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Honorary doctorate for Professor Bel, a long-standing collaborator of ECON MUNI

At the ceremony held at the Faculty of Law, Professor Germà M. Bel Queralt, a long-standing colleague of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, was among those awarded an honorary academic title.

MU starts the new academic year with an eye on the future

Rector Martin Bareš’s speech at the opening of the 2026/2027 academic year

Conspiracy theories are also rooted in intergroup relations

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Event calendar

UNIVESLA BRNO 2026

Contest

In person

17 Oct 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

We invite you to the University Rowing Challenge, which will take place on Saturday, 17 October 2026 from 9:30 a.m. at the Jundrov Boathouse, Veslařská 27, Brno.

Ceremony Marking the 35th Anniversary of ECON MUNI

Festivity

In person

19 Oct 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

The ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of ECON MUNI will take place on October 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University (Lipová 41a, Brno).

Gaudeamus Brno 2026

Exhibition

In person

20 – 23 Oct 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Souboj univerzit - basketbalové utkání MUNI vs. MENDELU

Contest

In person

20 Oct 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

We invite you to the University Rivalry basketball game, which will take place on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at STAREZ ARÉNA VODOVA (Main Hall).

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Research

4 Sep

Štefan Lyócsa: Getting a PhD is not a delay in entering the workforce, but the start of a new career

Doctoral studies at ECON MUNI are taking on a new form. The new Economics, Finance and Management programme is based on smaller student numbers, individual research support and closer links with the international academic community. Štefan Lyócsa, the programme’s guarantor, explains why the format of doctoral studies is changing and what does it offer to students.

31 Aug

New policy report: The age at which a child starts school can have a lifelong impact

There can be an age gap of nearly one year between the youngest and oldest children in a single classroom. In the early years of schooling, this age difference has a significant impact not only on academic performance but also on students’ mental well-being and the prevalence of behavioral and attention disorders. A new policy report systematically reviews findings from the scientific literature and contributes to the debate on the consequences of limiting deferrals of school enrollment.

29 May

Pierre Dubois: Low drug prices could threaten future investment and innovation

In May, French economist Pierre Dubois of the Toulouse School of Economics led one of the seminars in the MUNI Seminar Series on the topic of Pharmaceutical Regulation and Incentives for Innovation in an International Context. In an interview with ECON MUNI, he explained why low drug prices could threaten future investment in research and development, how European pharmaceutical market regulation works, and why European countries risk losing access to innovative treatments.