A student and academics from ECON MUNI succeeded in this year’s Masaryk University Rector’s Awards. They received awards for outstanding achievements in research, innovation, and teaching.
The fourth edition of MUNI DAY once again brought people from across the university together. The varied programme culminated in the traditional floorball derby, while the newly added film festival also attracted packed audiences.
On Tuesday afternoon, the university campus in Bohunice came alive for the third time with the MUNI RUN race. This year, it also featured relay races.
Professor Milan Viturka has worked at the Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University for over three decades. In this interview, he reflects on the changing role of the academic, explains why regions should focus on their strengths, and why it is crucial to distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness in Czech public administration.
Renata Sasková studies Media Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. She is currently spending her sixth semester on an exchange stay in the South Korean city of Ulsan. In her travel diary, she offers an authentic account of everything happening around her.
Digital Twins are transforming the way we connect the physical and digital worlds, enabling real-time simulation, prediction, and optimization across industries. In this interview, we speak with researcher Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Bamakan, whose work at ECON MUNI within the MSCA OP JAK Fellowship program focuses on advancing Digital Twin technologies and addressing their key challenges in complex, data-driven environments.
The largest university-wide sporting and social gathering for students and staff at Masaryk University – MUNI DAY – is approaching. Now in its fourth year, the event will take place on Wednesday 13 May at the Bohunice campus.
Researchers from ECON MUNI have joined a new research project focusing on geographical peripheries in the Czech Republic. They are building on the collaboration established within the SYRI National Institute and investigating why some regions lag behind in the long term, whilst others manage to prosper despite structural disadvantages. The aim is to better understand the mechanisms of marginalisation and to offer recommendations for public policies that can help reduce regional inequalities and strengthen social cohesion.