The National Olympiad in History of Brazil (ONHB), promoted by Unicamp, received, this Wednesday (9/11), the Péter Murányi Prize 2021-22, held by the Peter Murányi Foundation.
The award was given in recognition of the project “Excluded Dictionary of History”. For this work, a group of participants from the 11th edition of ONHB, in 2019, researched characters rarely studied in traditional historiography.
The second place prize was given to Cristina Meneguello, professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) at Unicamp and coordinator of ONHB, by professor Glaucius Oliva, former president of CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) and representative of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC).
The ceremony was attended by representatives from different scientific associations, such as CNPq and Fapesp (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation). Representatives, deans and pro-rectors of universities such as Unicamp, University of São Paulo (USP), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) and State University of Maringá (UEM) also participated in the ceremony.
This year, the Péter Murányi Prize received 208 works from all over Brazil. The winners were selected by a jury composed of national and international institutions linked to the area of education, members of federal, state and private universities, personalities and members of society. Febrace (Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair) came first, and the Future Scientist Program came third.
For Vera Murányi Kiss, president of the Péter Murányi Foundation, the entity that promotes the award, the work carried out by the History Olympiad highlights the importance of stimulating education for the country's overall development. “This is a project that achieves several objectives, as, in addition to the specific contents of our history, it develops a critical outlook and an active reinterpretation of it,” she stated.
In the work proposed by ONHB, students from public and private schools, with the guidance of teachers, produced four pages of a textbook in which they presented a character that they considered relevant, despite not having commemorative dates, monuments or highlights in the books. The exercise allowed students at different levels to understand the impact of little-known historical characters. The works were made available on the Olympics website.
Held since 2009, ONHB has brought public and private schools closer to universities, allowing young students to interact with the academic community. “I was very happy for the recognition that the Award brings to our work and, mainly, to the work of Basic Education teachers and students across the country. We feel we are on the right path. It is a stimulus for us to continue. Our objective now is to intensify and continue the project”, says Meneguello.
About the Péter Murányi Prize 2021-22
The Péter Murányi Prize is promoted annually, with themes that alternate with each edition: Education, Health, Science & Technology and Food. Each area is therefore revisited every four years. The total value of the prize is R$250 thousand, divided between the winner (R$200 thousand), second place (R$30 thousand) and third place (R$20 thousand).
The award is supported by the following entities: ABC (Brazilian Academy of Sciences); Aciesp (São Paulo State Academy of Sciences); Anpei (National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies); Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel); CIEE (Company-School Integration Center); CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development); Fapesp (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation); and SBPC (Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science).
About the History Olympiad
The ONHB is a project carried out with the support of the History Department at Unicamp and is an important History learning tool. It has the participation of professors, master's and doctoral students from various universities. In 2022, it held its 14th edition, with the participation of 73 thousand students in the 8th and 9th years of Elementary and High School from public and private schools across Brazil. Also this year, the 2nd edition of ONHB Open for All will be held, a compact version accessible to the general public.
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