MUST Week
Masaryk University regularly offers staff from partner institutions a chance to participate in a Masaryk University Training (MUST) Week under Erasmus+ programme or other schemes.
Please find more information about target groups, dates, programme and deadlines below.
Agenda and Dates
MU Centre for International Cooperation coordinates staff training activities at Masaryk University. There are many staff training to choose from.
Staff Weeks offered by Centre for International Cooperation
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IN-PERSON 1-5 June 2026 Application deadline: final application deadline 28 February 2026. The incoming applications will be assessed on a rolling basis with deadlines of 31 December 2025, 31 January 2026, and the final deadline. Result release: on rolling bases |
Target group: Masaryk University welcomes colleagues from partner universities to participate in a Staff Training Week focused on international relations and international marketing. Each group will focus on topics related to the given agenda for two days, the other days will be together for both groups (see detailed program below). Staff week activities will range from interactive presentations, short intros, site visits, group discussions and workshops. Participants will have the opportunity to network with colleagues from partner institutions from European and non-European countries. This target group will be part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), which means you must record your Erasmus STT mobility as a BIP mobility in the Beneficiary Module. Costs: no participation fee (staff weeks are offered as blended intersive programme BIP) Provided by the Centre for International Cooperation (CZS) Programme: Contact person: Martin Vašek (Erasmus+ programme countries), Sabina Krejčiříková (Erasmus+ ICM countries) Application: ISOIS application (choose the desired target group) Testimonials from 2025: MUST Week in 2025 was incredibly well organised, highly informative, balancing useful practical expertise with excellent cultural input. I was impressed by how ambitious and professional Masaryk University is. Not to mention Brno is just fascinating in its own right!« (Borut, University of Ljubljana) I loved how intentional the format was. Dynamic sessions, smart matching, and just the right dose of informal networking. You simply couldn’t leave without connecting with every participant (Dragana, University of Belgrade) |
Find below a list of staff training activities offered by other Masaryk University units in 2026
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IN-PERSON 20th to 24th April 2026 Application deadline: final application deadline 31th March 2026. Result release: after deadline |
International Relations Office and Project Managers and Administrators with MU Faculty of Social Studies Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University welcomes up to 20 colleagues from partner universities to participate in a MUST Week focused on International relations and Project Managers and Administrators. Costs: EUR 175 participation fee. Provided by the MU Faculty of Social Studies. Programme: see the preliminary programme. Contact Person: Michaela Nespěchalová a Jitka Hotárková Application: ISOIS application (see application section above). |
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IN-PERSON 11th to 15th May 2026 (online session will be on 6th May 2026) Application deadline: final application deadline 31st March 2026. The incoming applications will be assessed on a rolling basis with deadlines of 30th November 2025, 31st January 2026, and the final deadline. |
Services for students with special needs: Inclusive Higher Education & Universal Design for Learning Teiresias – Masaryk University Support Centre for Students with Special Needs offers the topic “Inclusive Higher Education & Universal Design for Learning”. The staff week will be organised as a blended intensive programme (BIP). Staff Week web pages: web Costs: No fee (offered as BIP). Programme: Services for students with special needs Contact person: Tomáš Varga |
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IN-PERSON 25th to 29th May 2026 Application deadline: Result release: |
Research Managers and Administrators Research management services are an important facilitator of the success of MUNI in R&I. The MUST Week will be a tour of central services that are essential for development of excellent research at universities and other research institutions: grant support, and management of research infrastructures. A week of intense knowledge exchange with spotlight on good practice examples from MUNI but co-created by all participants. Provided by MU Grants Division Programme: web Costs: EUR 500 participation fee. Contact person: Ida Součková Olšová |
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IN-PERSON 25th to 29th May 2026 Application deadline: Result release: |
Career Center – Career Adaptability in Uncertain Times MU Career Center – Career Adaptability in Uncertain Times offers staff training week to share and discuss the following topics such as use of AI in career counselling, how to approach undecided students in high schools, working with interactive tools, wellbeing and resilience in every day life – for students and counsellors and Collaborations with participants – how to navigate change, adaptability and stress management in modern labour market. Staff week is offered to all the professionals from career guidance (HR, career counsellors, psychologists and career center staff). The programme consists of lectures, interactive workshops and sessions and also learning about Brno culture. We aim to share our best practices, learn from each other and find a new objective in navigating career counselling in uncertain times. Programme: MU Career Center Costs: EUR 500 participation fee. Contact person: Tereza Pohlová |
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IN-PERSON 1st to 5th June 2026 Application deadline: Result release: |
Communicating with Impact: Innovative Approaches in Higher Education Join the Faculty of Education Staff Week at Masaryk University, designed for international office staff, academic coordinators, and professionals in teacher training. This interactive week offers workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities focused on communication methods, communicating with haters and how storytelling in education inspires students. Participants will exchange best practices on supporting international students as well as non-native speakers in the education system and have the unique opportunity to visit Czech primary schools and reflect on communication between students and teachers. The event is aimed at both administrative and academic staff from HEI with teacher education focus and Erasmus+ funding. However, we welcome staff from other universities too. Programme and application: here (do not use the ISOIS application listed above, but the application this staff week has on their web pages). Costs: EUR 200 participation fee. Contact person: Alena Hooperová |
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Language Centre Masaryk University Language Centre organizes staff trainings focused on the development of communication skills and other proficiency in foreign languages
Programme: see links above Costs: 490 EUR Provided by Masaryk University Language Centre Contact: summerschools@cjv.muni.cz See the application link here: https://www.cjv.muni.cz/en/forms/application-form-summer-schools-2026 |
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Libraries The theme of the academic librarians' meeting is innovation in academic libraries. We welcome colleagues who wish to share their experiences in areas of service innovation, systems, AI, digitalisation and so on. The program is divided into three days consisting of lectures and participant presentations and two days of individual consultations on topics of your interest and tours. The event is open for up to 15 participants. Participants are expected to give a short presentation on the innovation in their libraries, or on any topic related to, for instance, services, automation, AI, internal functioning of the libraries, Open Science support, education, digitalisation, maker space. Organized by the MU Libraries Programme: The preliminary program is available at https://mustlib.muni.cz Contact person: Jiří Hotárek, https://www.muni.cz/en/people/235101-jiri-hotarek Costs: EUR 150 participation fee (due after acceptance) See the application link here: https://mustlib.muni.cz (opens on 15th January 2026) |
If you did not find the expertise you would like to be trained in or a field you are interested in at MU, feel free to get in touch with Masaryk University International Offices based at the Faculty level or you can search through the MU structure to identify the host unit at MU.
