HERODOT - Essay Competition 2008
14 delegates from HERODOT members attend the Big Hope
HERODOT organised an essay competition and the winners attended the Big Hope World Youth Congress, in Liverpool, June 4-12, 2008 (http://www.hope.ac.uk/thebighope/), organised as part of the Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008 promoting Geography there.
In all, 14 young academics, postgraduate students and young professionals and leaders wrote winning essays on one of the Big Hope themes
Their essays have been compiled and edited into a special HERODOT publication, "Promoting and Celebrating Geography", edited by Karl Donert and Gelnda Wall. The topics of Education, Faith, Social Change, Citizenship and Responsibility are dealt with in these essays. NEW book review (pdf) |
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This publication was launched at the Big Hope on June 6th when North West England MEP Sajjid Karim, presented certificates to prize winners. The launch was also attended by Lord David Alton. The book "Promoting and Celebrating Geography" supports the ongoing work of Thematic Pillar 2 in HERODOT, to promote Geography and support the work of geographers.
The 2007 video competition winners also attended the Big Hope. Their videos are housed on YouTube and are designed to promote the value of Geography. |
