DEFI Inter-Alliances 2025
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26th April 2025
2 PM
Online (Zoom)
Le Défi is a dynamic celebration of French culture and the global Francophone community, uniting Alliances Françaises from every corner of the world. The students of Alliances Françaises are invited to take part in a general knowledge quiz, in French, via the Kahoot digital platform by using two devices.
The competition is divided into four stages:
1. A local selection phase organized by each participating Alliance will take place face-to-face or virtual format on 26 April at 2pm.
2. A Regional selection phase will take place in virtual format on 16 May at 4pm.
3. One semi-final per geographical zone will take place in virtual format on Saturday May 24 (times by zone to be confirmed).
4. An international final will take place in person, at the Alliance Française de Nice, during the week of July 21, 2025
**Participating Alliances are free to organize selections either face-to-face or remotely.**
– currently student of Alliance Française and passed A1 level
You must have 2 devices to connect to the Internet:
– A computer for Zoom video conferencing.
– A smartphone to participate in Kahoot.
Prizes:--The two participants in the local selection with the most points will be named finalists and will represent their Alliance at the national selection and will be awarded by their AF.
-The two participants in the national selection who score the most points will be named finalists, and will represent their “national” network in the semi-finals by geographical zone and will be awarded by IFI.
-The participant ranked first in the semi-finals of each geographical zone will take part in the international finals in Nice (July 21 to 27, 2025).
The stay includes :
-Accommodation
-Transportation from the airport closest to the winner’s home to Nice, and from Nice to the airport of departure.
– Tickets for intercity transport (bus, metro, RER, etc.) are not included.
– An allowance of €400.
All other costs not included in the prize (insurance, additional luggage, etc.) will be borne by the winners. In the event that the winner needs to obtain a visa to travel to France, it is the winner’s responsibility to make the necessary arrangements. Winners are responsible for ensuring that they meet the requirements for travel to France.
In the event of visa refusal or inability to travel, the participant ranked second in the semi-final will be offered participation in the Final.
For queries and further details on the competition, please write to [email protected] or [email protected].