MU assistance to Ukraine is effective and continues Almost five hundred students from Ukraine who were admitted to ten MU faculties through a special admission procedure will start the new academic year. In addition, the University will continue to help Ukraine through a number of other initiatives.
Responsible behaviour is a priority for MU Masaryk University is aware of its important societal role and tries to lead by example to ensure responsible use of energy and water and the handling of waste. Responsible behaviour in this area has long been one of MU’s priorities.
Visitors will experience Researchers’ Night at MU with all their senses On Friday, 30 September, visitors will be able to attend science lectures, experiments, workshops, exhibitions and games.
University nursery school Elánek MUNI opens for 26 children On 1 September, Masaryk University opened the Elánek MUNI children’s group in its building on Komenského náměstí. The nursery school will mainly serve the university employees’ children.
MU wins internationalization award for supporting international students On 13 September, MU will be receiving a prestigious award in Barcelona.
EDUC Alliance wins European grant for another four years The EDUC Alliance, of which Masaryk University is a member, has been awarded a new European Commission grant valued at 12.8 million euros that will support the alliance’s activities for the next four years. More than 52 consortiums applied for a grant, but only 20 were awarded.
MU ranks among TOP 500 world universities for the first time Masaryk University achieved an important success when it rose by about 200 positions in the latest edition of the ARWU comparative ranking of world universities and was placed among the top 500 universities in the world.
FEA leading the way in the global development of circular economy The success of the Faculty of Economics and Administration and its DiMiC project aimed at the digitisation of manufacturing systems in circular economy is an opportunity to boost the image of the Czech Republic in science and research.
Scientists from Ukraine granted the Cyril Napp stipend Three scientists and experts in genetics from Ukraine could attend Mendel Genetics Conference thanks to the Cyril Napp stipend.
Every field has its pace, challenges and rewards Thomas R. Cech who won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of catalytic properties of RNA gave an interview to Magazín M before the conference.
Gold medals of MU awarded to founders of Mendel Lectures Geneticist and biochemistry professor Kim Nasmyth and his wife Anna, who are currently attending the Mendel Genetics Conference, will be bringing home to Oxford one of the most prestigious recognitions of Masaryk University.
Masaryk University scientists are analysing Mendel’s DNA Applying state-of-the-art scientific technologies, experts led by Šárka Pospíšilová attempted to obtain as many facts as possible from his genetic code in order to update Mendel’s biography and contribute to the promotion of his life and work and the field of genetics as such.
