Ms Aimée Torre Brons
Goethe-Institut Press Relations for the IDO 2020
Tel. +49 170 2703912 torre@edition8.de
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Moderator Falk Töpfer begrüßt die Teilnehmer*innen der ersten Internationalen Deutscholympiade im digitalen Raum live im Studio des Goethe-Instituts Dresden | Foto: Goethe-Institut / Andreas Dahn
Pressemitteilung: 07.08.2020 (German version)
Die Gewinner*innen der Internationalen Deutscholympiade (IDO) 2020 stehen fest: Eban Ebssa aus den USA, Zih-An Wang aus Taiwan und Keta Kalandadze aus Georgien sind die jeweils Erstplatzierten in den drei Wettbewerbs-Sprachstufen (A2, B1 und B2). Außerdem wird ein Team mit Teilnehmer*innen aus Mexiko, Großbritannien, Italien und der Tschechischen Republik für die beste Gruppenleistung ausgezeichnet. Aufgrund der aktuellen Reise-und Kontaktbeschränkungen fand die IDO unter dem Motto „DABEI SEIN! –Die IDO kommt zu dir“ nicht wie ursprünglich geplant in Dresden, sondern im digitalen Raum statt.
Press release: 21/07/2020
The world's biggest German language contest will be going virtual for the first time this year from 3 to 7 August – and with a spotlight on the German city of Dresden. Over 120 young people aged 14 to 17 from over 60 different countries will be taking part in the Internationale Deutscholympiade (IDO). The IDO is held every other year by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with the International Association of Teachers of German (IDV). The top three contestants in each of the three language levels will win a trip to Germany, including a paid German course at the Goethe-Institut in Dresden in 2021.
Media information: 26/06/2020
Under the motto “DABEI SEIN! – Die IDO kommt zu dir” (BE THERE! The IDO is coming your way) the Internationale Deutscholympiade will be going online for the first time this year. From 3 to 7 August, over 120 young German language learners age 14 to 17 from over 60 countries will be taking part in this year’s online contest. The focus this year is on Dresden, the Saxon capital, under the patronage of the city’s mayor, Dirk Hilbert.
Press release: 08/06/2020
Goethe-Institut to hold world’s biggest contest for young German language learners online
The Internationale Deutscholympiade (IDO) will be going online for the first time this year. From 3 to 7 August, over 100 young German language learners age 14 to 17 from over 50 countries will be taking part in this online contest under the motto "Dabei sein!" (Be there!). The IDO is held every other year by the Goethe-Institut in association with the International German Teachers' Association
