A new Christmas “decoration” has appeared in the atrium of the Faculty of Social Studies – the Wishing Tree. It doesn’t have lights or sparkling ornaments, but small cards with the wishes of children, single parents, seniors, and others who might otherwise spend Christmas under difficult circumstances. Each card is an invitation: whoever takes one can bring joy to a specific person – and also to themselves, because the feeling of truly helping someone is one of the best gifts of all.
Anyone who wants to participate can choose a card, buy the gift listed on it, and bring it to the designated collection point at FSS on December 11. The organizers will take care of wrapping the gifts and delivering them to the recipients.
Up-to-date information about collection points and times can be found on Instagram @sppdf_muni.
The Wishing Tree is a simple way to bring joy to someone during the Advent season and contribute to a cheerful Christmas.
Read the latest installment of our series introducing colleagues from various departments across the faculty. Each interview features the same set of seven questions asked to one member of our community. This time, we spoke with Jiří Navrátil, the new Head of the Department of Sociology.
As of October 23, 2025, the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University has a newly constituted Academic Senate, whose mandate will run through October 2027. Kateřina Fridrichová was elected as the Chair of the Senate, with Alena Pospíšil Macková serving as the Vice-Chair for the Academic Staff Chamber and Ctibor Prokop as the Vice-Chair for the Student Chamber.
