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The Board of Trustees of the CERGE-EI Foundation and the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI have created an emergency fund to support those CERGE-EI students, faculty, staff and alumni that have been affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Resources permitting, we will also assist other Ukrainian economic students and faculty.

CERGE-EI hosted a Virtual Open Day on February 17, 2022. It was a great opportunity for prospective students to learn more about CERGE-EI, university life, our faculty, alumni, and students.

The Research, Development and Innovation Council (R&D&I Council) appointed Prof. Štěpán Jurajda to be its Vice-Chairman. Prof. Jurajda also serves as the Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Innovation of the Czech Republic.

Today, February 24, the Rector of Charles University, Milena Králíčková, issued a statement on the current situation in Ukraine. In her statement, Professor Králíčková said: "As rector, together with the management of Charles University, I strongly condemn any form of aggression, not least the hostilities being conducted by Putin's Russia right now.

In the most recent IDEA Talks, David Klimeš and Petr Bouchal discuss public sector employees' numbers and salaries. Approximately one-fifth of the country's workforce – around one million people in Czech, work for the public sector.