HERODOT Network for Geography: Big Hope competition

HERODOT Network for Geography: Big Hope competition Skip navigation . Home About News Membership Activities Pillars Initiatives Previous events Publications Contact Us Essay Competition 2007-8 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) 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. Links HERODOT publications The Big Hope Liverpool - Capital of Culture HERODOT Liverpool 08 Conference HERODOT GIS Poster Competition 2007 HERODOT Video Competition 2008 for members only Developed and Maintained by Ashutosh Sharma © 2007 Herodot Network

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