EUSTORY Competitions

Learning Through Research

Learning Through Research
Photo: David Ausserhofer

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.

 

 

New EUSTORY Competitions 2010 / 2011

EUSTORY member organisations announced new competition rounds under the following topics:

Belgium: "From school to work"

Estonia: “Twenty years of Estonian history (1991-2011)”

Finland: "Change in life"

Germany: "Scandals in history" 

Italy: "The Italian unification: yesterday and today" 

Latvia: „The image narrates..."

Norway: "My family in the light of history"

Spain: "Local Heroes"

Sweden: "Rebels and Revolutions - Movements of resistance and protest in a local perspective"

Switzerland: "The world of labour"

Wales: "My Heritage"