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The visit of Prof. Emilio I. Alarcon, a globally recognized expert in regenerative medicine, brought to the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University a presentation of cutting‑edge biomaterials, intensive scientific discussions, and the opening of new possibilities for joint projects and student mobility between Brno and Ottawa. The faculty is thereby creating further opportunities that may lead to new international collaborations.

An interview with Nikola Kokešová, coordinator of the Junior Academy at Masaryk University's Faculty of Medicine, about how the project helps high school students open doors to the world of medicine.

Our colleague Martina Bruzlová has successfully obtained the IAF Endorsed™ Facilitator (EF) international certification awarded by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). This is a prestigious qualification for professionals who are involved in facilitation, i.e. leading group learning and collaboration in various contexts. The certification confirms a high level of competence in the design, leadership, and reflection of group processes and is recognized in dozens of countries around the world.

Members of the Scientific Board of the Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine met for their final session of the year at the Simulation Centre. The key agenda items included the discussion of three habilitation procedures and a proposal to award an honorary doctorate to the dean of a prestigious American medical school.

Students of the Paramedic Science degree programme at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, have achieved an exceptional success in the SimUniversity competition. The team composed of Michal Bělka, Pavel Krejčí, Šimon Zeljenka and Josef Růžička not only won the local round but also confirmed their excellence in the national finals, where they took first place among teams from all medical faculties in the Czech Republic.

They now face an online international qualifying round, which will determine whether they advance to the world finals in Lyon, France.

The seventeenth annual Akutně Conference attracted more than twelve hundred participants.