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Information for Educators & Institutions

We invite you to introduce your students to linguistics. Use ILC materials to enrich your curriculum, support language-focused projects, and leverage our educator tools to bring linguistic thinking into your classroom.

Inspire and Challenge

Use ILC problems to complement foreign language courses, or to introduce linguistics as a new field of study. The competition develops analytical reasoning, pattern recognition, and systematic thinking about language—skills valuable across all disciplines. Information on how to prepare students for ILC can be found here: Preparation

Special Awards

We recognize institutions with high participation and outstanding student performance through our ILC School Awards: School Award Details

School Partnership Program

The ILC School Partnership Program strengthens our collaboration with schools worldwide, providing them with dedicated tools, support, and recognition for integrating ILC into their academic activities: School Partnerships

Further Information

If you are interested in implementing an ILC group in your school or using the ILC problems for your curriculum or as project work, do not hesitate to get in touch. You can find promotional materials and resources or download our specific flyer for educators: Teacher Information Flyer PDF

Teacher Portal & Registration

Register for our dedicated teacher portal to monitor student progress and access certificates, facilitate group payments for the Pre-Final Round, and manage Final Round supervision easily.

  Teacher Registration   Teacher Login




Final Round: Information for Teachers

1. General Information

Participants who completed the Qualification and Pre-Final Round successfully are qualified for the Final Round: an 30-minute online exam.

2. Teacher Registration for Final Round Supervision

All Finalists need to find a teacher who agrees to supervise their Final Exam (or use the self-recording option). The teacher registration, as well as the exam, will adhere to the following procedure:

  1. Teachers have to register online: Registration for Teachers
  2. We will review and approve or reject teachers within a few days.
  3. Approved teachers can add students to their account: Login for Teachers
  4. Approved teachers can meet with their student(s) and supervise the online exam on Thursday, 12 March 2026, between 4-6 pm (your local time). To do so, students need to open the exam website on a computer, laptop, or phone and log in: https://lingchallenge.org/exam
  5. Teachers have to take one photo of the exam conditions before or during the exam and upload the photo via their teacher account. (The upload form will appear after the exam was started.)

3. Responsibilities during the Final Exam

The teacher has to make sure that ...

  • no information about the Final Exam gets published.
  • the student(s) do not open other browser tabs, websites or windows.
  • the student(s) do not use any other electronic devices (phone, calculators).
  • the student(s) do not use any information source (e.g., notes, books).
  • the student(s) do not receive any assistance from other students.
  • cheating students are reported and disqualified.

The teacher/school can provide a computer or laptop. Participants can also bring their own device. In the case that a teacher is responsible for more than one student, the Final Exam has to take place at the same time for all students.

All teachers have to take a photo of the exam conditions before or during the exam (showing the participant, the device/screen for the exam, and the surroundings; see examples ➚). You only need to upload a single image (regardless of supervising more than one participant).

The exam must be supervised on Thursday, 12 March 2026, between 4-6 pm.

4. Further Resources and Contact

You can find further information in our flyer: Final Round Information Flyer [PDF]
Training materials and last year's problems are available here: Training Materials
For further questions or issues, please contact us at: info@lingchallenge.org