Andreas Yul Kim from Kongsberg upper secondary school came on second place with the research project “He who spoke against Rome: How did King Sverre keep the throne?”.
This research project in history is about Sverre Sigurdsson, who reigned as the King of Norway from 1184 to 1202. The project investigates the historical circumstanses which made it possible for King Sverre to keep the Throne after he split with the Church and was excommunicated by Pope Innocens III in 1194.
The School Programme
The Holberg School Programme is an annual research competition for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools i the humanities, social sciences law and theology. Each year, around 1,000 students from 20 selected schools participate in the competition.
The Holberg School Programme Jury selects three research projects that are awarded prizes of NOK 30,000, NOK 20,000 and NOK 10,000 respectively.
The finalists are announced in mid May, and the award ceremony is held during the Holberg Week in early June each year.