Submissions are invited for 1st Ukraine-India Students’ Writing Contest 2024 by PT Global Edu and Embassy of Ukraine. The last date of submission is October 1, 2024.
About the Organizers
The contest is organised by PT GLOBAL EDU in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Ukraine in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka and the East European Development Institute (EEDI), within its project “Ukraine and South Asia – Open Dialogues”, supported by the International Renaissance Foundation in Ukraine.
Contest Details
1st Ukraine – India Students’ Writing Contest 2024 is the first of its kind essay competition open for all Indian students grade 6 to 12 studying in any curriculum like GCSE, IGCSE, IB, CIE, CISCE, CBSE or any other boards in India.
Organised in India for the first time, the Contest is open for school students to explore and learn about Ukraine’s rich history, culture and traditions, thus addressing the critical need of raising awareness among Indian school students about Ukraine, the biggest country in Central and Eastern Europe.
Highlights of the Contest
- 14 winners will be greeted for the Gala Award Ceremony at the Embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi and it will make them get acquainted more with Ukraine, participate in art and handicrafts workshop as well as view short movies.
- 12 Winners will be honoured with Ukrainian Souvenirs, Medals and Certificates of Excellence.
- 2 winners (1 from Junior and 1 from senior group) will be appreciated specially and honoured with Ukrainian Souvenirs, Medals and Certificates of Excellence.
- 14 Principals/Directors of schools of winning students will be invited for interaction and felicitation ceremony with the Ambassador and diplomats at the Embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi.
- 12 Principals/Directors of participating schools who encourage the maximum number of students to participate will be invited for interaction and felicitation ceremony with the Ambassador and diplomats at the Embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi.
- All invited principals will be awarded with Certificates of Appreciation during felicitation ceremony at the Embassy.
- Certificates of Appreciation will be awarded to all event coordinators and principals of participating schools.
Essay Theme
Junior Group: Grade 6 to 8
Word Limit: Up to 450 words
Theme:
Ukraine in my dream: “One day, it so happened that in my dream, I visited Ukraine. What did I see? Where did I go? Who was with me? And what did I do? I want to tell you all what happened during this trip.” OR
To my Ukrainian Friend: “The world is lonely without friends. I have many friends. But the most interesting of them is my friend from Ukraine. Let me tell you about this wonderful friend.”
Senior Group: Grade 9-12
Word Limit: Up to 600 words.
Theme:
The Beauty of Ukrainian Culture: Culture is the soul of its people. There are so many things that you may know and like about Ukrainian culture. Please write about one of the aspects of the cultural heritage of Ukraine. (Choose any one: literature, poetry, folklore, fine arts, folk art, culinary traditions, festivals, folk and classical dance, musical traditions, films and cinema, performing arts and the theatre, ethnic attire and ornaments) OR
For a Stronger India-Ukraine Friendship: Ukraine and India are far from each other geographically, but we are very close culturally and historically. Ukrainian is an Indo-European language that has many similarities with Indian languages. India and Ukraine have established diplomatic relations since 1992 and have exchanged full-fledged Embassies in Kyiv and Delhi. How can our friendship become stronger? Make your suggestions.
Participation Fee
INR 250.
How to Submit?
Interested participants can submit online via this link.
Submission Deadline
The last date of submission is October 1, 2024.
