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On 2 October, Masaryk University awarded honorary degrees of doctor honoris causa to two distinguished scholars – one a leading specialist in cultural heritage, the other a respected authority on European financial and tax law.

Protect others by protecting yourself – this is how basic cybersecurity requirements could be summed up. Tomáš Plesník from the Institute of Computer Science at Masaryk University says that people should get used to incorporating cybersecurity measures into their daily routine.

The academic year 2025/2026 opening ceremony included the presentation of awards to outstanding teachers and personalities associated with MU and reflections on the role of the university and its goals for the future.

Rector Martin Bareš delivered the following speech at the Opening Ceremony of the academic year 2025/2026, which took place on the evening of 30 September 2025. 

In mid-September, Masaryk University joined a local government delegation from the South Moravian Region on a working visit to Switzerland. An important stop on the trip was Basel, one of the leading European centres of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research, where university representatives visited the renowned Biozentrum of the University of Basel.

A new education programme at Masaryk University will help beginning teachers develop their pedagogical skills. The aim is to ensure high-quality teaching that meets the highest academic standards.

The renewal of Ukrainian research and higher education was the main theme of a conference organised by Masaryk University under the RIFF project.

Until the end of September, Masaryk University students have the opportunity to submit their own vegetarian or vegan recipes in a contest. The winning entries will be included in the MU canteens´ menus.

Masaryk University guarantees an income amounting to 1.2 times the minimum wage for all full-time doctoral students who are meeting their study obligations and are within the standard period of study.

Looking for ways to strengthen Ukraine’s research and higher education sector in the post-war period will be the focus of the Conference on Ukraine’s Reconstruction in Research and Higher Education, bringing together dozens of experts from across Europe and Ukraine on 17 September in Brno.

The traditional summer tour of Masaryk University dormitories, regularly attended by the university leadership and a representative of the Student Chamber of the MU Academic Senate, highlighted the diversity of student housing this year.

Czech-Slovak team of students from Masaryk University and Brno University of Technology managed in record time to raise funds for the registration fee and will participate at the end of October in the prestigious global competition iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris.