International Science Olympiad

The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of the formal sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences. The competitions are designed for the 4-6 best high school students from each participating country selected through internal National Science Olympiads, with the exception of the IOL, which allows two teams per country, the IOI, which allows two teams from the hosting country, and the IJSO, which is designed for junior secondary students. Early editions of the Olympiads were limited to the Eastern Bloc, but later they gradually spread to other countries.[1]

Not to be confused with Science Olympiad or International Olympic Committee.

Overview

The Olympiads themselves are separate competitions each with its own organizing body, even though they are loosely grouped together as "ISOs". The aims of each ISO are to promote a career in science; to challenge the brightest students from around the world; and to compare the various teaching systems of each country. Although the competitions are aimed for secondary school pupils, the standards of the exams are extremely high.

International Science Olympiads

Science Olympiads are international student competitions. There are 13 commonly recognized International Science Olympiads:

# Science Symbol Year Host Country (For 2023) Host Country (For 2024)
1International Mathematical OlympiadIMOsince 1959 Japan United Kingdom
2International Physics OlympiadIPhOsince 1967 Japan Iran
3International Chemistry Olympiad IChOsince 1968  Switzerland Saudi Arabia
4International Olympiad in InformaticsIOIsince 1989 Hungary Egypt
5International Biology OlympiadIBOsince 1990 UAE Kazakhstan
6International Philosophy OlympiadIPOsince 1993 Greece Finland
7International Astronomy OlympiadIAOsince 1996 China
8International Geography OlympiadiGeosince 1996 Indonesia Ireland
9International Linguistics OlympiadIOLsince 2003 Bulgaria Brazil
10International Junior Science OlympiadIJSOsince 2004 Thailand Romania
11International Earth Science OlympiadIESOsince 2007Online China
12International Olympiad on Astronomy and AstrophysicsIOAAsince 2007 Poland Brazil

See also

References
  1. "THE EÖTVÖS COMPETITION". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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