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National Phase - Award Ceremony
The award ceremony for the teams that excelled in the National Phase of the European Statistics Competition 2022-2023 took place today at the University of Cyprus. The ceremony was addressed by the Rector of the University and President of the Cyprus Statistical Society Professor Tasos Christofides, the representative of the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Dr. Andreas Filippou and the representative of the Director of the Statistical Service Ms. Marilena Loucaidou.
In Cyprus, the competition, which was established as an annual institution, is organised by the Statistical Service, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus Statistical Society. All secondary school students attending any officially recognised educational institution in Cyprus are eligible to participate. Students participate in groups of 2 to 3 persons and for each group a responsible teacher is appointed by the school as a coordinator - leader. The teams compete in one of two categories, Category A: Lyceum cycle and Category B: Gymnasium cycle.
In this year's competition 323 students took part, creating 111 teams. The first task included (a) a test of basic knowledge, (b) a test on the use of official sources of statistical data and (c) a test on the interpretation of statistical reports. From the first task, the top 10 teams from each category were qualified to prepare a presentation, of statistical content, as a result of processing a set of data. The jury evaluated the papers and at the end of the process the winners were selected.
The co-organisers express their warm congratulations to all the teams that participated and excelled in the competition.
The awarded teams are: High School Cycle [UP TO 18 YEARS OLD ON 31/12/2022]:[/B]
1st Prize (each student: €200 cash, teacher: 1 tablet)
Team: STATIES
Members: Agni Antoniadou, Eleni Christodoulou, Ara Makhdessian
Professor: Michalis Gavriilidis
2nd Prize (each student: €50 cash, teacher: 1 graphic tablet)
Team: STATROCKS
Members: Antonis DiAnellou, Konstantinos Charalambous, Varnavas Hatzipanagi
Teacher: Eleni Apostolou
Honorable Mention:
Team: ELEOS
Members: Andreas Kyriakou, Alexandros Kousios
Professor: Koula Menelaou
Team: STATSTARS3
Members: Konstantinos Mosfilis, Hara Theodorou, Peggy Tsilimidou
Professor: Elena Hadjigeorgiou
Team: MEANBOYS
Members: Aphrodite Matthaiou Argyrou
Category B: Gymnastics Circle [UP TO 16 YEARS OLD ON 31/12/2022]:
1st Prize (each student: €200 cash prize, teacher: 1 tablet)
Team: ARCHIMEDES
Members: Georgia Stefanou
2nd Prize (each student: €50 cash, professor: 1 graphic tablet)
Team: ANOVA1
Members: Homer Neofytidis, Pavlos Nikolaou, Dimitris Polydorou
Professor: Christos Anastasiades
Honorable Mention:
Team: AGELOS4
Members: Meropi Savva
Team: ENGOMI1
Members: Stella Christodoulou
Team: B1GPK
Members: Danae Kypridaki, Andrea Antoniou, Maria Filippou
Professor: Nikos Demetriou
Team: ENGOMI4
Members: Alexandros Louka, Sotiris Protopapas, Iakovos Skuros
Professor: Stella Christodoulou
European Phase - Results:
Following the very demanding national phase, in which 19,000 students from 19 countries participated, the winning teams from each country participating in the competition were asked to create a two-minute video on the topic of prosperity. The contestants had to imagine that they were invited to an international event to present a video about well-being in their country, based on official statistics.
The jury, made up of European experts in the fields of statistics, mathematics, well-being and communication, evaluated the 63 videos submitted and selected the top 5 in each age group, 14-16 (30 entries) and 16-18 (33 entries).
Winners in the 16-18 age group
In the 16-18 age group, first prize was awarded to the KOMPOT team (Slovenia), with their moving video about why protagonist Branko should not leave Slovenia. The jury was impressed by the creative story used to address the narrator's questions and thoughts with statistical data, as well as the technical quality of the video.
The ALGEBROS (Luxembourg) is second, while the video of team GAVRAN (Croatia) takes third place. Teams SEPTIMAGJH (Slovakia) and JASEJA (Slovakia) complete the top five, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
Winners of the 14-16 age group
The AFS_GR_1 (Greece) team takes the first prize in the 14-16 age group, with their very professional video about Giannis' daily life and the different dimensions of prosperity in Greece. The jury particularly appreciated the strong story, the original format of a video game and the excellent use of data and visualizations.
Second place goes to the team 3VIS (Italy) and BUNG BANDA (Hungary) takes third place. Teams BTCMASTERS (Slovakia) and SPOMINCICE (Slovenia) rank fourth and fifth respectively.
The award ceremony will take place on 26 June 2023 at 12:00 (Cyprus time) in Luxembourg. It will be broadcast via internet.
For the whole process you can watch the video here.
For more information about the competition you can visit the competition website at the link: ESC_2023 (esc2023.eu)
To watch all the videos of the European final by age group, click on the following links: 14-16 and 16-18.
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