About the Organisation
Social development needs dialogue and understanding. Through its operational projects, in its networks, and with cooperations, Körber-Stiftung takes on current social challenges in areas of activities comprising “Knowledge for Tomorrow”, “International Understanding” and “Vibrant Civil Society”, as well as with “Cultural Impulses for Hamburg”.
Inaugurated in 1959 by the entrepreneur Kurt A. Körber, it is now actively involved in their own national and international projects and events. As an operational foundation, it addresses the societal challenges of our time through projects, networks and strong cooperative partnerships. It aims are to initiate debate, try out solutions and motivate people to get involved – entirely in keeping with the spirit of its founder.
About the Competition
In 1973, German President Heinemann and Kurt A. Körber announced the first history competition. Since then the “Geschichtswettbewerb des Bundespräsidenten” has become Germany’s largest organised amateur research movement. Every two years the German President opens a new round of the competition. The competitions basic principle is Explorative Learning. Submissions must have a regional or biographical approach to the chosen topic and participants have to work with original sources, be it interviews with contemporary witnesses or public archive investigations.
Story Collection: Germany
Servus, Frankfurt!
Unlike those who pick more exotic Erasmus destinations, Decho chose Frankfurt. He was attracted by its educational reputation, but ended up finding many other ways to enjoy the city.
Wizards and Demigods – The Time Capsule on my Bookshelf
The 60s were carefree and the 90s were optimistic: young people once looked at the future in a positive light. So why is Gen Z so melancholic? Can we find the answer through literature?
“En:countering Divides” – EUSTORY Summit 2024
How to navigate through the divides of today’s world? Using diverse approaches in creative workshops, critical discussions and intercultural encounters, young history enthusiasts from 23 countries equipped themselves with tools to drive cross-border collaboration and change forward.
A Monument for Peace and Liberty
A Monument for Peace and Liberty Russia's war against Ukraine concerns us all! Young Europeans send this message with their augmented reality-memorial, which makes a stop in Hamburg to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion.
“Dialogues to Remember” – EUSTORY Summit 2023
What can conversations about the past teach us about the world we want to build? At the EUSTORY Summit 2023 “Dialogues to Remember”, over 100 young Europeans came together in Prague to explore memory, identity, and Europe’s shared stories.
National EUSTORY Patron
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was born in Detmold, Germany, in 1956. After completing his military service he studied Law and Political Science in Giessen. In 1991 he obtained his doctorate in Law. In 1996 Steinmeier became the Undersecretary of State and Director of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony. Following that he became the Undersecretary of State at the office of the Chancellor in 1998. From 2005 to 2009 Steinmeier was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Angela Merkel. He has been a member of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) since 1998. In February 2017 he became the twelfth President of the Federal Republic of Germany.