HAK student inspires the Say Multi speech competition in Vienna!

HAK student inspires the Say Multi speech competition in Vienna!

OKLA NAYA, a student of the HAK Lienz, showed shiny achievements in the nationwide, multilingual speech competition "Sag’s Multi" of the ORF. The competition took place on May 16, 2025 in the large ballroom of the Vienna City Hall. Okla was made of around 400 participants: in the top 30 in the inside and managed to present it as one of six finalists: inside, her speech "My dreams can fly" in Arabic and German. She was accompanied by her sister and HAK professor Carmen Singer-Ymeri.

"SAG’S MULTI" has been a platform for over 15 years that gives young talents the opportunity to switch between German and another language. Every year the competition deals with socially relevant topics that included identity, climate justice, democracy, racism, Europe, diversity, school, bullying, as well as mental health and human rights. Okla Naya did not feel nervous during her presentation, but was rather happy and proud to take part in such a significant event. Dolomitenstadt reports on the impressive performance of the young speaker.

competition promotes multilingualism

The “Sag’s Multi” competition is part of a larger initiative that aimed to promote the appreciation and recognition of language diversity. This goal will also be in the competition "More languages ​​- more we!" persecuted, which is organized by the German Children's and Youth Foundation and whose first nationwide competition round started on October 8, 2024. Here students can demonstrate their skills in at least two languages ​​from the 7th grade, and in several rounds to express their opinions.

This multilingual speech competition is one of the most important instruments to promote multilingualism in German schools, as described in the context of dkjs.de Students: Inside of all school types are invited to participate and can submit their contributions from their teachers: inside. The final of this competition will take place on May 17th, 2024 in Berlin.

The initiative is supported by the Minister of State Reem Alabali-Radovan, the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration. The aim of the competition is not only to promote young people's linguistic competence, but also to inspire pedagogical specialists to actively support multilingualism in schools. say it multi and "More spoke-more we!" Bundle their strength to make learning and using several languages ​​attractive and thus promote important social coexistence.