Open AccessThe Russians Are Coming! Russian Professors at the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Ljubljana in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Author(s) -
Željko Oset
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
monitor ish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1580-688X
pISSN - 1580-7118
DOI - 10.33700/1580-7118.18.1.87-108(2016
Subject(s) - czech , state (computer science) , citizenship , work abroad , political science , technical university , preference , work (physics) , pension , sociology , library science , law , engineering , politics , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , mechanical engineering , economics , microeconomics
The newly established University of Ljubljana (1919) sought to attract scholars possessing organizational experience and an excellent research track record, who would be at the same time willing to work in modest research conditions. The requirements were the same for all candidates, but preference was given to candidates of Slovenian or Czech descent. A warm welcome was extended to renowned Russian emigrant professors with outstanding organizational experience. As was the case at the University of Belgrade, the largest share of these professors gained employment at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, In the years 1920 and 1921, many Russian candidates expressed an interest in coming but encountered problems when submitting proper official documents. Despite the fact that most applications were sent by younger candidates at the beginning of their academic careers, it was thus scholars in their forties and fifties who had more success obtaining faculty member status. An important step in their careers was the acquisition of citizenship, a prerequisite for tenure and consequently for any university function or state pension.