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Petar Stoyanov announcing winners of Bulgarian History Competition 2020 | Photo: Values Foundation

07 September 2020

Winners of the 12th Bulgarian History Competition Announced

The winners of Bulgaria's 12th History Competition on the topic of “Family History and Vicissitudes of Time” have been announced.

Paul Flynn about to reveal first prize | Photo: School of Education, National University of Ireland Galway

30 July 2020

Irish Finals and Award Ceremony Brings Hollywood-Feeling to Galway

With an online award ceremony on 30 July 2020, the Irish National History Competition organisers made the most of a rather difficult situation. Their online celebration was able to create an atmosphere similar to the Oscars with the suspenseful revealing of prize winners at the end of their ceremony.

09 July 2020

Getting to Know EUSTORY Alumni: Jonas From Germany

At EUSTORY‘s youth encounters participants can find friends with whom they can exchange ideas about important questions of politics and identity. In an interview, EUSTORY Alumnus Jonas from Germany explains why this is important to him.

Initiative in Germany: Tomorrow´s History - Everyday Life in Times of Corona | Photo: Körber-Stiftung — Initiative in Germany: "Tomorrow’s History - Everyday Life in Times of Corona" | Photo: Körber-Stiftung

23 June 2020

Joint Initiative of German History Competition Finished Successfully

The interest was huge: More than 1,500 children and young people handed in 1,120 contributions to “Tomorrow's History - Everyday Life in Times of Corona“. With this initiative the German History Competition together with “coronarchiv” wanted to encourage young people to actively shape the way how future generations might talk about the epidemiological threat of 2020.

Logo of the Ukrainian History Competition 2019/2020 | Photo: NOVA DOBA

19 June 2020

Successful Finish of History Competition 2019/2020 in Ukraine

Starting in September 2019, a total of 1,727 young people aged between 14 and 18 years got engaged in the competition dealing with the topic „Soviet Past – Rethinking the History“. Teamed up into research groups, pupils conducted 290 local studies of the Ukrainian Soviet past.

Reception of Estonian prize winners 2019/2020 by Estonian President Kaljulaid | Photo: The Office of the President of the Republic of Estonia/Mattias Tammet

02 June 2020

Estonian President Receives Prize Winners in Tallinn

On 2 June 2020, the President of the Republic of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, welcomed the prize winners of the 21st Estonian EUSTORY History Competition in the presidential castle in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn. The prize winners were honoured for their successful entries on the topic of “Estonia in the World, the World in Estonia”.

Tzivia from Israel - Belonging in Between | Photo: private

13 May 2020

Getting to Know EUSTORY Alumni: Tzivia From Israel

In our series "Getting to Know EUSTORY Alumni" we introduce some of the young people from Europe and beyond who took part in our EUSTORY youth encounters and became EUSTORIANS. Let us introduce Tzivia from Israel to you today.

The first 'silent stories' on Instagram | Photo: Körber-Stiftung

18 April 2020

Digital Commemoration – Young Europeans Remember World War Two

The Instagram Museum "Silent Stories of 1945" has opened its digital doors. It presents stories which have not previously been heard, forgotten life stories and stories which represent contradictory experiences of the war.

01 April 2020

New Initiative in Germany: "Tomorrow’s History - Everyday Life in Times of Corona"

The German History Competition together with the German Coronarchiv want to encourage young people in Germany to actively shape the way how future generations might talk about the epidemiological threat of 2020.