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Showing posts with label Contests and Giveaways. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2015

Winners of MIT Enterprise Forum Greece Startup Competition Announced

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 1, the MITEF Greece Startup Competition concluded with the selection of ...


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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Fresno's Greek Fest wants to test out your art skills

If you have a knack for drawing Fresno's Greek Fest wants to test out your art skills. For the first time ever, the festival is holding a logo contest.


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Monday, July 20, 2015

Euro at centre of Polish election campaign

Nationalists fire opening salvos in contest coloured by Greek debt calamity


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Monday, July 6, 2015

A Win-Win Grexit for Greece and Europe

Greek voters have rejected almost any plausible deal with its international creditors, making a Grexit (or Greek exit from the euro) more likely than ever. Here is a twist on a Grexit that could leave everyone a winner.


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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Eurovision 2015: Viewers joke Greece couldn't afford to win

As Greece took to the stage to perform its Eurovision 2015 entry, the usual quips about the country praying it won't win the song contest due to its ...


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Eurovision 2015: Viewers joke Greece couldn't afford to win

As Greece took to the stage to perform its Eurovision 2015 entry, the usual quips about the country praying it won’t win the song contest due to its precarious financial situation began to flow on social media. For those who never thought Greece should ...


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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Revolution, genocide, Brexit: why Eurovision 2015's entries reveal a continent in crisis

Is Greece’s song a disguised farewell to the Euro? Is Georgia preparing for war? This year’s Song Contest entries might be the most political collection ever – and the underlying ideas are pretty worryingLet’s start by making one thing clear; the Eurovision Song Contest was created as a “light entertainment programme”, bringing countries together, and has a strict policy against political content.“No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted … No messages promoting any organisation, institution, political cause or other, company, brand, products or services shall be allowed ... A breach of this rule may result in disqualification.” - 1.2.2.h, Public Rules of 60th Eurovision Song Contest (pdf). Continue reading...


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Revolution, genocide, Brexit: why Eurovision 2015's entries reveal a continent in crisis

Is Greece’s song a disguised farewell to the Euro? Is Georgia preparing for war? This year’s Song Contest entries might be the most political collection ever – and the underlying ideas are pretty worryingLet’s start by making one thing clear; the Eurovision Song Contest was created as a “light entertainment programme”, bringing countries together, and has a strict policy against political content.“No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted … No messages promoting any organisation, institution, political cause or other, company, brand, products or services shall be allowed ... A breach of this rule may result in disqualification.” - 1.2.2.h, Public Rules of 60th Eurovision Song Contest (pdf). Continue reading...


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Sunday, May 17, 2015

GetCruiseINN: The First Entrepreneurial Contest On Board

The collaboration between StartupBus Greece, Thinkbiz and Celestyal Cruises offers talented students the chance to join GetCruiseINN, the first entrepreneurial contest on board. The participants will enjoy a magnificent Mediterranean trip traveling with cruise ship Celestyal Odyssey from Piraeus to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Heraklion and Santorini from May 1 to 4. During the 4-day cruise, students will be urged to form teams, think about launching innovative and disruptive startups within the Tourism sector and Cultural Heritage and share their ideas, while exploring the Aegean Sea. The participants, who should be software developers, designers, students with background in business administration or people who want to pursue successful careers in tourism, will also take part in special events and workshops, as well as meet and discuss with mentors, having the opportunity to win prizes. “Our aim is to urge the Greek student community to create innovative projects in one of the most important pillars of the domestic economy,” said organizing committee member Stavros Tsompanidis.


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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The ‘Creativity Project': And The Prize Goes To… Naxos Students

First grade students of the all-day elementary school of Vivlos in the Greek island of Naxos starred in an inspiring short film entitled “Let’s imagine the school of our dreams,” winning the first prize during a special ceremony in Crete on Saturday, under the “1st National Creative Expression Contest In Primary Schools” for the University of Crete. Through “experiential learning” – a fruitful teaching method that allows students to be engaged in the learning process – Vivlos’ school teacher Nikos Vintzileos urged his students to let their imagination free and express their ideas for the school of their dreams. In its record of accomplishments, Vivlos’ primary elementary school has also been awarded one more first prize for a music video created for the 2013 European eTwinning Competition. eTwinning promotes school collaboration among European countries through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by providing special support, tools and services for schools. You can watch the “Let’s imagine the school of our dreams” video below:


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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The ‘Creativity Project': And The Prize Goes To… Naxos Students

First grade students of the all-day elementary school of Vivlos in the Greek island of Naxos starred in an inspiring short film entitled “Let’s imagine the school of our dreams,” winning the first prize during a special ceremony in Crete on Saturday, under the “1st National Creative Expression Contest In Primary Schools” for the University of Crete. Through “experiential learning” – a fruitful teaching method that allows students to be engaged in the learning process – Vivlos’ school teacher Nikos Vintzileos urged his students to let their imagination free and express their ideas for the school of their dreams. In its record of accomplishments, Vivlos’ primary elementary school has also been awarded one more first prize for a music video created for the 2013 European eTwinning Competition. eTwinning promotes school collaboration among European countries through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by providing special support, tools and services for schools. You can watch the “Let’s imagine the school of our dreams” video below:


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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Music fraternity sponsors Greek Idol event

The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity hosted a Greek Idol contest this past Wednesday night. Anyone was able to enter to win and the event was to ...


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Saturday, April 11, 2015

BC HIGH: Leary wins Greek oratorical competition

Declan Leary, of Plymouth, a sophomore at Boston College High School, won the Greek I oratorical contest at the 10th annual Latin and Greek ...


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Friday, April 10, 2015

BC HIGH: Leary wins Greek oratorical competition

Declan Leary, of Plymouth, a sophomore at Boston College High School, won the Greek I oratorical contest at the 10th annual Latin and Greek ...


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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Greek Man and Woman of the Year named

A number of other Greek Week honors were presented during the event. The service winner was Sigma Tau Gamma, the philanthropy winner was Pi ...


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Greek Man and Woman of the Year named

A number of other Greek Week honors were presented during the event. The service winner was Sigma Tau Gamma, the philanthropy winner was Pi ...


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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Greek arts festival is March 18 in Reserve

The English Department's sixth through 12th grade will feature Greek lyric poetry. PreK3 and preK4 coloring contest winners will be recognized.


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Friday, March 6, 2015

Vodafone Greece announces start-up contest winners

Vodafone Greece announced the winners of the …


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MSU greek life prepares for annual Songfest competition

Every year, fraternities and sororities across campus team up to compete in the Greek Week dance competition Songfest. While the actual competition ...


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Thursday, March 5, 2015

'One last breath' to represent Greece at 60th Eurovision

Greece’s entry at the upcoming Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria, is “One Last Breath,” a ballad performed by Cypriot vocalist Maria-Elena Kyriakou.


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