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General Information concerning registration


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How are the categories classified?

  • The four categories in Overview Categories above are based on the existing school systems in Europe.
  • Since there are distinct differences between the systems, some compromises had to be made.
  • If you are unsure about what category to enter your materials in, please contact the chairman for advice.

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What materials can be entered?

Learning materials are defined as any kind of resource such as:
  • A book or a set of books (textbook, workbook, teacher's resource book, etc are billed as one book)
  • A package including different sorts of components in print and in electronic form (books, CDs, DVDs, online resources)
  • A purely digital learning resource to be used in school or as self-study material (with or without LMS)

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General advice for entering materials.

  • When material is entered, the jury does not look at a text- or workbook as a single item but at the material for the whole program/course.
  • It is advisable to list all the components of the material you want to enter, be it textbook or online resource or tablet app or teacher's book or game.
  • Please note that the appraisal process starts in April and ends in July.
  • If your materials are in beta version and cannot be judged because of technical problems, it might be advisable to enter them a year later.
  • For this year's BELMA competition, only titles with a publication date from last year or from the currant year will be accepted. An exception may be made when a complete program is entered where some of the individual titles have an earlier publication date.

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Dates, Conditions and pricing for participating

  • Registration for BELMA Awards starts: March 26, 2024
  • Early Bird rate available until: April 19, 2024
  • Submission deadline for PDFs or program access: May 15, 2024
  • Deadline for payment: May 31, 2024
  • Shortlist announcement: August 23, 2024
  • Winners announced: Wednesday, 16. 10. 2024 at the Frankfurt Book Fair
  • Each submitted learning material must have been published in last or the current year for the first time, i.e. it must have been published in 2023 or 2024.
  • The price for Early Bird participation is 396 Euros ( members: 238,50 Euros) for the first entry/title. The Early Bird participation fee for following entries in any category is 316 Euros ( members: 190,80 Euros).
  • The price for participation is 440 Euros ( members: 265 Euros) for the first entry/title. The participation fee for following entries in any category is 352 Euros ( members: 212 Euros). If you are entering more than one title, the system will recognize that and automatically charge the correct reduced amounts.
  • There is no limit on the number of learning materials being submitted from each publisher.

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Important! Once you have received the e-mail of confirmation and the bill, prepare the following items:

  • 3 sets of the title or 4 access codes for online materials
  • To make things easier you can alternatively upload your book-entry as PDF during the registration process, when you are asked to upload the title page and a 2 page spread. If your entry is a set of books (textbook, workbook, teacher's resource book, etc), make sure to put all parts into one compressed file, like MAIN_TITLE.zip etc.
  • send printed material to this address:
    Prof. Dr. Péter Bagoly-Simó
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
    Geographisches Institut
    Didaktik der Geographie
    Unter den Linden 6
    D-10099 Berlin

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Questions about entering the Best European Learning Materials Awards?

Please contact:
Diana Kali, chairperson of the BELMA jury