EUROGEO with the IGU Commission for Geography Education organises two competitions to mark the International Year of Global Understanding.
The competition is aimed at young people from around the world to help raise awareness of the global implications of local everyday actions.
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Competition for high schools
We invite high school students (ages 15-19) with a story to tell to submit their Story Map for the competition. The story should examine how the local relates to the global. Stories can include video, photography, text, data and sounds. Find out more
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Competition for university students
University students (of all ages) are invited to share the results of research they have undertaken as part of their studies. Data should be presented in ways to help others understand the purpose of the research and its findings. Find out more
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The International Year
The International Year of Global Understanding:
- connects local actions and global challenges.
- focuses on the global sustainability of local action.
- recognises culturally different paths to global sustainability.
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Global Understanding
Competition entries should look to examine one or more of the themes of the International Year. These are:
- Eating / drinking / surviving
- Moving / staying / belonging
- Working / housing / urbanizing
- Communicating / networking / interacting
- Wasting / recycling / preserving
- Sports / entertaining / recreating
All entrants should pay careful attention to the Rules of the competition. Download them here
There are specific guidelines for school pupils and for university students. Please take careful note of them.
We wish you good luck and look forward to seeing your Story Maps soon.
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We thank ESRI Inc. for their support of the IYGU competitions and the annual EUROGEO conferences.
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We thank Springer for their support of the EUROGEO 2016 Annual meeting and conference.
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