Univ offers 'idleness grants'
德大学授予'闲人奖学金'
A German university is offering "idleness grants" to applicants who are seriously committed to doing sweet nothing.
德国一所大学正在向致力于无所事事的申请者提供"闲人奖学金"。
The University of Fine Arts in Hamburg advertised three €1,600 scholarship places to applicants from across Germany.
位于汉堡的美术大学近日宣布向德国各地的申请者提供三个1600欧元(约合人民币1.3万元)的奖学金名额。
The applicants can submit their anonymous pitches until Sept 15 and will have to convince a jury that their chosen area of "active inactivity" is particularly impressive or relevant.
申请者可以在9月15日前提交匿名自荐书,他们将必须说服评委会自己选择的"积极的不作为"领域让人印象特别深刻或特别有意义。
The application form consists of only four questions: What do you not want to do? For how long do you not want to do it? Why is it important not to do this thing in particular? Why are you the right person not to do it?
申请表上只有四个问题:你打算不做什么?你打算多长时间不做这件事?不做这件事为什么很重要?为什么你是不做这件事的合适人选?
The idea behind the project arose from a discussion about the seeming contradiction of a society that promotes sustainability while simultaneously valuing success, said Friedrich von Borries, a design theorist who came up with the program.
提出这个项目的设计理论家弗里德里希•冯•博里斯说,这一项目的想法源自一次关于社会倡导可持续发展同时又重视成功这一矛盾的讨论。
This scholarship program is not a joke but an experiment with serious intentions – how can you turn a society that is structured around achievements and accomplishments on its head?
这个奖学金项目不是玩笑,而是有着严肃意图的一个实验。你怎样能颠覆一个围绕着成果和成就构建起来的社会?
文章来源:chinadaily