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Thanks to its EFMD Global membership, the Faculty of Economics and Administration (ECON MUNI) now has access to an international network of schools, professional platforms and groups that help to improve the quality of its teaching and research, as well as provide new job opportunities for students and graduates.

Monika Brusenbauch Meislová from the MU Faculty of Social Studies has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences.

He travels around the world giving lectures, is inspired by meetings with interesting people, and in his free moments relaxes best while riding a motorcycle. However, Nicholas Winton Jr. primarily tries to motivate the next generations to be courageous by reminding them of his father’s story. “We are all Wintons—each and every one of us. All it takes is to believe in yourself and start doing what you think is right,” he says.

Remembering the birthday of the first Czechoslovak president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, or TGM, is not only a matter of courtesy. Masaryk Days were created to make the legacy of TGM a living part of the present and of the values that form the foundation of our freedom.

Project submissions for the ComMUNIty Fund are now open. For the third time, Masaryk University will support projects that connect students, staff and the university´s social responsibility.

The seventh annual Masaryk Days – a series of cultural events, debates and lectures marking the 176th anniversary of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk’s birth – will take place on 3 and 4 March at the Technical Museum in Brno and at Masaryk University’s building on Komenského Square.

Reducing the incidence of chronic diseases is the goal of a newly established European Parliament alliance. Masaryk University is playing a significant role in its formation.

Daniel Stach, the famous presenter of the Hyde Park Civilizace programme focusing on science and society, received the Silver Medal of Masaryk University for his contribution to the popularisation of science and the cultivation of MU’s cooperation with Czech institutions.

A regular survey among first-year students in bachelor’s and long master’s programmes maps their motivation to study and their first impressions of Masaryk University.

A fundraising campaign to purchase a power generator for Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, initiated by Palacký University Olomouc and the organisation Memory of Nations, has successfully reached its goal.

The introductory program, full of information and social activities, is intended to help new students ease the start of their study journey at MU and establish their first contacts.

Universities are not only places of education. They are also communities of people who are able to support one another even in the most difficult times. Right now, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – one of Ukraine’s most important universities – needs our support. It has reached out to Czech universities with a request for help.