Annual Report 2001 - Carlsberg Group

Carlsberg Properties and Foundations
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Knud Rasmussenip Hoejskolia, Greenland
DKK 19,600 to purchase a new piano.
The student house
of the University of Copenhagen
DKK 87,000 to improve the lighting on and around
the live music stages in the cafe of the student
house.
Carlsberg’s grant for “bright ideas”
(Carlsbergs Idé-Legat)
Every second year the Carlsberg Bequest gives
DKK 1,000,000 to “Carlsbergs Idé-Legat”. The
purpose of this grant is to give a helping hand to
creative and enterprising young people participating
in cultural life and recreational activities. In
2001, 83 projects were awarded between DKK
5,000 and DKK 15,000. Of the grant’s funds, DKK
100,000 are used for an award called “Discovery
of the year” and the sum is divided among four
young talents, who have made re-markable efforts
of a creative or cultural nature.
In 2001, the prizes were awarded to film director
Natasha Arthy, writer Ursula Andkjær Olsen,
architect Leif Gjerding Jørgensen and skater Thomas
Vestergård Madsen.
The Tuborg Foundation
The Tuborg Foundation was established on 9 February
1931 in order to mark the 40th anniversary
of the foundation of The United Breweries.
On 1 October 1991, the Tuborg Foundation
was merged with the Carlsberg Foundation. The
latter continued with the Tuborg Foundation as an
independent unit within the Carlsberg Foundation
with its own administration.
According to its charter, the objective of the
Tuborg Foundation is “to work for socio-beneficial
objectives especially in support of Danish trade
and industry”.
All branches of Danish society have benefited
from the Tuborg Foundation. Trade and industry,
art, culture, education and sports have all received
grants. Since its establishment, the foundation
has granted about DKK 500m measured in current
value to more than 11,000 large and small
projects in Denmark.
As a new feature this year, the foundation has
published a free newspaper with articles about
both large and small projects that have received
grants from the foundation during the year. The
paper is distributed to companies and consumers.
In 2001, the foundation has distributed approx.
DKK 20m to about 450 activities. Some examples
are:
“Greenification” of
the Kongens Nytorv square in Copenhagen
The municipality of Copenhagen has received a
grant of DKK 1.6m to replant the circle of trees in
the Kongens Nytorv square with 80 new emperor
linden trees.
School of advanced nursing education
introduces distance teaching
The School of Advanced Nursing Education in
Denmark received a grant of DKK 167,000 to
implement a distance teaching and conference
system.
Young people at sea
The Thuroe yacht club received a grant of DKK
25,000 to purchase a used soling for the youth
group sailors.
Emerging stars
The Danish Musical Academy in Fredericia received
a grant of DKK 49,900 to purchase digital
video equipment for use in day-to-day teaching
and in connection with stage appearances.
More than DKK 1m
for the “clever brains” prize
The Business Economics Prize of the Tuborg
Foundation was awarded for the third time. Seven
PhD students each received DKK 150,000 for a
stay at a university in the US.
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