September at the Faculty was marked by celebrations and symbolic new beginnings. First, the auditorium was filled with graduates who received their diplomas during the festive graduation ceremonies. A post-COVID record of fourteen graduation groups shows how much the Faculty has continued to grow. For the first time, two entire graduation groups consisted of students from the programs taught in English. FSS is the only faculty at Masaryk University that traditionally organizes graduation ceremonies fully in English for them.
At the very end of the month, the auditorium once again came to life as the doors to the academic world opened for a new generation: a record number of newly admitted students took their seats at the matriculation ceremonies. September thus became a month that, in one breath, closed the study journeys of our graduates while opening new ones for our first-year students.
The last Friday in September was quite different from the usual routine. Ten non-academic women from various faculty offices had the opportunity to slow down, take a deep breath, and recharge for the new academic year.
Read the next installment of our series introducing colleagues from different departments, institutes, and offices of the Faculty. Each episode features the same seven questions for one person. This time, we interviewed Vojtěch Pelikán, Head of Department of the Environmental Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies.
