After a six-year break, Belarus offers a history competiton again. “1939 in the Memory of the Inhabitants of Belarus” is the topic that the "Belarusian Oral History Archive ", "Historika” and "Public Association DYJARYUSH" announced recently. The year 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the consolidation of the ethnic Belarusian lands into the borders of the Byelorussian SSR and its consequences - a hot topic, the organisers say.
We are very happy to welcome Israel as a new member of our EUSTORY Network. After a year-long planning period, the first Israeli History Competition was inaugurated in October 2013. The first competition topic is: "Attitudes toward the Other as Reflected in History".
EUSTORY Youth Academy 2013 | Photo: Tina Gotthardt
Reports about Youth Academies 2013 online
Summaries and photo galleries of the activities during the two EUSTORY Youth Academies in Finland (“Bridging the Gap of Civil War: Nation Building in Europe in the Aftermath of WWI”) and Slovenia ("The End of Empires: New Borders, New States, New Loyalties?") are now available online!
Finnish competition poster
Five More Competition Topics
Five more countries announced the new topics for their history competitions in 2013/14. Topics cover a wide range from the "Economic Crisis" (Slovenia) and "America" (Spain) to “World War I and its Reflection in Slovak Society“ (Slovakia), “Two Stories“ (Finland) and "The Crucial Moment" (Denmark).
German President Gauck (right) with first prize winner | Photo: Michael Fahrig
Federal President Joachim Gauck invited prize winners of the German History Competition 2012/13 to his official residence Schloss Bellevue in Berlin. The award ceremony was the celebratory conclusion of the 23rd call for students’ research projects under the topic of: “Familiar Strangers. Neighbors in History”.
Are you fed up with reading the same old Euro crisis articles? The Europe & Me Young Journalist Award is calling young non-professional journalists to write about Europe in a fresh, personal and transnational way!
Today is the closing date for entries to the first Czech EUSTORY competition run by PANT, a Czech civic citizen’s association. Students between 15 and 20 were invited to submit their essays on the topic "Also a Place Has Its Memory - In the Footsteps of My Region's History".
The Real Maestranza de Ronda (RMR) celebrated its traditional prize-giving ceremony for the winners of the sixth Spanish Eustory competition round. Winners gathered from all over Spain to claim their diplomas and rewards. The ceremony was presided by Jorge Edwards, Chilean ambassador to France and prestigious poet and writer.
