Linguistics Olympiad 2022
Two medals for the German team at the IOL!
For the first time, German participants bring home two medals and a certificate of honor from the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) 2022.
Merlin Fischer won a silver medal at the International Linguistics Olympiad 2022. Réka Amélie Wagener can enjoy a bronze medal. In addition, Michał Boroń was awarded an Honorable Mention certificate. Congratulations!
Both Merlin Fischer and Michał Boroń have already received honorable mentions at last year's IOL. Merlin Fischer is currently a student at the Wentzinger Gymnasium in Freiburg; Michał Boroń is a student at the Heinrich Hertz Gymnasium in Berlin. The winner of the bronze medal, Réka Amélie Wagener, is a student at Evangelisches Gymnasium Siegen Weidenau in Freudenberg (NRW).
Also on the German team were: Jacqueline Maria Guitu (Königin-Katharina-Stift Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg), Seraphina Laske (Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen, Dresden, Saxony), Philipp Lörcks (Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate), Marie Mattutat (Gymnasium am Tannenberg Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) and Daniel Pahi (Dürer-Gymnasium, Nuremberg, Bavaria).
Together with about 200 participants from all over the world, they solved puzzles in an individual competition and a team competition. The overall results can be found on the Website of the IOL.
This year again, Germany was able to send two teams, Team Germany Umlaut and Team Germany Eszett to the International Linguistics Olympiad in Castletown on the Isle of Man. They were received in advance in Berlin by Dr. Nathalie Topaj (Chair of the Board of the German Linguistics Olympiad Support Association) and Dr. André Meinunger (ZAS) and trained with the support of last year's bronze medal winner, Louis Cho. The stay in Berlin as well as the trip to Isle of Man were financed by the Leibniz Association. The multi-stage pre-selection process started back in February and was led by Prof. Dr. Kilu von Prince (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) with the support of Dr. Nathalie Topaj and other committed cooperation partners.
Results of the selection contest
The winners of the selection competition have now been announced! The last round of the German Linguistics Olympiad took place online via the Moodle platform of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf on May 22. Three difficult tasks had to be solved within two hours. Of the nineteen participants, the following eight have qualified to take part in the International Linguistics Olympiad:
Jacqueline Maria Guitu, Königin-Katharina-Stift Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Merlin Fischer, Wentzinger-Gymnasium, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg
Michał Boron, Heinrich-Hertz-Gymnasium, Berlin
Seraphina Laske, Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen, Dresden, Sachsen
Anastasia Averkova, Bertolt-Brecht-Gymnasium Dresden, Sachsen
Daniel Pahi, Dürer-Gymnasium, Nürnberg, Bayern
Réka Amélie Wagener, Evangelisches Gymnasium Siegen Weidenau, Freudenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Marie Mattutat, Gymnasium am Tannenberg Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In the two move-up spots are:
Ruth Plümer, Gymnasium am Löhrtor, Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Philipp Lörcks, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz
Results of the 2nd round
The second round is finished, the results have been sent. There were two weeks to solve three difficult puzzles this time. 28 participants managed to submit their solutions in time. Of these, 11 will move on to the next and final round of DOL, where we will select the teams for German participation in IOL. Congratulations!
Results of the 1st round
The first round has been completed and the results have already been sent out. A total of 98 students from 14 German states participated. Of these, all those who scored at least 58 out of 62 points, a total of 33 students, will advance to the second round.
We hope that even those who did not advance will have enjoyed participating and continue to enjoy languages and linguistics. Next year there will be another opportunity to participate in the Linguistics Olympiad!
Selection process 2022
Conditions of participation: All students from schools in Germany who have not yet enrolled for studies and are at least 14 years and less than 20 years old on the opening day of the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) are eligible to participate.The tasks do not require any prior technical knowledge. Fun with recognizing patterns and non-decimal number systems and an interest in foreign languages is of benefit.
Registration:The online test of the first round will be activated on this site on the 1st of February. Students can register themselves at any time during the participation period directly via the activated form. All they need is a valid e-mail address. They can start immediately with the tasks. Prior registration is not necessary.
Procedure: The National Linguistics Olympiad and thereby the selection of the German team for the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) takes place in three rounds:
1) The first round is an online test. Participation period: February 01-28, 2022.
2) The best candidates of the online test participate in the second round. The second round is also an online round with more extensive and demanding tasks. Expected time frame: March 15-31, 2022.
3) The 10 best candidates of the second round will be invited to Berlin (if face-to-face round is possible, otherwise the round will also take place online). There, a joint training and the final national round will take place. Expected date: May 2022.
The four most successful participants will take part in the International Linguistics Olympiad 2022 (IOL), which is expected to be held in Castletown on the Isle of Man from July 25-29, 2022.
Contact: iol@leibniz-zas.de