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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.

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

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

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.

The grave of Tomáš Baťa

The grave of Jindřich Brouček - pilot of crashed plane

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

5th day of workshop

6th day of workshop

Final works of students

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

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

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).

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

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

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

Computer courses

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

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

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.

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The Thomas Bata Foundation Library and Publications

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

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

research.