Awarded Research Papers

Kristina Christozova | Photo: Tina Gotthardt

What did students write about in their research papers? Which sources did they use?  What obstacles did they face? Every other month we will feature an awarded research paper.

Author: Kristina Christozova
Country: Slovakia
Competition Topic: Multiculturalism in Slovakia in the 20th Century (2011/2012)
Research Title: "The Bulgarian Minority"

Kristina is the daughter of a Bulgarian father and a Slovakian mother which put her in the position of comparing the two cultures. In her essay she talks about Bulgarian migration to Slovakia, the importance of language, cultural clubs, and keeping traditions.

Read an abstract of Kristina's work.

EUSTORY Youth Academies 2013

If you are an award winner of your national history competition, you can now apply for this year's youth academies in Finland and Slovenia. To download the brochure, click here, to apply, click here


Italian History Competition 2012/2013

Italian competition brochure 2012/2013

The topic of the Italian history competition 2012/2013 is "Exchange and Conflict Between the Peoples after the Second World War. " Deadline for entries is 30 March 2013. To find out more, visit the competition website or download the competition brochure.


New Competition Round in Poland 2012/2013

The topic is "Poles and their neighbours after World War II: against each other, side by side, together". Please visit their website for more information.


New Competition Round in Slovakia 2012/2013

The topic is "The Role of Women and Men in Slovakia during the 20th Century". For more information, please visit the competition website.


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Estonian Award Ceremony | 18 May 2013

Estonian Student receives award | Photo: Tina Gotthardt
Estonian Student receives award | Photo: Tina Gotthardt

The award ceremony for the 14th edition of the Estonian History Competition took place on 18th May at the Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu in the south of Estonia. This round marks the end of an era: Tiiu Ojala and Viivi Rohtla stepped down as Estonian organisers.

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Russian Award Ceremony | 30 April 2013

Russian Award Ceremony | Photo: Gabriele Woidelko

Youngsters from all over Russia celebrated the award ceremony of the 14th Russian history competition run by the International MEMORIAL Society in Moscow on 30 April 2013. It was great to see so much enthusiasm and commitment in these difficult times!

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Award Ceremony Season is starting | 15 April 2013

Italian award winners | Photo: Andrea Guermani

The Italian event in March kicked off this year's series of award ceremonies. On 30 April, the non-governmental organisation MEMORIAL will honour the winners of the Russian history competition in Moscow. The Estonian ceremony follows on 18 May, Finland and Sweden will hold their ceremonies on 24 May, followed by the Swiss and Latvian ceremonies one day later.


Annual EUSTORY Network Meeting 2013 | 23 March 2013

EUSTORY organisers 2013 | Photo: Didzis Grodzs

From 20 - 23 March 2013 twenty-eight organisers of national history competitions from twenty-two countries gathered for their annual EUSTORY network meeting in Riga. During a reception, Andris Bērziņš, President of Latvia, honoured the work of the EUSTORY network.

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Europe@debate: The Islam belongs to Europe | 13 March 2013

Ruprecht Polenz | Photo: private

Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the German Bundestag, is a strong supporter of accepting a premise that the Islam belongs to Europe. On 13 March he spoke during a Europe@Debate event organised by FutureLab Europe and hosted by the Körber Foundation in Hamburg, Germany.

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Award Ceremony in Italy | 06 March 2013

Science Centre for Children | Photo: Andrea Guermani
Science Centre for Children | Photo: Andrea Guermani

The award ceremony of the 9th edition of the Italian history competition took place in Turin on March 6, 2013 in the Science Centre for Children - Xké? – Il laboratorio della curiosità. The topic of the 9th edition was: "Man and Woman: How the Relationship changed"

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Award Ceremony in Denmark | 11 February 2013

Winners of first prize | Photo: Education Ministry

The Danish prize giving ceremony took place in the Ministry of Education in Copenhagen on 30 January 2013. The competition topic was "Democracy" and the winning contribution was a video about the Arab spring made by three young students from Rysensteen High School in Copenhagen.

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"The Desire for Freedom" - EUSTORY Alumni Workshop | 04 February 2013

"Freedom" Workshop | Photo: Tina Gotthardt

From late January to early February, the EUSTORY alumni workshop "The Desire for Freedom - European values in times of crisis" took place in Berlin. On the occasion of the 30th Council of Europe Art Exhibition "The Desire for Freedom. Art in Europe since 1945", the Körber Foundation and the German Historical Museum invited 15 young Europeans to discuss various aspects of the term "freedom"and its meaning for today's democracies.

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