Competition Topics

Organisation: Körber-Stiftung, Hamburg, has been organising the German History Competition since 1973: www.geschichtswettbewerb.de

You can find details regarding previous competitions here.

Year Topics Participation Report
1998/1999
16th round
"Rebellion, Taking Action, Instigating Change: Protest in History" 1,151 contributions  
2000/2001 "Man and Animal in History" 1,655 contributions  
2002/2003 "Leaving - Arriving. Migration in History" 1,902 contributions
8,700 participants
Report
2004/2005 "Hard Work Brings Its Own Reward? Labour in History" 1,379 contributions
5,920 participants
Report
2006/2007 “Together - Against Each Other. Young and Old in History” 1,257 contributions
5,000 participants
Report
2008/2009 Heroes. Adored – Misjudged – Forgotten. 1,831 contributions
6,649 participants
Report
2010/2011 "Scandals in History" 1,152 contributions
3,631 participants
Report
2012/2013 "Familiar Strangers - Neighbors in History" 1,321 contributions
5,041 participants
Report
2014/2015 "Being Different - Outsiders in History" 1,563 contributions
5,109 participants
Report
2016/2017 "God and the World. Religion Makes History" 1,639 contributions
5,064 participants
Report
2018/2019 "Enough Is Enough - Crisis, Change, a New Beginning" 1,992 contributions
5,627 participants
 
2020/2021 "Times in Motion: Sports and Society" 1,349 contributions
3,436 participants
 
2022/2023 "More Than a Roof Over Your Head. The History of the Home" 1,655 contributions
5,500 participants