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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.

Inflation, the state budget, the abolition of super-gross wages, and reductions in social security contributions were among the topics CERGE-EI's and Think-Tank IDEA's experts commented on in January. A significant media interest spurred the information that the newly appointed Czech Government has reached out to members of the CERGE-EI faculty for assistance in defining future public policies.