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On the occasion of the celebration of the European Statistics Day on 20 October 2018, the European Statistics Competition will be held for a second consecutive year. The competition has been established by the European Statistical System (ESS), consisting of the Statistical Offices of the member states of the European Union and the European Statistical Service (Eurostat). In Cyprus, the competition is organized by the Statistical Service, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus Statistical Society.

The competition is centered on statistical science and official statistics. The objectives of the competition are to promote statistical literacy, to stimulate the curiosity and interest of secondary school pupils and teachers on official statistics, to highlight the role of statistics in various aspects of society and to promote teamwork and cooperation between pupils to achieve common goals.

The competition is organized in two phases, a national competition organized by the national statistical Authorities in the local language and the European final to be organized by Eurostat. The winners of the national competitions will take part in the European final, which will be conducted in English.

The European Statistics Day (20 October 2018) is set to kick off the competition and the invitation to participate. The national phase of the competition will take place during the period October 2018 - March 2019 and the European final will be held between April and May of 2019.

Information on rules, dates, prizes and registration can be found on the website: http://esc2019-cyprus.cystat.gov.cy.

(MG)