International Olympiad on English Language & Leadership (IOELL) 2020

International Olympiad on English Language & Leadership (IOELL) 2020 is the flagship event of Global Innovation & Leadership Center (GILC) which aims to integrate the basic aspects of English Language learning competencies such as reading, listening, speaking and writing with the multiple dimensions of skillset under the overall leadership skill, such as problem-solving, presentation, public speaking, research, time management, crisis management, etc. The module adopted in this Olympiad is first of a kind and its uniqueness appeals to students from all the countries. This year, the second installment of IOELL 2020 took place. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event-based program was optimized efficiently to fit completely into an online session-based program. This year, students from all the levels of education, namely-primary, secondary, higher secondary and event tertiary levels of education enthusiastically participated in the Olympiad. The participants were categorized in the following categories:

1. Grades 3-5
2. Grades 6-8
3. Grades 9-10
4. Grades 11-12
5. University (Undergraduate)

The assessment rounds for the Olympiad were divided into two categories-

• Preliminary Round: It was a two-paper assessment test where both the reading and written skills of the students were judged. One paper was on reading, and the other was on writing. In reading assessment, participants’ acumen in grammar and vocabulary were checked. In written assessment, the ideas, innovative thoughts and free handwriting capabilities of the participants were considered. The layout of the round was the same for all the participation categories. But the complexity was different based on different categories.
• Intensive Round: In this round, the presentation, public speaking, crisis management, contingency planning, problem-solving and research skills were assessed. The intensive rounds were planned differently for different categories, considering their competencies and caliber.

International Olympiad on English Language & Leadership (IOELL) 2020 was scheduled to take place from December 16, 2020. And the event continued till December 23. The event breakdown is given below:

International Olympiad on English Language & Leadership (IOELL) 2020 had the active participation of judges and students from a total of 21 countries namely:

• Bangladesh
• India
• Nepal
• Ukraine
• Sri Lanka
• Pakistan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Guatemala
• Vietnam
• Canada
• Philippines
• Columbia
• Cambodia
• Chili
• Zambia
• Brazil
• United States
• Romania
• Ghana
• Greece

The participation of students registering and taking part in IOELL 2020 from different countries individually are laid down below:

Participants’ Name on the basis of countries:

For Categories: Grades 3-5

For Categories 6-8

For Categories 9-10

Categories: Grades 11-12

Category: University (Undergraduate)

Throughout the conference, we were glad to have an active participation from members of judgement panel from around the world. The members of the honorable judgement panel & advisory board for the International Olympiad on English Language & Leadership (IOELL) 2020 are:

1. Adam Julian

Director, International Student and Scholar Services at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A

2. Quynh Thi Ngoc Nguyen

Director of Center for Testing & Assessment, ULIS- Vietnam National University, Hanoi

3. Rajaram Paul Chowdhury

Teacher, Gulshan Model School & College, Bangladesh

4. FAM Abdur Raquib

Science Teacher, Maple Leaf International School, Bangladesh

5. Lizoon Nahar

Doctor of Education (D. Ed.) aspirant, Curriculum & Instruction at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

6. Natalie Lau-Chien,

Amherst, New Hampshire Public Schools, U.S.A

7. Prerona Roy

Business Coach & Consultant, Inspire Excellence

8. Rafat Alam

Professor, Department of Economics, MacEwan University, Canada

9. Saharah Abdullah

Malaysia

10. Baman Kumar Ghimire,

Teacher, Motherland Secondary School, Nepal

11. Thi Ha Hai Nguyen

Lecturer, Hanoi National University, Hanoi

12. Georgia Maneta

Primary School English Teacher, Ministry of Education, Greece

13. Corina Sujdea

Teacher/Erasmus Coordinator, Secondary Schoom Mihail Sadoveanu, Romania

14. Mohammad Shahed Ali

TEA Alumni, Bangladesh

15. Pranab Kanti Deb

Professor, Sylhet International University, Bangladesh

16. Rebecca H. Yoon

Director of AppELS Institute, English Language Studies, Appalachian State University, U.S.A

17. Arvin Lou II Abaday Onez

Teacher-III Oroquieta City Division, Philippines

18. Alex Boadu

Head, Mathematics Department, Nkoranza Technical Institute, Nkoranza, Ghana

19. N. M. P. Riskiya

ISA English (Puttalam North Division), English Education Center, Sri Lanka

20. Crystal Machado

Professor, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A

21. Mae Antonette J. Ticar PhD

Senior High School Teacher, Philippines

22. Lynnet Rita Martin

Teacher, Bangladesh

The list of Winners of IOELL 2020 on the basis of the different categories are given below:

Grades 3-5:

Champion:

Priya Dutta Guha

India

kshounish.guha@gmail.com

1st Runner Up:

Md Mehr Mahmud

Bangladesh

mehrmahmud@gmail.com

2nd Runner Up:

Nguyen Duy Phuc Thien

Vietnam

huongdtt@phuocthinhbusiness.com

Grades 6-8

Champion:

Navila Zaman

Bangladesh

navilazaman1110@gmail.com

1st Runner up:

Shafinaz Shahrin Manita

Bangladesh

mahbubrbl1@gmail.com

2nd Runner Up:

Kripa Baral

Nepal

bkriti18@gmail.com

Grades 9-10

Champion:

Nabiha Tahsin

Bangladesh

tanminfarzana@gmail.com

Joint First Runner Up:

Xavier Vejano

Philippines

vejanox17@gmail.com

Deepti Bhandari

Nepal

bhandarideepti00@gmail.com

2nd Runner Up:

Rukiya Sharabidinova

Kyrgyzstan

runa.sh2005@gmail.com

Grades 11-12:

Champion:

Abir Mahato

India

tohamariba@gmail.com

Joint First Runner Up:

Glimpse Pandey

Nepal

glimpse.pandey@gmail.com

Tanisha Tasnin

Bangladesh

tanishalovesfood@gmail.com

Joint Second Runner Up:

Ananya Sharma

India

sharmaananya2003@gmail.com

Luis Felipe Domínguez Torres

Guatemala

felipe110torres@gmail.com

University (Undergraduate):

Champion:

Team Nepal

Saugat Baral                       Tribhuvan University

Samikshya Paudel            Kathmandu University

Aastha Paudel                   Tribhuvan University

First Runner Up:

Team Ukraine

Alexander Vorontsov     National Aerospace University

Diana Novikova                 National Aerospace University

Daria Piripadya                  National Aerospace University

Joint Second Runner Up:

Team Cambodia:

Men Chanmonypanha   Royal University of Phnom Penh

las bora                                University of Management and Economics, Kampong Cham

Damrong Dang                  Asia Euro University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Team India:

ISHANI DHARA                  Narasinha Dutta College

Ritwik B.                               Narasinha Dutta College

Sharmi Chakraborty        Calcutta University

IOELL 2020 saw an active participation of 45 students from English Access Microscholarship Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State from different countries. Therefore, a special session was organized for them where they introduced their country along with its culture, tradition, education system and economy to the world on 21 December, 2020. Participants were separately assessed in this session and the winners are:

Joint Champion:

Team Vietnam access 3

Team Guatemala Access

Joint First Runner Up:

Team Pakistan Access

Team Bangladesh LPC Access

Joint Second Runner Up:

Team Bangladesh GEIST Access

Team Sri Lanka Access

Special Achievement:

Team Nepal Access

Team Columbia Access 3