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MUNI Rector appointed to European University Association expert group
The European University Association (EUA) has appointed Martin Bareš, Rector of Masaryk University, into an 8-member expert group that will serve as an advisory body to the European Commission in the process of preparing the European strategy for the global approach to research, innovation and education. The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 …
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Game Studies in Brno
If you don’t want to study game development—just a reminder that there’s a new study programme at Charles University in Prague—but you still love videogames and wish to learn as much as possible about them while living in Czechia, you have a chance. Enthusiasts at Masaryk University in Brno put together a club for Game …
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Chemist Martin Pumera is among the most cited scientists in the world
Stanford University published a list of 2 % of the world’s most-cited scientists. A total of 359 of them work at Czech research institutions. The most cited Czech scientist in 2019 was the chemist Martin Pumera, who ranked 203rd in the overall ranking. Pumera works at CEITEC at BUT and the University of Chemistry and …
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Study Game Development in Prague
The video game industry is a growing business that is gradually taking over the entertainment sector. Its revenue has been increasing every year over the last decade and it has grown to be bigger than the movie and sports industry combined. It’s no wonder university education has to react to the demand for new programmers …
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Applications are now open for STARS PhD program at Faculty of Science CUNI
The PhD program supporting talented research students from across the world is now open to all applicants who hold a master‘s degree in science, medicine, pharmacology or a related field of study. During the STARS 2021 call, prospective students can apply until March 13th, 2021. The Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, is a top-quality …
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New Year’s resolutions for students
A new year—a fresh start. Many of us certainly feel this way about January; like we’re finally ready for a big change. New Year’s resolutions aren’t only for sensible working adults; students can try to adopt them as well. While some general resolutions (stop smoking, start exercising) are good for everybody, there’re a few resolutions …
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Study in the Czech Republic thanks to Visegrad Scholarship Program
The Visegrad Scholarship Program supports Bachelor, Master and post-Master students and researchers in all disciplines and in any language for up to four semesters at more than 190 higher education institutions across Central and Eastern Europe. The scholarships are available to citizens of V4 countries, the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries. There are …
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New Year in the Czech Republic
We described Advent season followed by Christmas, now is time for the last big event of each year—New Year’s Eve. While Czech Christmas is predominantly spent with one’s closest family, New Year celebration in the Czech Republic is mainly a thing for friends. January the 1st is a bank holiday but 31st of December isn’t. …
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MUNI, CVUT and BUT established an institute focused on cybersecurity
Masaryk University together with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Brno University of Technology have established the CyberSecurity Hub to strengthen their cooperation on cybersecurity. In addition to deepening joint professional activities, the new institute’s goal is also to support industry and companies and European certification of cutting-edge technologies in the field of …
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Czech companies dominate the top-50 rising tech stars in Central Europe
In the new Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2020, 21 Czech companies made the list of top 50 fastest growing public or private technology companies in the region. Czech companies DoDo and UlovDomov.cz were 2nd and 3rd in the ranking. Overall, three Czech companies made it to the top 10 and the rest were …
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