Award ceremony for the winners-schoolchildren of the French Olympiad-2022
On April 30, 2022, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, an award ceremony was held for the winners-schoolchildren of the French Olympiad. It was organized by the “Institut français” (French Language Training Center) at the Republic of France in Turkmenistan. The Olympiad was held via digital video communication during April 2022 for schoolchildren studying French. The ceremony was attended by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Gulshat Yusupova, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic of Turkmenistan Mrs. Isabelle Guisnel, the Director of the “Institut français”, Mr. Romain Gouvernet, and representatives of the “Institut français”, schoolchildren and teachers of French of secondary schools in Ashgabat.
The event was opened with a welcoming speech by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Gulshat Yusupova. She congratulated the winners of the Olympiad and wished them further success. Then Mrs. Isabelle Guisnel made a speech and noted that schoolchildren from nine secondary schools in Ashgabat took part in the event.
The winners who won 1st, 2nd, 3rd places were announced in two categories (schoolchildren grades 5 and 9). They were awarded with iPads and laptops donated by the companies VINCI Construction and Bouygues Turkmen. In addition, prizes were presented by other partners such as the Canadian Embassy in Ankara, the Swiss watch company Tissot, “la Boutique de Paris”, the French bakery “La Tartine” and the beauty salon “Dessange”. The winners’ certificates were jointly signed by representatives of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the French Embassy.
The French language Olympiad was held in Turkmenistan for the second time. All participants received gifts. Mrs. Isabelle Guisnel congratulated the schoolchildren and expressed her gratitude to the French language teachers of the secondary schools in Ashgabat for their assistance in preparing the participants.
The Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Gulshat Yusupova, congratulated the winners. In her speech she pointed out that today Turkmen youth are studying several foreign languages, in particular French. Thanks to the support of the esteemed President of Turkmenistan, Turkmen schoolchildren to have ample opportunities to develop their skills, widen knowledge and demonstrate such excellent results.
Jahan ORAYEVA,
4th year student of
the Faculty of International Law
of
the Institute of International Relations
of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.