What part do EUSTORY Activities play in the commemoration culture of different countries? What real-world experiences do network members gain with their respective competitions? Where can cross-border synergies be developed, and what do current developments mean for the history competition yet to come? Moreover, national competition organisers also make use of the meetings to exchange information about new developments in school and extracurricular education. For example, they deliberate on challenges such as inclusion, digitalisation, or possible funding for civic history activities in Europe.
Since the host countries rotate, the meetings also offer intensive insights into the specifics of recollection and federal commemoration in different European places. On site, participants consider different approaches in dealing with difficult backgrounds such as the legacies of dictatorships, imperialism, or colonialism.
The meetings are organised and conducted by Körber-Stiftung in close contact with the respective host country. During the pandemic, the exchange took place in alternating digital formats.
What our network meetings focused on
Read the key take aways!
Beyond Bias – Teaching History in a Polarised World
How can we teach history and critical thinking in an increasingly polarised world? Some answers from the EUSTORY Annual Network Meeting in Oslo
“Being tolerant is and should be hard”
How to deal with violence? Insights from Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and keyfigure in re-building the island of Utøya after the terror attack in 2011.
“War and Dreams”– Children’s Drawings from Ukraine
How do children see the war in Ukraine? This is the subject of the digital exhibition “War and Dreams” showing drawings by Ukrainian schoolchildren.