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4 Sep 2023

HEPII will contribute to an international research project on palliative care for dementia patients

A consortium, which includes HEPII, has secured 7.5 million EUR from the Horizon Europe program for the international In-Touch study. The project aims to improve the quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

3 Sep 2023

HEPII will be led by Jakub Hlávka

As of August 2023, Jakub Hlávka leads the Institute for Health Economics, Policy, and Innovation. He specializes in aging populations, healthcare financing, and innovative technologies.

29 Aug 2023

"We must invest in health continuously, even if that means discomfort," says Jaroslav Groero

A new research group focusing on health and healthcare economics is being established at ECON MUNI. Jaroslav Groero, who joined the faculty in Spring of this year, is one of the people behind its creation. He will investigate, for example, how financial crises affect people's health.

14 Oct 2022

Five deans have confirmed their cooperation on the interfaculty study programme Applied Health Economics (AHE) by their signatures

On 13 October 2022 at 2 PM, the deans of five faculties of Masaryk University met at the FEA MU to solemnly confirm their cooperation in the preparation of an interdisciplinary interfaculty AHE study programme.

7 Sep 2022

Jakub Hlávka: There is a lack of health economists in the Czech Republic. A new study programme will help educate them

A new master's degree programme in Applied Health Economics is being created at Masaryk University. One of the external advisors is Jakub Hlávka, a specialist in health economics from the University of Southern California. In his opinion, what are the weaknesses of the Czech healthcare sector and why is it important to educate a new generation of economists who will deal with it?

8 Aug 2022

FEA as the main coordinator of the new Applied Health Economics degree program

The unprecedented covid era set in motion a transformation of university education. Consequently, Masaryk University joined the reform of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports within the framework of the National Recovery Plan of the Czech Republic intending to support progressive education. Thanks to the gained support, it is creating three new study programs. The Faculty of Economics and Administration (FEA MU) is a coordinator of one of the programs.