The annual Oxford German Olympiad is designed to enthuse people for German, Director of the Oxford German Network Katrin Kohl explains.

Katrin is one of the recipients of the Network Champion for German Award, which recognises exceptional efforts in promoting the German language in the UK.

This podcast accompanies "A German Classic 2025" - our essay competition for sixth-form students. For more details, see here: www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/ogn.ox.ac.uk...

For all those interested in Rilke - and more specifically in his Neue Gedichte - our German Classic Podcast is now online: www.youtube.com/@OxGerNet

Many thanks to Katrin Kohl, @karenleeder.bsky.social, Charlie Louth, @joannaraisbeck.bsky.social and Conor Brennan for the great contributions!

A treat for Rilke lovers: Rilke biographer Charlie Louth talks with Santhia Velasco Kittlaus about New Poems (Neue Gedichte), the poet's groundbreaking collection of 1907.

Congratulations to everyone getting their A-level results today, and a special herzlichen Glückwunsch to those who chose German! #ResultsDay

... with special thanks to all the teachers who tirelessly promote the importance of foreign languages!

Ganz herzlichen Dank - many thanks to all those who made this year's Oxford German Olympiad Prizegiving Ceremony possible with their contributions. It was a pleasure to welcome you all to Oxford!

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As her team, we are very proud of our Katrin and are delighted for her. A great award for her fantastic achievement!

winners will receive generous monetary prizes, participants who have submitted a certificate of participation
each essay receives constructive feedback from the jury

We offer
- guidance in academic essay writing
- free resources, including the book in question
- designed and delivered lessons on poetic analysis, guiding students through structure, style, and meaning (via studypacks and a video podcast with scholars)

Still enough time to do this Rilke thing with us!

Sign up by sending an email to [email protected]

If you know a student who might be interested, please encourage them to take part—and feel free to share this opportunity widely!

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In addition to the established essay competition, we have introduced a Discovery Section designed especially for those with no prior knowledge of German, making the competition more accessible than ever.

We are delighted to announce the launch of this year’s 'A German Classic', our annual essay competition for sixth-form students run by the Oxford German Network.

This year, we invite students to engage with Rainer Maria Rilke's New Poems (Neue Gedichte).

www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/files/2025_r...

Shout-out to all the German teachers in the UK 🫡

From 17-21 March, join our week-long celebration of the German language by using #ShoutOutForGerman to showcase the amazing things you do in your classrooms to get students excited about learning German!