Internationale Deutsch-
Olympiade 2024

• The Internationale Deutscholympiade (IDO) is the world's largest German language competition. It will take place this year from July 15 to 22, 2024 under the motto "DABEI SEIN! Wissen schaffen. Zukunft machen"
• The venue for the final round, which changes every two years, is a Goethe-Institut location in Germany. The IDO has been held in the following cities in recent years: 2008 in Dresden, 2010 in Hamburg, 2012 and 2014 in Frankfurt, 2016 in Berlin, 2018 in Freiburg, 2020 in a digital format with a Dresden connection, 2022 in Hamburg again and 2024 in Göttingen for the first time. 

• The next IDO will take place in 2024 from July 15 to 22, 2024 under the motto "DABEI SEIN! Wissen schaffen. Zukunft machen" in Göttingen.  
• Next summer, around 100 students and 50 accompanying teachers from over 50 countries will meet in Göttingen for the finale. 

The following persons are not eligible to take part in the IDO:

• Students whose mother tongue is German or who have at least one native German-speaking parent.
• Students who have lived for more than six months at a time in a German-speaking country.
• Students at German schools abroad or private schools whose principal language of instruction and communication is German.
• Students who are already of legal age (18 or older).
• Students already enrolled to study at a university.
• Students who provide false information about themselves will be disqualified and/or stripped of their titles.
• Two contestants per country, whether at the same or different language levels, may compete in Dresden.

• The participants are guests in Göttingen for a seven-day program. There, the best German learners from the national preliminary rounds will compete for the top three places among the world's best in three levels. Not only linguistic, but also cultural skills, creativity and the ability to work in a team are required. 
• The participants can expect interesting workshops, exploring the city of Göttingen, encounters with young people, companies, local artists and cultural workers, an interesting cultural, educational and leisure program and the Olympic idea of peaceful coexistence, fair cooperation and the richness of the different cultures in the world.