European educational software competition - Prizes presented by Commissioner Cresson

The prizes in the second European educational software competition were presented at a prize-giving ceremony organized during the Education Council, in Brussels, on 20 November 1997. Some 350 projects were presented for the competition in all Member States, with 77 being put ...

The prizes in the second European educational software competition were presented at a prize-giving ceremony organized during the Education Council, in Brussels, on 20 November 1997.

Some 350 projects were presented for the competition in all Member States, with 77 being put forward for evaluation at European level. The jury acknowledged the high level of quality of the projects presented. For the Commission, this demonstrates the increasing familiarity with new information technologies of schools and universities, and their keenness to use them.

Commissioner Edith Cresson, responsible for research, innovation, education, training and youth, underlined the "aesthetic and educational value of the projects", which represent an encouraging demonstration of the creativity of the younger generations in Europe. The Commission also acknowledged the support of Lotus for category A (primary and secondary schools) and of Apple Computers for category B (universities and multimedia schools).

Commissioner Edith Cresson, along with Mrs. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, President-in-Office of the Education Council, Luxembourg's Minister for National Education and Vocational Training, presented prizes for the following entries:

- Category A: Primary and secondary schools:

. First Prize: "Painting in the Ioanian Islands from the 16th to the 18th Century", a CD-ROM submitted by the "Miltos Koundouras" Secondary School in Neas Filadelfias, Athens, Greece;

. Second Prize: "Touche pas à mon casier", an interactive CD-ROM on the prevention of violence in schools, presented by the Collège Saint Exupéry, in Saint Jean de Braye, France;

. Third Prize: "Pihlajeveden CD", an original presentation on Internet and CD-ROM of the Pihlajaveden Secondary School in Pihlajavesi, Finland;

. Special commendations have also been awarded to the following projects:
. "Internationale Schuelerzeitung Campus", an International newsletter on the Internet, by the Michaeli-Gymnasium in Munich, Germany;
. "Jungle News", an Internet newsletter by the Savonlinna Normal School, in Savonlinna, Finland;
. "Robbi", a fairy tail for children presented by Interact, the Multimedia Department of Concept Factory SA, with the support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Education;
. "The Moon", a CD-ROM on the teaching of Sciences, by the Holy Trinity Primary School, in London, UK;

- Category B: Universities and Multimedia Schools:

. First Prize: "Zeiltheorie voor Beginners", a sailing course for beginners designed by three students from Amsterdam University, The Netherlands;

. Second Prize: "Choke", a CD-ROM on transport pollution, by a group of students of Middlesex University, United Kingdom;

. Third Prize: "The Write Choice", an interactive guide on Typography, by the Design School of the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland;

. A special commendation has also been awarded to the project "About Drugs - Dilemma", a CD-ROM on the prevention of Drugs by the Sodertorn High School in Uttran, Sweden.