Student

Sofiia Synytska, one of the international students at Masaryk University, shares some tips for having a great time while studying in Brno.

Each of them comes from a different continent and culture, but ever since Yu-Jou Sheu from Taiwan and Alisson Curimilma from Ecuador met at Masaryk University, they have become inseparable friends. The two students are always together not only at school, but also in their free time and during their teacher training.

For more than 15 years, MUNI students have been able to go on placements in Europe through Erasmus+. Almost 3000 students have already taken advantage of this opportunity. From this year, the university has become part of a European Union exchange programme with a new feature - financed placements outside Europe.

In January, MU once again organized a winter school focused on international law and human rights, which was attended by Peruvian law student Belén Aguinaga Morales. The three-week-long intensive course excited her and showed her where she wants to head in the future.

Masaryk University presented the projects supported in the first year the ComMUNIty Fund competition and completed at the end of last year.

In the fifth edition of the Masaryk University’s Start Your Business competition, students can develop their ideas and win money to start their entrepreneurial venture thanks to valuable advice from experienced professionals.

Studying at two Czech faculties and one Ukrainian one at the same time is a difficult challenge, but one that student Taisiia Chepys chose with determination. She is pursuing difficult fields such as law, political science, and international relations.

Masaryk University is building a network of support centres and is interested in making services for students more efficient in the future.

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.