Stiftungsprofessuren
English translation: endowed chairs
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| 08:50 Apr 26, 2007 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 05:04 | ||||
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| 4 +1 | sponsored professorships |
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| 4 | endowed chairs |
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| 3 | Foundation professorship |
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peer agreement (net): +1sponsored professorships Explanation: Going on "Stiftung" being a "foundation", I think that should be it. Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B2GGFB_enAU209AU209&... |
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16 mins confidence:
Foundation professorship Explanation: I came up with this and checked for hits on the web. It makes sense but without the context it is just deriving the meaning by seperating the words into two (stiftung and professuren). |
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endowed chairs Explanation: SEL-Stiftungsprofessur (Endowed Chair) at the Technical University Darmstadt, 1993-1994 http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Colleges/ArchitecturePlann... Endowed Chair A senior-level faculty position that is funded and supported by an endowment. Often the endowment supports research, travel, or other special benefits for the faculty member. Professors are sometimes appointed to endowed chairs for a specified time period but the more common pattern is a permanent appointment. An individual’s unplanned removal from an endowed chair may prompt litigation. http://www.ue.org/documents/Glossary of Education Terms_WEB.... |
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