EUSTORY Competitions
Learning Through Research
Learning through research" is the common underlying concept of all EUSTORY competitions. Every year, youth from EUSTORY member countries set out on the trail of history, tracking numerous themes. Students interview contemporary witnesses, use family sources such as letters, diaries and photographs, search for original material in archives or visit the scenes of historical events. They thus examine and consider history from different perspectives and draw their own conclusions. They liberate themselves from prejudices and develop the ability to think critically. In that way they lay the foundations for active participation in society.
EUSTORY Competitions 2011 / 2012
EUSTORY member organisations announced new competition rounds with the following topics:
Belgium: "History in a suitcase“ | Award Ceremony: 27 June 2012
Estonia: Basic School Level: “My Family”
Upper Secondary School Level: “My Home Area and Its People” | Award Ceremony: 12 May 2012
Finland: "Change in life" | Award Ceremony: 25 May 2012
Italy: “Man and woman: how has the relationship changed over time?”
Latvia: „Latvians abroad" | Award Ceremony: 26 May 2012
Norway: "My family in the light of history"
Poland:" 1)Poles and Russians in the 20th Century - Recorded and Effaced Stories 2)The first and last days of World War II - the memory stock photos 3)The struggle, resistance, rebellion - value and price of disagreement in the PRL [The Polish People's Republic]" | Award Ceremony: 10 September 2012
Russia: “Man in history: Russia in the 20th Century” | Award Ceremony: 4 May 2012
Slovenia: "Growing up" | Award Ceremony: between 22 - 24 April 2012
Spain: "Local Heroes"
Sweden: “Life in Change – History in the 20th century in a local perspective“ | Award Ceremony: 29 May 2012
Switzerland: "Places. Stories? History!" | Award Ceremony: May 2013
Wales: "My Heritage"| Award Ceremony: 10 July 2012
