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 and also allows two teams from the hosting country. 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 2024)Host Country (For 2025)
1 International Mathematical Olympiad IMOsince 1959Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
2 International Physics Olympiad IPhOsince 1967Flag of Iran.svg Iran Flag of France.svg France
3 International Chemistry Olympiad IChOsince 1968Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
4 International Olympiad in Informatics IOIsince 1989Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
5 International Biology Olympiad IBOsince 1990Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
6 International Philosophy Olympiad IPOsince 1993Flag of Finland.svg Finland Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7 International Astronomy Olympiad IAO1996-2023
8 International Geography Olympiad iGeosince 1996Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
9 International Linguistics Olympiad IOLsince 2003Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
10 International Junior Science Olympiad IJSOsince 2004Flag of Romania.svg Romania Flag of Russia.svg Russia
11 International Earth Science Olympiad IESOsince 2007Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
12 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics IOAAsince 2007Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of India.svg India

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References

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