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.
Today, representatives of Masaryk University and the City of Brno signed a land swap agreement. The university will acquire a parcel in Brno–Bohunice, expanding its existing campus area. The site is designated for new halls of residence and affordable community housing with a capacity of up to 1,500 beds.
Proposed law on foreign ties threatens international cooperation.
The ECON MUNI Institute of Public Administration has long been providing expertise to public administration entities in solving their problems and seeking new opportunities. Last year, for example, they prepared development concepts for the town of Krnov and the associations of municipalities of Němčicko and Tišnovsko. In this interview, the head of the institute presents what the data shows about future development and how cities and municipalities can effectively respond to the changing needs of residents and other external and internal factors.