On 4th August 2017, the efforts made by international students in the 15th International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL 2017) were celebrated at the competition’s Closing Ceremony at Dublin City University. Throughout this week-long contest, world-leading students worked both individually and in teams to decipher linguistic codes and put their problem-solving skills to the test. The event was hosted by the… Read More
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Today forty-four teams consisting of 176 students aged between 14-19 years, representing 29 countries, will compete in the International Linguistics Olympiad 2017 in Dublin. The International Linguistics Olympiad 2017 (IOL 2017) is being hosted by the Science Foundation Ireland-funded ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology and it will run from 31 July to 4 August in Dublin City University. Competitors will attempt over… Read More
Four secondary school students from Mountrath Community School have been announced as winners of the team competition at the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) final in Dublin. The team consisted of Alex Moore, Domhnall O’Farrell, Aisling Page and Christopher Carew. The Mountrath students beat off competition from 42 other schools around Ireland to take the team trophy. … Read More
The ADAPT Centre has announced that it is to team up with the Northern Ireland Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research at Queen’s University Belfast to offer free problem-solving workshops for Northern Irish participants in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad 2017. The All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) is a competition for post-primary pupils… Read More
The Problem-Solving Initiative will foster the next generation of problem solvers for Ireland Search is on for Ireland’s top young problem solver On 7th November 2017 Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, launched a major nationwide initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of skilled problem solvers for Ireland. The Problem-Solving… Read More
The ADAPT Centre is seeking partners and sponsors for the Problem-Solving Initiative (PSI) to help ensure the wide reach and deep impact of this ambitious initiative. The PSI incorporates: All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad 2017 International Linguistics Olympiad 2017 Family Problem-Solving Festival Day 2017 Why Sponsor the Problem-Solving Initiative? Associate your brand with an exciting nationwide… Read More
Coming to a school near you in early 2016, the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) problem-solving workshops will help you to hone your problem-solving skills and prepare you for Round 1 of the contest. You will receive free tuition by experts in linguistics and problem-solving strategies. 82% of AILO 2015 participants report having improved their problem-solving… Read More
Secondary school students are being urged to test their creative problem-solving skills in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad Competition. Register online at adaptcentre.ie/ailo/enter until 26th January 2016. The search is on for Ireland’s best young problem solvers! Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, today launched the 2015/6 season of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad… Read More
Ireland’s top four secondary school decoders win the chance to represent their country at the International Linguistics Olympiad in Bulgaria Four secondary school students from across the island of Ireland have been selected to test their language decoding skills against the world’s best at the International Linguistics Olympiad in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, in July. The students,… Read More
Talented decoders tackle world’s toughest puzzles in linguistics, logic and language Ireland’s top young problem solvers pitted their wits against the languages of the world at the national final of the ADAPT All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad at Dublin City University on 24 March 2015. The contest aims to identify Ireland’s leading young language decoders by… Read More