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Drawing by Diana (10) I Photo: Körber-Stiftung/Anne Kohstall

04 July 2024

„War and Dreams“– Children’s Drawings from Ukraine

How do children see the war in Ukraine? This is the subject of a digital exhibition with drawings provided by Ukrainian EUSTORY member, NOVA DOBA.

Winners of the EUSTORY France Competition together with Anke Rehlinger, Minister-President of Saarland I Photo: Staatskanzlei Saarland, CC BY NC ND 2.0 — Winners of the EUSTORY France Competition together with Anke Rehlinger, Minister-President of Saarland I Photo: Staatskanzlei Saarland, CC BY NC DN 2.0

28 June 2024

Bicycles and Football – EUSTORY France Competition on Sport Concludes

In the year of the Paris Olympic Games and the Men’s European Football Championship, students researched the history of sports in France and Germany.

Winners of the Bulgarian History Competition 2024 together with former President Petar Stoyanov I Photo: Values Foundation

02 June 2024

Films Awarded for the First Time in the Bulgarian History Competition

As this year’s competition was focusing on media, it was a logical step for the organisers to also accept films and videos for the first time.

First prize winner: “You are a woman! You are (not) a leading character of your life” I Photo: Veronika Kupchynska, Kateryna Perelyot, Kateryna Popova / NOVA DOBA

21 May 2024

Ukrainian Students Receive Prizes for Research on Soviet Propaganda

Although only online, the award ceremony of the Ukrainian History Competition celebrated its winners despite the war.

Winners and participants of the 4th Moldovan History Competition I Photo: DVV International Moldova

18 May 2024

Convincing Entries for This Year's Difficult Topic

At the award ceremony of the Moldovan History Competition, best research papers and poster presentations on propaganda were celebrated.

Musical accompaniment at the Estonian award ceremony I Photo: The Estonian History and Civics Teachers’ Association

17 May 2024

Only Winners: Estonian Competition Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Although the competition topic was “Winners and Losers,” this year’s Estonian History Competition was one big win, celebrating a quarter century since its inauguration!

“Bridging Gaps Award” I Photo: Orbon Alija

16 May 2024

Applications open for the "Bridging Gaps Award” 2024 for NGOs

Together with Körber-Stiftung and THE CIVIC Innovation Hub, EUSTORY has initiated the “Bridging Gaps Award”. Youth projects from Europe fostering unity in polarised societies can apply for the €10,000 prize.

Workshop for tutors in Moldova I Photo: DVV International Moldova

15 March 2024

How to Tutor Students Researching Propaganda?

Teachers from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine prepared themselves in workshops to support their students researching propaganda – this year’s umbrella topic of the history competitions within the DVV cooperation project.

Participants of the Annual EUSTORY Network Meeting in Chișinău I Photo: Ramin Mazur

10 March 2024

Moldova Hosts EUSTORY Network Meeting 2024

“History in a Polarised World” was the overarching theme of this year’s network meeting in Chișinău. Hosted by the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova (ANTIM) competition organisers discussed challenges such as AI, propaganda, and polarisation.