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] The Olympiad has no links to the International Olympic Committee nor the US sponsored Science Olympiad.
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. In fact, in several countries, achieving a high ranking in any ISO guarantees access to a university of choice and a fellowship. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Cambridge, for example, recruits a multitude of ISO medalists to their incoming undergraduate class every year.[citation needed]
International Science Olympiads
Science Olympiads are international student competitions. There are 14 commonly recognized International Science Olympiads:
| Number | Science | Symbol | Year | Host Country (For 2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Mathematical Olympiad | IMO | since 1959 | Japan |
| 2 | International Physics Olympiad | IPhO | since 1967 | Japan |
| 3 | International Chemistry Olympiad | IChO | since 1968 | Switzerland |
| 4 | International Olympiad in Informatics | IOI | since 1989 | Hungary |
| 5 | International Biology Olympiad | IBO | since 1990 | UAE |
| 6 | International Philosophy Olympiad | IPO | since 1993 | Greece |
| 7 | International Astronomy Olympiad | IAO | since 1996 | |
| 8 | International Geography Olympiad | iGeo | since 1996 | Indonesia |
| 9 | International Linguistics Olympiad | IOL | since 2003 | Bulgaria |
| 10 | International Junior Science Olympiad | IJSO | since 2004 | Thailand |
| 11 | International Earth Science Olympiad | IESO | since 2007 | |
| 12 | International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics | IOAA | since 2007 | Poland |
| 13 | International History Olympiad | IHO | since 2015 | Italy |
| 14 | International Economics Olympiad | IEO | since 2018 | |
| 15 | International Robot Olympiad | IRO | Thailand |
See also
References
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
External links
- Media related to International Science Olympiads at Wikimedia Commons