ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zrt.

❙ 7. Communication, sponsorships, scholarships
the commitment of MFB Hungarian Development Bank to
nurturing Hungarian language and culture.
The Bank provided financial assistance to the organisation of
several events of classical music also during the third quarter.
Mozart’s The Magic Flute was staged with great success at
the Savaria Historical Carnival in Szombathely. The European
concert tour of a children’s philharmonic choir from Szentegyháza
Transylvania also qualified for support just as the
noble cause formulated by the Foundation For Opera at Pécs.
The foundation intends to raise awareness of and to get people
to appreciate opera as one of the most complex and wonderful
branches of art. Their introductory theatrical programs
designated for the schoolchildren and the young in the 2011/12
season received the Bank’s support.
Health related targets played a leading role during the
fourth quarter. The Sponsorship Committee awarded the most
important donation to the Action for the Defenceless Foundation,
which spent HUF 16,268,750 on purchasing a unique, fully digital
ultrasound equipment with multiple heads and complex
screening functions. Its most advantageous feature is its
portability, hence it can be used to diagnose people with physical
disabilities and the elderly in their homes. The National Institute
of Oncology and IMS International Therapeutic Service Kft.
received HUF 10 million each for procuding special medical
instruments. The Buda Hospital of the St. John of God order and
the Foundation For Saint John Hospital also received donations
for renewing their equipment. The Foundation for Children with
Leukemia received funds for improving the level of equipment in
the new wing of the building housing the Paediatric Institute of the
University of Debrecen.
The Bank organised the awards ceremony of the Junior Prima
Prize for the fifth occasion at the Club of the National Academy
of Sciences in November 2011. As in previous years, EUR
80,000 was provided in support to prize winners and the Prima
Primissima Prize.
“MENTOR” INTERNSHIP
AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Based on the positive experience of previous years, MFB
announced its “Mentor” scholarship programme once again in
October 2011, covering two areas.
“Practicum” is a scholarship targeted at university
undergraduates with outstanding skills who would like to
complement the theoretical training received at an economic
faculty with practical experience and familiarity with the
operations of the Bank. Selected young applicants can work
as trainees. After interviewing 17 young applicants for the
“Practicum” scholarship, the Bank offered trainee positions to 15.
Based on the experience of previous years, the Bank
developed “Habilitas”, a system for supporting talented
undergraduates in arts and sciences. The support scheme
motivates university students to engage in new research,
implement experiments and to achieve in the field of creative
art. After interviewing 31 young candidates personally, the Bank
selected 25 for regular monthly financial support. Here’s a
non-exhaustive list of disciplines where the supported students
are active: medical science, music, IT, industrial art, theology,
psychology, natural sciences and history.
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