International Science Olympiad
The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of science. 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]
Overview
The Olympiads themselves are separate competitions each with its own organising 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. In fact, in several countries, achieving a high ranking in any ISO guarantees access to a university of choice and a fellowship.
International Olympiad List
- Science Olympiads are international student competitions. There are international science olympiads to date:
Asian Olympiad List
Number | Science | Symbol | Year | Web |
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Exam Base | ||||
1 | Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad | APMO | since 1989 | http://www.apmo-official.org/ |
2 | Asian Physics Olympiad | APhO | since 2000 | http://apho.ias-ntu.org/ |
3 | Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad | APAO | since 2005 | http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/index_e.html |
4 | Asian-Pacific Informatics Olympiad | APIO | since 2007 | http://apio-olympiad.org/ |
Project Base | ||||
1 | Euroasia Environmental Project Olympiad | INEPO | since 2007 | http://www.inepo-euroasia.com/ |
European Olympiad List
Number | Science | Symbol | Year | Web |
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Exam Base | ||||
1 | Balkan Mathematical Olympiad | BMO | since 1984 | |
2 | Central European Informatics Olympiad | CEOI | since 1995 | http://ceoi.inf.elte.hu/ |
3 | Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad | JBMO | since 1997 | |
4 | European Union Science Olympiad | EUSO | since 2003 | http://euso.eu/ |
5 | South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad | SEEMOUS | since 2007 | http://www.massee-org.eu/ |
6 | Middle European Mathematical Olympiad | MEMO | since 2007 | |
7 | European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad | EGMO | since 2012 | https://www.egmo.org/ |
8 | European Physics Olympiad | EuPhO | since 2017 | http://eupho.ut.ee/ |
Project Base | ||||
1 | Euroasia Environmental Project Olympiad | INEPO | since 2007 | http://www.inepo-euroasia.com/ |
See also
References
External links
- International Science Olympiads
- Media related to International Science Olympiads at Wikimedia Commons