2023 at ECON MUNI: awards, ecology and innovation in healthcare
As 2023 is coming to an end, here is a brief recapitulation of the achievements of our scientists and research teams.
As 2023 is coming to an end, here is a brief recapitulation of the achievements of our scientists and research teams.
On Tuesday 12 December, the most successful scientists or research teams at Masaryk University were awarded the MUNI SCIENTIST AWARD 2023 for their outstanding achievements, publications in prestigious journals and research results.
Masaryk University faced a number of challenges in 2023, but it also experienced a number of joyful moments. As the year draws to a close, we briefly recall some of the important events.
The 2024 MU New Year’s card came out of a competition involving students from the Department of Art at the Faculty of Education. The jury chose Mariana Michenkova's design as the basis of the New Year’s greeting for 2024.
A total of 1,403 higher education institutions from 95 countries were assessed in the second edition of the QS Sustainability Rankings, which evaluates the contribution of universities to tackling the challenges of sustainable development. Masaryk University is ranked first in the Czech Republic and 161st in the world.
New AI based model for prediction of financial markets’ behaviour will be developed at ECON MUNI. It is expected to be more precise than current econometric and machine learning models. Shafqat Iqbal, who recently received funding for his research from Programme Johannes Amos Comenius, hopes to create a more reliable way to predict risks at financial markets.
She always thought that studying for a Master’s degree abroad would cost her a fortune. But Masaryk University and the Czech Republic had a surprise in store for Indian student Sandhiya Suresh.
Questioning facts and the truthfulness of political opponents has been an integral part of the Czech political environment in recent years. Alena Kluknavská, who recently won the prestigious GA CR President Award, and her team analyzed politicians' statements on migration. In the following interview, she discusses the award-winning research, post-factual politics and how truth is contested in the Czech Republic.