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#oekoropa: Zeitplan© Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Timetable

Students between the ages of 16 and 19 and teachers from all EU member states are invited to participate with their innovative concept for a climate-neutral trip through Europe.

Jugendwettbewerb #oekoropa



Europe-wide youth competition on sustainable travel

   
27 April 2020 Announcement of the #oekoropa youth competition
 
31 July 2020 Deadline for the Rapid Developer Prize
 
15 November 2020 Deadline for submitting concepts
 
30 November 2020 Jury decides the ten winning concepts 
 
01 December 2020 Public announcement of the jury decision
 
11 December 2020 Public announcement of the jury decision in the presence of the winning teams at a digital awards ceremony
 
Spring/summer 2021 The ten winning teams begin their circular tours from their hometown to Berlin, Lisbon and Ljubljana
 
   

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#oekoropa: General conditions of participation ©Tobias Schrank

General conditions of participation

Each team consists of 3 to 4 pupils aged between 16 and 19 years.

 

#oekoropa: Anmeldeformular © Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Tobias Schenk

Registration form

The concepts, written in German, must be submitted with a registration form and signed Conditions of Participation. The deadline is 15 November 2020.

Wegweiser mit Globus und zwei EU-Koffer © Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Tobias Schrank

The Concept

Each concept consists of two parts: the circular tour and an accompanying public relations strategy. 

Lolli © Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Prizes

In addition to unforgettable experiences, attractive prizes await you when you take part in the #oekoropa youth competition.

#oekoropa: Jury © Goethe-Institut, Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Jury

A jury of experts will decide the winners of the Sustainability Prize in November 2020.

Kristina Cunningham

Kristina Cunningham Kristina Cunningham She works as a senior expert on multilingualism in the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission in Brussels. Her main focus is the implementation of the EU Council Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning.

Education, multilingualism and youth work are areas that can be supported by EU programmes. In the school sector, the European Commission promotes "communities" for teachers through the School Education Gateway and eTwinning. Climate protection and environmental issues, as well as "Distance / Blended Learning" are currently very important topics in these areas.

What is your motivation to join #oekoropa?

It is a great pleasure for me to be a member of the jury for the #oekoropa competition. For several years now, young people all over Europe have been thinking about climate and environmental issues. The movement, which has gained a lot of strength thanks to Greta Thunberg, has taken on a whole new meaning since March 2020. Today, there is no longer a person in the economically strong regions of the world who does not think about how private and business trips can be planned and carried out more sustainably.

At the end of 2019, the European Commission had already taken the decision to make climate change and environmental challenges the eTwinning theme of the year 2020. This has led to an impressive number of interesting projects in school classes, which have enabled intensive cross-border cooperation for children and young people during the period of school closures. I am very curious to see what interesting ideas will be developed and elaborated through this Goethe-Institut initiative.

 I wish all participants* a lot of fun and good luck!

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