International Junior Science Olympiad

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Silver Medal from IJSO 2007 by Tanmay Satyarthi

The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is an annual science competition for students aged 15 and under. It is one of International Science Olympiads and an international academical competition that covers physics, chemistry and biology at the same time. The first IJSO was held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2004. Around 70 countries send delegations of three to six students, plus one to three team leaders, and observers. [1]

Contents

The competition is broken down into three tests, each of which lasts between three and four hours. The theoretical portion consists of two tests: a multiple choice questionnaire consisting of 30 questions, and a theoretical test. The practical portion consists of three laboratory examinations, one for each field. [1]

Incidents

Because of COVID-19, the 17th International Junior Science Olympiad 2020, originally planned to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, was cancelled. [2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad 2021 was conducted in a hybrid format. This allowed students from the participating countries to participate without travelling to the host country United Arab Emirates. [3]

Summary

Number Year Host country Host cityAbsolute Winner Country Winner Notes
1 2004 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta
2 2005 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Yogyakarta
3 2006 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hailun Hsu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

[4]

4 2007 Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yu’an Chen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[4]

5 2008 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Changwon Flag of South Korea.svg Myeonghwan Son Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [4]
6 2009 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku
7 2010 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Abuja Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan (3)

[5]

8 2011 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Durban Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan (4) [6] [7]
9 2012 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lai-He Chang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan (5)

[5]

10 2013 Flag of India.svg  India Pune Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chingwei Huang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan [6]
11 2014 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Mendoza Flag of India.svg Kushagra Juneja Flag of India.svg  India [6]
12 2015 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Daegu Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chenyu Lu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[6]

13 2016 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[6]

14 2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Nijmegen Flag of Russia.svg Grigorii Bobkov Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[6]

15 2018 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Gaborone Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[8]

162019 [9] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha Flag of India.svg  India

[10]

172020 [11] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Frankfurt (cancelled due to COVID-19)
18 2021 [12] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Dubai (Online) Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsuan-Ming LinFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

[13] [14]

19 2022 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Bogota Flag of South Korea.svg Joon Kim Flag of India.svg  India

[15]

20 2023 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tzu-Chiao Yen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan (12)

[16]

21 2024 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (Tentative)
22 2025 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Confirmed)

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