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6 Nov 2020

Most EU foreigners arriving in the Czech Republic now need a negative test for COVID-19 or have to get tested in the Czech Republic

The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic has updated the map of European countries that divides European countries into three categories (red, orange, and green) based on the risk of COVID-19 infection.

2 Nov 2020

National Library provides access to digitized titles

Students and researchers will once again be able to access all digitized titles from the National Library and the Moravian Library. This service has been relaunched in response to the closure of libraries due to the pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

The government extended the State of Emergency and all restrictions until 20 November

On Friday 30 October, the Czech Parliament approved an extension of the State of Emergency until 20 November. The same day, the Government of the Czech Republic extended emergency measures that were set to expire on Tuesday 3 November until Friday 20 November.

27 Oct 2020

Government tightens restrictions, 9 p.m. curfew goes into effect Wednesday

The Czech government has once again tightened restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Effective 28 October a curfew will be in place from 9 p.m until 5 a.m. There are exceptions for people travelling to work or seeking urgent medical care.

23 Oct 2020

Brno Immigration office (MOI) is currently open only for clients with an appointment

Due to the current epidemical situation, the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (MOI) in Brno is opened only for clients with an appointment. This measure is effective from 22 October until further notice. Without a prior appointment, access to offices will not be allowed. Existing appointments remain valid.

22 Oct 2020

Canteens still operate except for Academic restaurant on campus

MU canteens still operate for students and employees in compliance with governmental measures, however canteens are closed to the public. One exception is the Academic restaurant located in Campus Square that is closed from 23 October until 3 November.

21 Oct 2020

Government has limited free movement of people, shops and services are closed till 3 November

The Czech government has announced new measures in response to epidemical situation in the Czech Republic. The new measures will be effective from Thursday 22 October and will be in place until Tuesday 3 November 2020.

13 Oct 2020

Government orders Czech students to move out of dormitories, international students are allowed to stay

The government of the Czech Republic has decided that Czech students have to move out of dormitories except for students in medical programmes. This restriction does not apply to international students, who can stay in the dormitories.

11 Oct 2020

Beginning Monday, MU will be on red alert

In light of the current epidemiological situation and the government’s declaring a red state of alert in the South Moravia Region, the MU Crisis Board has decided to move to the red phase of the university traffic-light system as of 12 October.

9 Oct 2020 8:26

The government has banned the presence of students at universities due to the spread of coronavirus

Starting Monday, 12 October, the presence of students at all Czech universities will be prohibited, with the exception of clinical and practical teaching and internships of students in the study programmes of general medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and other medical study programs. These restrictions were announced as part of the new governmental measures announced on 8 October.

3 Oct 2020

Online classes will be marked in the course catalogue in IS

Due to the current epidemiological situation, in the autumn 2020 semester most classes at Masaryk University will be held online. There are, however, some exceptions to this general rule; at some faculties in-person classes will be held in a limited capacity. You can find basic information about whether the courses you have registered for will be held online in the course catalogue in the MU Information System. This information will be updated by 3 October 2020.

1 Oct 2020

The Czech government has declared a state of emergency for 30 days

The government of Czech Republic has declared a state of emergency for 30 days, starting on Monday, 5 October. The main reason to do so is to give the government the ability to more easily issue and implement regulations and distribute medical equipment throughout the worsening epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic.

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