„Hellers" To Support Elementary Schools

Due to withdrawing the invalid 10- and 20-heller coins from circulation, in 2004, as the only one of Slovak banks, Tatra banka prepared an annual charity project offering an alternative and reasonable disposal of invalid coins. From the beginning of 2004, in each branch there was a cash box made by pupils of elementary schools, for collection of invalid coins. Each branch cooperated with the elementary school from its neighborhood in order support the local and municipal character of the project, and thus, the visitors to the branch had an option not only to change small coins for higher nominal values, but also to „dispose" of them and thus help the children in elementary schools. Moreover, the amount collected from invalid coins during the year will be doubled at the end of 2004 by a bank´s contribution and will be donated to an elected school. Based on the current statistic information, it should represent the amount of SKK 500,000 (EUR 16,596.96)¹. The principals of the co-operating schools welcomed that activity and actively participated in organization thereof. The cash boxes placed in branches were made by the elementary school pupils in art workshop lessons, and thus in that symbolic way, they were engaged in school activities and improved their own conditions.

Tatra banka Prize for the Best Thesis

The many year activities of Tatra banka in support of education of academic professionals and its co-operation with the Department of Informatics of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Slovak Technical University resulted in every year Tatra banka Prize awarding ceremony for the best Thesis in software engineering. This project is going on for 6 successful years. The prestigious prize is connected with the financial remuneration of SKK 50,000 (EUR 1,659.70)¹ for the winner and the student´s tutors, and awarding a memorial certificate. Tatra banka, as a many-year leader in using modern information technologies is naturally interested in supporting and increasing the educational level of the graduates from the Slovak Technical University, because more and more gifted young engineers come to work for the bank. Our bank is willing to provide financial support for such gifted students at start of their professional career.

100 Books of Tatra banka

Tatra banka, as a Slovak entity, wishes to support the Slovak culture, literature, and literacy of its citizens, and thus it decided to prepare a project supporting original literary works in Slovakia - to teach people to read books again, also through libraries. Its aim is annual systematic support (academic year 2004/2005) and promotion of original literary works in all regions of Slovakia, in the form of buying and donating books written by Slovak authors to municipal libraries in Slovakia. The essence of the project is "supply" to municipal libraries in elected towns books purchased by the sponsor from publishers publishing original Slovak books. Each library will receive 100 books in the value of SKK 25,000 (EUR 829.85)¹. Delivery of books will be connected with meetings with the writers and author´s reading, to be held in individual libraries. This project covers the whole Slovakia - 34 libraries in Slovakia in the following towns: Bardejov, Brezno, Čadca, Dubnica nad Váhom, Dunajská Streda, Hlohovec, Humenné, Komárno, Levice, Liptovský Mikuláš, Lučenec, Malacky, Michalovce, Modra, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Nové Zámky, Pezinok, Piešťany, Poprad, Považská Bystrica, Prievidza, Púchov, Rimavská Sobota, Ružomberok, Senec, Senica, Skalica, Spišská Nová Ves, Šaľa, Šamorín, Štúrovo, Topoľčany, Vranov nad Topľou, Žiar nad Hronom.