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Ideas competition 'A Vision for Europe'
What are the ideas that ignite young people's passion for Europe? What are the facts, arguments and experiences that can inspire Europeans to build a better Europe for tomorrow?
To find answers to these questions, the Friedrich Foundation (Friedrich Stiftung) and Saarland University asked students of all disciplines to take part in the competition 'A Vision for Europe'. The competition was open to students at Saarland University and to students enrolled at a partner university in one of the international university alliances 'Transform4Europe' or 'University of the Greater Region (UniGR)'.
A total of over 80 contributions were received by March 31, 2024. For the most convincing contributions, the Friedrich Foundation awarded attractive prizes.
The winners are:
1st prize and 2500 euros: Leni Hirschmann, European Studies (Saarland University): “Believing in Europe”
2nd prize and 1500 euros: Fabio Montalto, European Studies (Saarland University): “Ode to Joy”
3rd prize and 1,000 euros: Petra Arih, Humanities (Univerza na Primorskem in Slovenia): “What vision?”
The award-winning texts are also available in German and in French translation.
Leni Hirschmann (german, original text): “ An Europa glauben”
Fabio Montalto (german, original text): “Ode an die Freunde”
Petra Arih (german translation): “Welche Vision?”
Leni Hirschmann (french translation): Croire en l’Europe
Fabio Montalto (french translation): L'ode à la joie
Petra Arih (french translation): Quelle vision?
Jury
The winners were selected by a judging panel made up of German and European personalities: Professor Timothy Garton Ash, futurologist Dr Florence Gaub, Reinhard Bütikofer (Member of the European Parliament), Professor Tiziana Chiusi (Chair of the Cluster for European Research and Professor of Civil Law, Roman Law and Comparative European Law at Saarland University) as well as members of the Board of Trustees of the Friedrich Foundation, Professor Christina Weiss (former Minister of State for Culture) and Professor Jan-Hendrik Olbertz (former President of Humboldt University Berlin).
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