XXVI National English Language Olympiad for Technical Universities

We invite you to take part in the XXVI National English Language Olympiad for Technical Universities organized by the Center for Languages ​​and Communication of the Poznań University of Technology.

Participants of the Olympiad may be students of full-time and part-time studies of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycle of Technical Universities in Poland. Participants of previous editions can take part in the Olympiad, except for winners from places 1 to 5. Foreign students can also participate in the Olympiad, provided that English is not the official language in their country. Participants cannot be students/graduates of linguistics or English studies.

❗ The deadline for registration is DECEMBER 6, 2024 at 23:59

Due to personal data protection, student interested in participation should contact directly the university coordinator: 📩 mlaczek@tu.kielce.pl (Małgorzata Laczek, WMiBM, room 5.07B).

The subject of your email should be: OLYMPIADA in the subject of the email and provide your name and surname.

To register successfully, complete the registration form and sign the necessary consents and declarations.

Application form

The table on page 1 should be completed in CAPITAL LETTERS

In the table (page 1)  provide your student’s address as the contact address

Date and signature – required 5 times (page 2, page 4 and page 8) –

The completed form and signed consents and declarations (word, pdf or scan) send from your e-mail account in the student.tu.kielce.pl domain.

Type OLYMPIADA in the subject of the email and provide your name and surname.

Please check whether you have received confirmation of registration.

Application form

Olympiad schedule: 

Stage I: written test at home universities

JANUARY 24, 2025 (Friday) from 12:00 to 14:00

Stage II: written test and multimedia presentations at the Poznań University of Technology

MAY 16, 2025 (Friday) 12:00-14:00 written eliminations

MAY 16, 2024 from 15:15 presentations

Topics of multimedia presentation (to choose from), duration 7 minutes:

• Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.

(Mahatma Ghandi)

• Real value in a world of infinite choice is someone making choices for you.

(Ben Silverman)

• In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

(Isaak Asimov)

FINAL: Oxford debate

MAY 17, 2024 (Saturday) from 9:00

Regulations

Sample of previous Olympiad