Inscription from Kalaureia. Photo: Craig Mauzy 

EUROPEAN YOUTH COMPETITION EUNIC Greece

CULTURE PAST CULTURE FUTURE

Together with the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, we are launching a European Youth Competition on the legacy of Greek thinking and culture as one of the foundations of contemporary thought within the framework of the international conference taking place in Athens on 24-27 November 2010 entitled The Athens Dialogues: An International Conference on Culture & Civilization.

The competition invites the younger generation of European students, scientists, researchers, journalists, writers, artists, theorists and aspirant academics between the ages of 21 and 30 to contribute to the dialogue about the legacy of Greek culture and thinking in confronting the challenges of the 21st century. At the same time, it aims to provide young people from all over Europe with a web-based platform for expression and interaction with each other as well as with acclaimed thinkers and academics from all over the world.

The Culture Past Culture Future Competitions is a joint EUNIC Greece project organized by the British Council, the Instituto Cervantes, the House of Cyprus, the Danish Institute, the Goethe-Institut, the Hellenic Foundation of Culture and the Swedish Institute at Athens.

The competition invites you to submit a paper or an essay of up to 3.000 words on one of the six following themes to be discussed at The Athens Dialogues International Conference:

- Identity and Difference

- Stories and Histories

- Word and Art

- Democracy and Governance

- Science and Ethics

- Quality of Life

The format of the paper/essay is open, which means that candidates may opt for a formal academic paper or an essay, according to their field of research and interest (e.g. a young researcher may opt for an academic paper with footnotes while a young journalist or writer may prefer to submit an essay).

Deadline for submission of entries: 15 June 2010

For further information, please contact: Bodil Nordström-Karydaki, bodil.nordstrom@sia.gr

Tel. 0030+210 92 32 102