International Junior Science Olympiad

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]

Silver Medal from IJSO 2007 by Tanmay Satyarthi

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 edit

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 edit

Number Year Host country Host city Absolute Winner Country Winner Notes
1 2004   Indonesia Jakarta
2 2005   Indonesia Yogyakarta
3 2006   Brazil São Paulo   Hailun Hsu   South Korea

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4 2007   Taiwan Taipei   Yu’an Chen   Taiwan

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5 2008   South Korea Changwon   Myeonghwan Son   South Korea [4]
6 2009   Azerbaijan Baku
7 2010   Nigeria Abuja   Taiwan (3)

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8 2011   South Africa Durban   Taiwan (4) [6][7]
9 2012   Iran Tehran   Lai-He Chang   Taiwan (5)

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10 2013   India Pune   Chingwei Huang   Taiwan [6]
11 2014   Argentina Mendoza   Kushagra Juneja   India [6]
12 2015   South Korea Daegu   Chenyu Lu   Taiwan

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13 2016   Indonesia Bali   Taiwan

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14 2017   Netherlands Nijmegen   Grigorii Bobkov   Taiwan

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15 2018   Botswana Gaborone   Taiwan

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16 2019[9]   Qatar Doha   India

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17 2020[11]   Germany Frankfurt (cancelled due to COVID-19)
18 2021[12]   UAE Dubai (Online)   Hsuan-Ming Lin   Taiwan

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19 2022   Colombia Bogota   Joon Kim   India

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20 2023   Thailand Bangkok   Tzu-Chiao Yen   Taiwan (12)

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21 2024   Romania (Tentative)
22 2025   Russia (Confirmed)

References edit

  1. ^ a b http://www.ijsoweb.org/qna/ijso_statutes_08112019.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "The IJSO 2020 in Frankfurt". International Junior Science Olympiad. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "IJSO 2021 in UAE". International Junior Science Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ a b c "Year-wise Results | IJSO Official Website | IJSO Official Webpage | International Junior Science Olympiad Official". IJSOWeb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. ^ a b Chen, Yi-ching (10 December 2012). "國際國中科學奧賽/台灣6人都奪金 3連霸". Liberty Times. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Downloads | IJSO Official Website | IJSO Official Webpage | International Junior Science Olympiad Official". IJSOWeb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  7. ^ Lin, Hsiao-yun (10 December 2011). "國中科學奧賽 我奪6金、4度摘冠". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "IJSO 2018 Results" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Home". ijso2019.edu.gov.qa. Archived from the original on 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  10. ^ "IJSO 2019 results" (PDF).
  11. ^ "The IJSO 2020 in Frankfurt". Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  12. ^ "Home". ijso.ae.
  13. ^ "IJSO 2021 Results" (PDF).
  14. ^ Chao, Yu-ning (22 December 2021). "狂!國際國中科學奧賽 台灣奪6金、國家總排名第1". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. ^ Hariharan, Karthika (13 December 2022). "India wins 6 gold medals at International Junior Science Olympiad in Colombia, earns top spot". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  16. ^ Yang, Chin-chieh; Hetherington, William (11 December 2023). "All six Taiwanese win gold at junior science Olympiad". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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