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− | [[Knafelj Foundation, Vienna|Knafelj Foundation]] was established in [[established::1676]] to financially help students | + | [[Knafelj Foundation, Vienna|Knafelj Foundation]] was established in [[established::1676]] to financially help students (initially only male students of law, medicine, and philosophy) from Carniola with their studies in Vienna, then Central Europe's most important university city. Today, the foundation still represents an important part of Slovene cultural heritage with the ongoing funding of accommodation in Vienna for Slovene postgraduate students. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | The foundation is named after [[Luka Knafelj]] (1621–1671), a priest born in Ribnica in the Dolenjska region who left his money and property to a scholarship foundation aimed at Carniolan students studying in Vienna, the city where he also worked and died. By the time of the disintegration of | + | The foundation is named after [[Luka Knafelj]] (1621–1671), a priest born in Ribnica in the Dolenjska region who left his money and property to a scholarship foundation aimed at Carniolan students studying in Vienna, the city where he also worked and died. By the time of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, over 1,200 students had received the funding, including the prominent poet [[Prešeren House|France Prešeren]]. |
− | In the beginning the foundation was run by a consortium at the University of Vienna. A management committee comprising members from the [[University of Ljubljana]], Mohorjeva družba | + | In the beginning the foundation was run by a consortium at the University of Vienna. A management committee comprising members from the [[University of Ljubljana]], [[Celjska Mohorjeva družba]], and [[Anton Levstek]] as trustee have run the institution since 1995. |
==The aid and support== | ==The aid and support== | ||
− | Every year an open call is published for postgraduates students of all disciplines matriculated at the University of Vienna. The grant covers the monthly rent for student rooms at the Knafelj House, a 19th century building in Vienna's first district. | + | Every year an open call is published for postgraduates students of all disciplines matriculated at the University of Vienna. The grant covers the monthly rent for student rooms at the Knafelj House, a 19th-century building in Vienna's first district. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[http://www.uni-lj.si/en/about_university_of_ljubljana/university_buildings/the_knafelj_foundation_in_vienna.aspx | + | *[http://www.uni-lj.si/en/about_university_of_ljubljana/university_buildings/the_knafelj_foundation_in_vienna.aspx Knafelj Foundation webpage, University of Ljubljana] |
*[http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knafljeva_ustanova Knafelj Foundation on Wikipedija] (in Slovenian) | *[http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knafljeva_ustanova Knafelj Foundation on Wikipedija] (in Slovenian) | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 14 June 2012
History
The foundation is named after Luka Knafelj (1621–1671), a priest born in Ribnica in the Dolenjska region who left his money and property to a scholarship foundation aimed at Carniolan students studying in Vienna, the city where he also worked and died. By the time of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, over 1,200 students had received the funding, including the prominent poet France Prešeren.
In the beginning the foundation was run by a consortium at the University of Vienna. A management committee comprising members from the University of Ljubljana, Celjska Mohorjeva družba, and Anton Levstek as trustee have run the institution since 1995.
The aid and support
Every year an open call is published for postgraduates students of all disciplines matriculated at the University of Vienna. The grant covers the monthly rent for student rooms at the Knafelj House, a 19th-century building in Vienna's first district.
See also
- Slovenian Scientific Institute Vienna
- Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna
- Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office (ASRLO), Ljubljana
- University of Ljubljana