faculties.

Entering the new year of 2024 is completely different for Masaryk University than ever before. MU celebrated success in world rankings last year, but at the same time could not help but be affected by the tragic shooting that occurred at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University before Christmas. Rector Martin Bareš highlights both in his new year message.