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He grew up in Paris and began his bachelor's studies first in Le Havre and then in Rennes but was lured abroad for his master's degree. French student Jean-Marc Sorbé Domergue was attracted by the newly opened French-English double degree programme between Masaryk University and the Université de Rennes.

Naeem Malek has always been drawn to research, so he started studying at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University. But after a few years, he discovered that medicine was not for him and started studying pharmacy.

Yana Dmyterchuk and Silvia Podsednik met in the Summer School of Slavonic (Czech) Studies organised by the Department of Czech for Foreigners. Now they have worked as guides for the event for three years in a row.

“You will remember this” was the slogan of the 24th edition of the Faculty of Informatics festival, which also brought diverse experiences from the world of amateur films. The genres included drama, animation, documentary and comedy.

The centre of Brno is full of cafés. One of Masaryk University's international students, Aleksandra Sitek, brings some tips for cafés near the Faculty of Social Studies and the Faculty of Arts where you can enjoy your time with friends or study between classes.

At the beginning of May, Masaryk University announced a competition for international students for the best photo from their studies in Brno for the first time. The competition motto is “Only in Brno”, and students can send in their entries up to Sunday, 26 May.

For more than forty years, students at Deakin University in Melbourne have been able to study their entire degree programme off-campus. Australian Emma Bolton is also completing her Bachelor's degree in this way. In her four years of study, she has never had a full-time class - until now at Masaryk University.

For Colombian student Laura Catalina Sanchez Florez, her student exchange in the Czech Republic was a turning point. She was only supposed to stay in Czechia for a semester, but meeting her current boyfriend pushed her to fulfill her dream of living abroad. She has also completely changed her career plans and started studying English for Teachers.

Last year, PhD School at CEITEC Masaryk University celebrated its tenth anniversary and is currently open for registration for the next year. It can therefore, now, at the beginning of 2024, take stock of its ten-year period.

Serbian student Tijana Joksić visited Brno for the first time when she came to see her boyfriend who had moved to work for a local IT company. She was so impressed by the student city, its architecture, and the modern facilities of Masaryk University that she immediately started looking if the university offers her field of study.

The inter-university course Preparing for the Francophone labour market proves that virtual courses are not boring and that new friendships can be forged despite long distances. The students from four European universities enjoyed the joint course so much that at the end of the semester they decided to come to Brno for the final presentation of their team projects.

Japanese students Yumeka Takagi and Yuki Takada met and started dating while studying at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University. Now they have both switched to the Faculty of Pharmacy, where they are enjoying their studies very much.