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The winner of the 2012 Thomas Bata Foundation Prize during a short-term attachment with Bata Kenyia

We remember Hugo Vavrečka

Tomáš Baťa, founder of BATA company, tragically died on the 12th July 1932

The Thomas Bata Foundation Prize for the best thesis written and defended
   in English language

1st of May celebration

Student Skulpture Workshop WOOD 2012

Norman L. Eisen, U.S. Ambassador on the visit of the Tomas Bata Foundation

 

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The Library and new publications

 

JUST PAST

Earlier this year

Last year, in brief

• Year 2009

• Year 2008

 
     
 

The winner of the 2012 Thomas Bata Foundation Prize during a short-term attachment with Bata Kenyia

 
       
   

Ing. Martin Gondár, the winner of the 2012 Thomas Bata Foundation Prize for the best diploma thesis written and defended in English language, received his prize - a 14-day short-term attachment with Bata Kenyia.

 

On 9 November 2012 he arrived to the Bata shoemaking factory in Limur. Watch our web sites. We'll keep publishing the latest news about Martin and pictures from his stay in Africa.

 

 
       
    bata kenya  
   

From left to right:
Peter Giathi (HR Manager), Monzur Morshed (Product Dev. Manager), Mark Romeril (Finance Director), Martin Gondar (the winner of the 2012 Thomas Bata Foundation Prize), Nasir Rafiq (Managing Director), Michael Rutto (production Manager)

 
     
 

We remember Hugo Vavrečka

 
       
  Tomáš Baťa

9th August 2012 to commemorate 60 years since the death of Hugo Vavrečka, a close collegue of Tomas Bata and important director of Bata company in the 30th and 40th years of the last century. Hugo Vavrečka is grandfather of President Vaclav Havel.

 

 
       
     
 

Tomas Bata, founder of BATA company, tragically died on the 12th July 1932

 
       
  Tomáš Baťa

12th July 2012, we remind the 80. anniversary of the death of BATA company founder Tomáš Baťa. His memory honored Ing. Pavel Velev, director of Thomas Bata Foundation, MUDr. Miroslav Adámek, mayor of town Zlin and many Zlin people at his grave at Forest Cemetery Zlin. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Zlín Region and the Alumni Club of the Bata School of Work.

 

pietní akt

 
       
     
   

The grave of Tomáš Baťa

 
       
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The grave of Jindřich Brouček - pilot of crashed plane

 
       
    P. Velev  
       
       
    pomník v Otrokovicích  
   

A new monument was unveiled in Otrokovice the same day to commemorate the plane crash 80 years ago.

 
 
 
     
 

Student Skulpture Workshop DŘEVO / WOOD 2012

 
       
   

List of participants:

 

Emil  Malecký

Vysoká škola výtvarných umení Bratislava, Slovensko, 3. ročník studia


Martin Švanda

Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Česká republika, 2. ročník studia


Ludmiła Kaczmarek

Strzemiński Academy of Art in Lodz, Faculty of Visual Arts, Polsko, 3. ročník studia


Barbora Havlíčková

Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem, Česká republika, 2. ročník studia


Kateřina Michálková

Fakulta výtvarných umění VUT v Brně, Česká republika, 2. ročník studia


Anna Tomanová

FaVU VUT Brno. Česká republika, 2. ročník studia


Lucie Pelikánová

Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Ústav vizuální tvorby, Uherské Hradiště, 4. ročník studia

 
       
   

1st day of workshop

 
   
         
Havlíčková   Kaczmarek   Malecký
         
Michálková   Pelikánová   Švanda
         
Tomanová   Uher   Sedláček
         
 
       
   

5th day of workshop

 
   
         
Havlíčková   Kaczmarek   Kaczmarek
         
Malecký   Michálková   Pelikánová
         
Švanda   Tomanová   práce
         
práce   pracoviště    
 
       
   

6th day of workshop

 
   
         
Havlíčková   Havlíčková   Kaczmarek
         
Kaczmarek   Malecký   Malecký
         
Michálková   Pelikánová   Švanda
         
Švanda   Tomanová   Tomanová
         
Uher        
 
       
   

Final works of students

 
   
         
Uher   Uher   Anna Tomanová
         
Havlíčková   Havlíčková   Malecký
         
Michálková   Michálková   Pelikánová
         
Pelikánová   Kaczmarek   Švanda
 
 
 
     
 

The Thomas Bata Foundation Prize for the best thesis written and defended in English language

 
       
    ing. Martin Gondár  
       
   

Ing. Martin Gondár a Ing. Pavel Velev

 
       
    ing. Martin Gondár  
   

Ing. Martin Gondár and Mr. Pavel Velev (director of the Thomas Bata Foundation)

 
   

The winner for 2012 is Ing. Martin Gondár, The Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology

 

Topic of thesis:

Determination of Moisture Content of Recovered Paper Bales

 
 
 
   
 

1st of May celebration

 
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Norman L. Eisen, U.S. Ambassador on the visit of the Tomas Bata Foundation

 
     
   

Mr. Norman L. Eisen, U.S. Ambassador with his wife Lauren and daughter Tamar visited the Bata Villa (17th October 2011).

 
     
    Norman L. Eisen v pracovně T. Bati  
     
    Norman L. Eisen ve vile T. Bati  
     
 

The international conference "Company Towns of the Baťa Concern" 24. - 25. March 2011

 
     
 

More information here.

 
     
     
   
 

Visit of the First Councillor of the French Embassy Mr. Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste in Zlín

 
     
 

On Thursday 10 February 2011 the First Councillor of the French Embassy, Mr. Nicolas de BOUILLANE de LACOSTE, and the attaché for cooperation in the French language, Mr. Marc Brudieux, met with representatives of the Town of Zlin and the Thomas Bata Foundation in the Bata Villa.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   
 

Contest for young scientists

 
     
  FrameLab

FameLab® – let's amuse ourselves by science  

 

The Thomas Bata Foundation is a part of a team of partners who have been introducing together with the British Council a contest for scientists, FameLab®, to the Czech Republic. This amusing contest originated in England in 2004 and has been successfully spreading throughout the world. It offers an opportunity to improve the ability of science popularization to young scientists. At the same time it aims at presenting up-to-date illustrations of current of issues dealt with by the present-day science to the public.

 

For more information about the contest and the registration form go to: http://www.britishcouncil.org/cz/czechrepublic-projects-famelab-2011.htm

 
     
   
 

Award of FIF grants for the project "Science and research for life 2010"

 
     
   

List of awarded FIF grants in 2010:

MUDr. Peter Fojtík, Central military hospital Prague

Importance of prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) for post-surgical results of patients with prostate carcinogen with favourable pre-surgical prognosis after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

CZK 140,000

 

Ing. Michal Rouchal, Thomas Bata University in Zlín, Chemistry Institute, Faculty of Technology

Preparation of 2,6,9-trisubstituted purines containing 1-adamantyl and studies of their enzyme and cytology activity

CZK 60,000

 

Mgr. Jana Franková Ph.D., Palacky University in Olomouc, Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry Institute, Faculty of Medicine Olomouc

Study of silver nanoparts in relation to anti-inflammatory effects on wound healing

CZK 55,000

 

Doc. Ing. PhD. René Kizek, Mendel University in Brno, Chemistry and Biochemistry Institute, Faculty of Agronomics

Magnetic parts as potential tools for genetic microsurgery

CZK 100,000

 

MUDr. Jakub Suchánek, Charles University in Prague, Stomatologic Clinic, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové

Cultivation or pulp stem cells in expansive medium

CZK 45,000

 
     
 
 
   
 

Ancient Egyptian medical papyri - lecture by prof. Břetislav Vachala

 
     
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lecture by prof. Břetislav Vachala

topic: Ancient Egyptian medical papyri

 

date: Thursday 27 January 2011, 18.00 p.m., Bata Villa Zlín

Voluntary entrance fee

 
     
 
 
   
 

Food therapy - How to use natual Czech foods in Chinese healing cuisine

 
     
 

The third lecture by Mrs. Feng Yün Song from the cycle "Mystique of Ancient China"

topic: „Food therapy - How to use natual Czech foods in Chinese healing cuisine?“

date: Tuesday 1 February 2011, 18.00 p.m., Bata Villa Zlín

 

This lecture is a part of the SONGFEST- celebration of the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Hare

 

Programme:

16.00 - 18.00 p.m.

practical demonstration of Chinese tea preparation combined with degustation, free entry

 

18.00 p.m. lecture by Mrs. Feng Yün Song,

entry fee CZK 100,

 

tickets are available in the ticket agency - AKORD Zlín Tel. 577 436 276

 
     
 
 
   
 

Ancient and present-day Nubia - lecture by prof. Eugen Strouhal

 
     
   

lecture by prof. Eugen Strouhal

topic: Ancient and present-day Nubia

date: Thursday 24 March 2011, 18.00 p.m.

 

Voluntary entrance fee

 
     
 
 
   
 

Thomas Bata Prize for the best thesis in English language - 2010 year

 
     
  Petra Zemánková

Petra Zemankova (Melicharkova) - The winner of the 2010 Thomas Bata Prize - stays in these days at Bata Industrial Best Netherlands.

 
   
  Petra Zemánková  
     
    Petra Zemánková  
     
     
 
 
   
 

Computer courses

 
     
  computer

Beginners' course: Introduction to computers, basic Windows, common operations in Word and Excel programs, browsing the internet and sending/receiving emails.

1 week 2 hours (120 minutes), a total of 12 hours, price: 590, - CZK

 

Pre-intermediate course: introduction to Outlook, specialized Word functions (Mail Merge, stops, tabs, text specialties, complex tables), specialized Excel functions (inserting pictures and diagrams, graphs, sorting, filters).

1 week 2 hours (120 minutes), a total of 12 hours, price: 890, - CZK

 

All classes are in Czech.

 
     
 
 
   
 

Guided Tours of the Bata Villa

 
     
  villa

Customized tours of the villa are offered to schools, businesses and private groups, with a special commentary on the life of Tomas Bata and the history of the Bata company. Additional features might include screenings of vintage films, documentaries and ad campaigns produced by the Filmových Ateliérů Baťa (FAB - Bata studios).

There is no charge for school groups.

 

Call +420 577 219 083 or send an email to book a tour or lecture.

 
     
 
 
   
 

Tomáš Baťa commemorative stamps

 
     
  stamp

A set of commemorative stamps issued in 2006 to mark

the 130th anniversary of the birth of Tomas Bata.

Price: 499, - CZK

 

Call +420 577 219 083 or send an email to order.

 

Click here to see other recent publications from the Foundation.

 
     
 
 
   
 

The Thomas Bata Foundation Library and Publications

 
     
  book

The Foundation's library offers a comprehensive collection of books and

periodicals relating to Tomas Bata and the Bata company for study and

research.

 
 
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