Center za slovenščino kot drugi in tuji jezik vabi na Tečaj slovenščine za dijake, ki želijo študirati v Sloveniji. Spletni tečaj, ki bo dvakrat tedensko po tri šolske ure potekal med 5. marcem in 6. junijem 2024, je namenjen dijakom zadnjih letnikov srednjih šol, ki se nameravajo vpisati na univerzo v Sloveniji, in bi radi osvežili in nadgradili svoje znanje slovenščine.

Urad Vlade RS za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu namenja za udeležbo na tečaju za udeležence iz zamejstva in izseljenstva posebne štipendije. S štipendijo, ki znaša 713 EUR, se krijejo stroški udeležbe na tečaju. Prošnja za štipendijo mora vsebovati osebne podatke o kandidatu in utemeljitev. Obravnavane bodo le prošnje, ki jih bodo napisali kandidati sami. Prošnje za štipendije pošljite do 14. februarja 2024 po pošti (na naslov Centra za slovenščino kot drugi in tuji jezik) ali po elektronski pošti (mladinski.tecaji@ff.uni-lj.si). O rezultatih boste obveščeni do 27. 2. 2024.

Več informacij najdete na naslednji povezavah:

https://slovenci.si/tecaj-slovenscine-za-dijake-ki-zelijo-studirati-v-sloveniji-marec-junij-2024/

https://centerslo.si/za-otroke/tecaji/studij-v-sloveniji/

You are kindly invited to join the British-Slovene Society’s Annual Prešeren celebration. Once again the great Slovene singer and songwriter Vlado Kreslin will perform for us.

• Saturday 2nd March 2024. Drinks from 6 pm, dinner at 6:50 pm.
• Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel, 12 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0HX (undergrounds Euston, Euston Square, King’s Cross, Russell Square)

Booking is now open, and will close at midday on Friday 23rd February. We recommend you book early, as the capacity of  the hotel is limited. It’s first come first served.

Despite inflation, we are keeping rates unchanged from last year:

– Paid up BSS Members £62, non-Members £77, students and under-18s £39

For that you will enjoy a drinks reception, a three-course dinner with wine, Vlado Kreslin’s concert and a tombola with all sorts of attractive prizes.

Note: if you become a Member now, you benefit from the Member’s lower rate. Membership costs £15 per year, and £25 for families.

Reserve your places now using the online Application Form. 

If you wish to make up your own party, you can indicate this in the Application Form. You can also advise any special dietary requirements.

The tombola will benefit Barka, the charity for people with special needs that we support in Slovenia.

We look forward to welcoming you!

We are grateful to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for supporting this event with a grant.

Once again we are welcoming the great Slovene singer Vlado Kreslin to entertain us at our annual Prešeren Evening, taking place this year on 2nd March. As in previous years, we have booked the Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel in London (WC1H 0HX).

We will shortly publish an application form for you to make your choice of menu.

We are looking forward to a great evening together!

Watch this space….

Magdalen College Auditorium, Oxford, 1 February, 5:30pm

In association with the upcoming symposium ‘Music and Diplomacy in the Long Twentieth Century’, the artist Jasmina Cibic (b. Ljubljana 1979) will be giving a talk and screening her award-winning film, The Gift, at the Magdalen College Auditorium. The film is about the role of gift giving in cultural diplomacy and focuses in particular on the non-aligned movement. You can read more about the event and sign up here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/magdalen-music/t-qjgmlmk.

Jasmina is a significant figure in contemporary art, who has exhibited at events including the Venice Biennale. This event will touch on many urgent issues around the relationship between culture and politics.

Dear Members and Supporters,

Despite the inflation of the last two years, the BSS is again keeping its Membership Dues unchanged in 2024. They fall due in the New Year, and we would much appreciate if you would make your payments promptly. To those who have already done so, many thanks.

If you are not yet a Member, do consider joining! You would be most welcome. Among the advantages you enjoy will be a reduced price for the 2024 Prešeren Evening planned in London on March 2^nd.

This is how you can pay:

INDIVIDUAL £15
FAMILY (maximum 5) £25
STUDENT £5
CORPORATE £100

If you have a Standing Order or have already paid for this year, you can ignore this notice. Otherwise, you have a choice of three means of payment:

1. The best way is by direct electronic transfer to The British-Slovene Society’s bank account with Natwest, Sort Code 60-20-36, Account Number 51197685, IBAN: GB67NWBK60203651197685, BIC: NWBKGB2L. Please put your name in the reference field. This means of payment saves the Society unnecessary costs. Wherever possible, we ask you to set up a Standing Order. This will save you time and trouble next year.
2. Or you can pay through our website www.britishslovenesociety.org by clicking on “JOIN/RENEW” and following the instructions. On the website you can also pay by PayPal (though this incurs a cost to the BSS).
3. Or by cheque made out to The British-Slovene Society and sent to the Treasurer, Andrej Ogorevc, 10 Rogers Court, 5 Premiere Place, London E14 8SF, e-mail: treasurer@britishslovenesociety.org.

Thank you!

Dear Slovenians and friends of Slovenians!

We wish you all lovely festivities and a wonderful year ahead. Let’s meet as often as we can and let’s make our ties stronger and stronger so that it will practically make no difference where in the world you are since you belong to a strong community where we care for each other. Let the spirit of Christmas prevail all around.

Trustees of the British-Slovene Society

The Park of Military History in Pivka is hosting an exhibition on the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, his journey through the land of Carniola and the legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in which he led Great Britain to a remarkable victory over a united Franco-Spanish fleet.

At the beginning of September, a memorial plaque to the famous English admiral Horatio Nelson was unveiled at the Slon Hotel in Ljubljana, and an exhibition on his life and achievements was opened in the Park of Military History in Pivka.

https://slovenia.si/art-and-cultural-heritage/exhibition-on-the-life-and-achievements-of-admiral-lord-nelson/

The great Slovene singer Vlado Kreslin is coming to entertain us again at our annual Prešeren Evening in London on 2nd March. Put it in your diary now. We look forward to welcoming you!

Christopher Wren’s Church of St. Martin Ludgate in central London once again provided a beautiful and historical setting for the British-Slovene Society’s annual service of Christmas Carols and Readings on 8^th December. Trustee Kaja Pečnik brilliantly orchestrated the event, which took place in English and Slovene. Kaja’s Slovene Choir was in splendid voice, accompanied by organist Aljoša from Leeds. The service was conducted movingly by Father Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London. Afterwards the large congregation gathered for animated conversations around Slovene wine, potica cake and mince-pies.  A collection raised over £200 for Barka, a Slovenian charity for people with special  needs.

Our thanks go to Slovenian Ambassador Simona Leskovar, who personally donated a case of Slovene wine, to Chairman David Lloyd, Miha Košak and Živa Pečnik for their poticas, and to the Office for Slovenians Abroad for its financial support.

Wednesday 6 December at 7.30pm

St James Church
Sussex Gardens, London W2 3UD

RSVP: rsvp.vlo@gov.si

The Slovenian Embassy invites us for a Christmas Candlelight concert featuring timeless chamber music by Mozart and Schumann, performed by the exquisite musicians, pianist Ana Šinkovec Burstin, violinist Lana Trotovšek, violist Sam Burstin, and cellist Urška Horvat. As a special treat, a ten-year-old violinist Ema Dora Burstin, will be presenting a charming piece by celebrated Slovenian composer Lucijan Maria Škerjanc, in honor of his centenary.

Programme

W.A.Mozart: Piano quartet in No. 1 in G minor, K.478 for violin, viola, cello and piano

L.M.Škerjanc: Arietta on G string for violin and piano

R.Schumann: Piano quartet in E flat major, op.47 for violin, viola, cello and piano

Co-founded by the Cultural Fund run jointly by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and aimed at promoting Slovenian culture abroad.