The official handover ceremony was held in the Schola Humanitas’ auditorium in Litvínov. A total of 31 students with excellent study results were presented with scholarships worth CZK 160,000. The school also received a gas chromatograph for CZK 500,000 donated by the Unipetrol Foundation. Schola Humanitas is one of the two partner secondary schools of Unipetrol in northern Bohemia. The other one is Educhem located in Meziboří u Litvínova which has already been granted scholarships for this school year.

“Unipetrol backs the scholarship holders in Litvínov not only through financial rewards but also through their involvement in various Unipetrol Foundation activities,” says Michał Chmiel, HR Director of the Unipetrol Group. “There, they can apply both their theoretical insights and gain invaluable practical experience. For example, many scholarship holders have helped us to manage our projects ‘Spanilá jízda’ or ‘Báječné dny s chemií’. Besides that, they are involved in joined chemistry classes for primary schools and they have also represented their school and our foundation during the Horizon Grand Prix of hydrogen car models designed by the students,” Michał Chmiel adds.

The scholarship and its amount depend on the fulfilment of the rules of a point-based scholarship system. The most important criteria include the average results in all subjects up to 1.5; standings in the competition for special secondary-school projects and achievements in the district, regional or even nationwide subject-specific Olympiads. “The scholarships boost the student motivation to get better results and have greater responsibility in the long term. In the school year 2016/17, fifteen Schola Humanitas students received scholarships. Their number grew by eight in the next year and this year, even 31 students met the scholarship criteria,” explains Ladislav Turbák, Statutory Deputy Principal at Schola Humanitas.

This year’s awardees include both students who have won the scholarship for a third consecutive time and new faces. For example, Šimon Suchopárek has received scholarships since his second year at the school. He was granted CZK 20,000 in the final year because he completed it with distinction in both semesters and he passed his final examination with distinction, too. In addition, he won the regional round of the competition for special secondary school projects in biology, and he achieved the same success in the nationwide round. Thus, he became the third student of this school winning the nationwide contest. In this new school year, he started studying applied ecology at the University of Life Sciences in Prague.

A cheque for CZK 40,110 is an ever-highest scholarship given by Unipetrol to a Schola Humanitas student. It was presented to Dominik Krupka for his fourth-year study results. Besides excellent results, his evaluation included his victory in the regional round of the chemistry Olympiad and the tenth place in the nationwide round. He ranked third in the ecology Olympiad in the regional round and fourth in the biology Olympiad. He also won in the regional round of the competition for special secondary-school projects and ended up in the eighth place in the nationwide round. After the final secondary-school examination, he was admitted as one of only two successful candidates at the Faculty of Military Medicine, field of Military Pharmacy, in Hradec Králové.

Schola Humanitas – the secondary school for the protection and renovation of the environment – in Litvínov is a partner school of the Unipetrol Group. Unipetrol gives both the students and their teachers an opportunity to attend and study at various workshops and debates and it also offers special tours around its operations. Unipetrol experts also support students with their practical experience when writing final secondary school project papers. Moreover, students can get involved in research or take part in special practical training and summer jobs. Schools can use material assistance such as deliveries of chemical glass, discarded computers and certain chemical substances.

The Unipetrol Group is the largest refinery and petrochemical company in the Czech Republic. It focuses on crude-oil processing and on the production, distribution and sale of vehicle fuels and petrochemical products – particularly plastics and fertilisers. In all these areas, it belongs among the important players on the Czech and Central European market. The Unipetrol Group encompasses refineries and production plants in Litvínov and Kralupy nad Vltavou, Paramo with its Mogul brand in Pardubice and Kolín, Spolana Neratovice, and two research centres in Litvínov and Brno. Unipetrol also includes a network of Benzina filling stations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With 413 filling stations, Benzina is the largest chain in the Czech Republic. Unipetrol is one of the largest companies in terms of turnover in the Czech Republic. It earned over CZK 130 billion last year and employs more than 4,800 persons. In addition to its business development, Unipetrol is proud to be a socially responsible corporation. Therefore, it pays an equal amount of attention to initiatives which focus on the cultivation and support of sustainable development, education, local communities, and the environment. In 2005, Unipetrol became a member of the PKN Orlen Group, the largest crude-oil processor in Central Europe.

 

For more information, please visit the “Responsible Company” section at www.unipetrol.cz.

Contact information:
Pavel Kaidl, spokesman, telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 736 502 520, e-mail: pavel.kaidl@unipetrol.cz