Contest

19. September 2011 - 15. March 2012 / Zürich

Contest

The website competition for school classes is starting for the sixth time. SWITCH is looking for school classes from all over Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein who would like to explore the possibilities of the World Wide Web and design a website of their own, together with their teachers.

SWITCH Junior Web Award 2012

5. September 2011 - 14. September 2011 / Modena, Italy

Contest

Each country will be sending two to four candidates, from 18 years onwards, to the International Earth Science Olympiade (IESO). The programme of the event is rather vast: including geology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, terrestrial astronomy and environmental sciences.

ieso2011.unimore.it

30. June 2011 / Deadline: June 30, 2011

Contest

Young people up to 25 years of age are invited to participate in an essay contest on „My Story of Inspiration“. The essay shouldn't exceed 800 words, can be written in many languages and has to be submitted by June 30th, 2011.

www.goipeace.or.

30. June 2011 / Deadline for the presentation of a project

Contest

Registration is now open for the Global Junior Challenge, the international competition that rewards the innovative use of technology for training, solidarity and intercultural cooperation. This year there will also be another special category: “ICT for the integration of immigrants and refugees”.

www.gjc.it

14. February 2011 - 30. September 2011 / Deadline for application: September 30, 2011

Contest

Within the framework of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, Xperimania is organising two competitions for upper secondary school pupils aged between 14 and 21 of age on the “role of women in chemistry”. Their aim is to increase the interest of female students in the subject.

www.xperimania.net

31. January 2011 - 1. March 2011 / worldwide - Delay of submission: 1st March 2011

Contest

To celebrate the OECD's 50th Anniversary, young people between 18 and 25 years worldwide are invited to create a short video describing their vision of Progress. The video should be no longer than 3 minutes, in English or French and has to be uploaded on YouTube by 1st March 2011.

www.oecd.org

1. October 2010 - 1. February 2011 / Deadline of submission: each month until 15.02.2011

Contest

TeachToday has launched a competition on eSafety school projects in Europe. Teachers are invited to share their ideas and experiences on promoting the responsible use of digital technologies in the classroom to become teacher of the month.

eskills.eun.org/web/teachtoday

10. January 2011 / Termin 31 da schaner 2011

Contest

bugnplay.ch, la concurrenza svizra per uffants e giuventetgna tranter 8 e 20 onns, vul premiar la creativitad multimediala e robotica. Fin ils 31 da schaner pon ils participants s’inscriver, ils 31 da mars 2011 sto tut vegnir furnì.

bugnplay.ch