profax foundation
| Profax Foundation | |
|---|---|
| Legal form: | Foundation, endowment |
| Purpose: | Recognize outstanding achievements in the field of teaching and education |
| Chair: | Ruth Gonseth |
| Consist: | since 2004 |
| Founder: | Gertrud Zimmermann |
| Seat: | Mönchaltorf , Switzerland |
| Website: | www.profax.ch/stiftung |
The Profax Foundation (spelling: profax Foundation) is a foundation under Swiss law and was established shortly before her death by Gertrud Zimmermann , inventor of the Profax device and founder of Profax Verlag AG, who died in 2003 .
The Profax Foundation is currently chaired by Ruth Gonseth , a former member of the Swiss National Council .
Foundation purpose
The purpose of the foundation is to recognize outstanding achievements by individuals or institutions in the field of teaching and education by awarding a prize. The foundation does not pursue profit-making or self-help purposes.
Profax price
The Profax Prize is given to people and institutions who have achieved outstanding work through their work. The Profax Prize of CHF 10,000–20,000 is usually awarded every 1–2 years.
Award winners
List according to the official website
- 2003 Sumaya Farhat-Naser
- 2005 Pietro Tomasini
- 2006 Barbara Frei and Marie-Therese von Rohr
- 2007 Lore Gerster
- 2008 Sabine Keppeler and Markus Lerchi
- 2009 Robert Unteregger
- 2010 Vreni Frauenfelder and Elizabeth Neuenschwander
- 2011 Hans Jürg Roth, Ruedi Tobler and Max Pohl
- 2012 Yahya Bajwa
- 2013 Claudio Bernasconi
- 2014 Sezam project
- 2015 Sachham and Shanti Med Nepal
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees administers the foundation's assets and selects the recipients of the Profax Prize.
Members of the Board of Trustees are:
- Ruth Gonseth , former member of the National Council
- Daniel Aufschäger, Education Directorate of the Canton of Zurich
- Konstantin Bähr, Education Directorate of the Canton of Zurich
- Aebli Verena , together with Hans Aebli co-founder of the Aebli Näf Foundation
Web links
- PeaceWoman Elizabeth Neuenschwander receives the Profax Prize 2010
- Swiss women engaged in Afghanistan and Pakistan receive Profax Prize , Helvetas 2010
- We're not smarter, we just argue differently , NZZ 2008
- Profax Prize for Foreign Language Courses , NZZ 2006
- Profax Prize for Palestinian author Farhat-Naser , news.ch 2003
- Profax founder died , NZZ 2003
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry of the “Profax Foundation” in the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Prize winners
