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In a duel of Brno universities played in front of record attendance, HC Masaryk University suffered a 2:3 overtime loss to VUT Cavaliers from the Brno University of Technology. In the playoffs, MUNI ice hockey players will face the team from Olomouc.

MU is modifying the rules in the white traffic-light system based on new government measures. The new rules will be effective as of Monday, 14 March.

The current situation in Ukraine was the subject of a debate of lecturers and students held in the atrium of the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University on Wednesday 2 March.

Andrey Borisovich Zubov, a Russian historian, religion scholar and political scientist, commented on the current situation in Ukraine. His comment was the first topic of the Masaryk Days 2022. 

At this moment, Ukraine needs help quickly, but it has to be smooth and systematic. For this reason, Masaryk University cooperates with the Brno for Ukraine initiative and Diecézní charita Brno to make providing aid to Ukraine as effective as possible.

In March two universities join the six-member EDUC Alliance: the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) and Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in the province of Valencia.

Masaryk University presents Gregor Johann Mendel, the founder of genetics, at the Mystery of Knowledge exhibition as part of EXPO 2020 in Dubai. The presentation will be on display in the “rotating” exhibition room in the Czech Pavilion from 1 to 15 March 2022.

On Monday, 7 March, the university traffic-light system will move from green to white. The only restrictions that will apply at the university are those established by the government.

On Sunday, 27 February, people assembled on Dominikánské Square to express their disapproval of the Russian Federation’s attack on Ukraine. 

Ukrainian students enrolled at Masaryk University are anxiously following the news out of their country. M Magazine spoke to two of them about the current situation.

Rector of MU Martin Bareš has terminated agreements with four Russian universities with immediate effect.

In his speech on the current situation regarding Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, MU Rector Martin Bareš pointed out that Europe woke up to a situation it has not experienced in decades.