International Science Olympiad

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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 first Olympiads were limited to the Eastern Bloc, but later they gradually spread to other countries. [1]

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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.[ citation needed ]

International Science Olympiads

Science Olympiads are international student competitions. There are 12 commonly recognized International Science Olympiads:

#ScienceSymbolYearHost Country (For 2023)Host Country (For 2024)
1 International Mathematical Olympiad IMOsince 1959Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2 International Physics Olympiad IPhOsince 1967Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
3 International Chemistry Olympiad IChOsince 1968Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
4 International Olympiad in Informatics IOIsince 1989Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5 International Biology Olympiad IBOsince 1990Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
6 International Philosophy Olympiad IPOsince 1993Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
7 International Astronomy Olympiad IAOsince 1996Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8 International Geography Olympiad iGeosince 1996Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
9 International Linguistics Olympiad IOLsince 2003Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10 International Junior Science Olympiad IJSOsince 2004Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
11 International Earth Science Olympiad IESOsince 2007OnlineFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics IOAAsince 2007Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

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