St Antony's College Oxford Noble Foundation
The St Antony's College Oxford Noble Foundation was established in October 2012 inaugurating the Programmme on Modern Poland at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The Programme is the first of its kind implemented abroad – an interdisciplinary study programme devoted to Poland and its post-1989 transformation. The programme operates within St Antony’s College, and Programme founders from Oxfrod are Prof Timothy Garton Ash and Prof Norman Davies, as well as Prof Margaret MacMillan, Warded of St. Antony’s College. On the Polish side the founder is Leszek Czarnecki, PhD. Czarnecki and Getin Noble Bank donatation was $2 million. Honorary Programme Patrons are former Prime Minister of Poland Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Prof Zbigniew Pełczyński.
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