About the Competition

A presentation session of the competition will take place on 18 October from 2:30 to 4:00 at the BCL or online via Webex if preferred. Register here.

What is the Generation Euro Students’ Awards?

The "Generation €uro" competition is open to secondary school students aged 16 to 19 interested in economics.

It aims at developing the students' understanding of monetary policy and of the role of central banks.

The competition is played in teams of three to five students supervised by a "coach" teacher. Any team can participate in English or French.

The timeline for the 2024-2025 ECB’s competition is as follows

Steps

Once registered, teams will be able to take part in the first event, an online quiz with 30 questions that will be available until 17 November 2024 on the competition site.

The best teams at the end of this event will qualify for the second event, in which the teams will have until 29 January 2025 to propose in writing a monetary policy decision on the basis of an analysis of the economic and of the monetary and financial situation in the euro area.

The top three teams from this second round will be called for the final in March 2025 (exact date to be confirmed), where they will have to explain to a jury of BCL experts the reasons for their new monetary policy decision.

Prize

Exciting prizes await the best teams!

Members of the three finalist teams will have the opportunity to complete a paid internship at the BCL

Each finalist will receive a BCL collector’s coin, a voucher and small presents.

Laureates will benefit from a study trip to Frankfurt.

Study Trip to Frankfurt