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

World

Science Olympiads are international student competitions. There are international science olympiads to date:

Number	Science	Symbol	Year	Web
Exam Base
1	International Mathematical Olympiad	IMO	since 1959	http://www.imo-official.org/
2	International Physics Olympiad	IPhO	since 1967	http://ipho.org/
3	International Chemistry Olympiad	IChO	since 1968	http://www.ichosc.org/
4	International Olympiad in Informatics	IOI	since 1989	http://www.ioinformatics.org/index.shtml
5	International Biology Olympiad	IBO	since 1990	http://www.ibo-info.org/
6	International Philosophy Olympiad	IPO	since 1993	http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org/
7	International Astronomy Olympiad	IAO	since 1996	http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/
8	International Geography Olympiad	iGeo	since 1996	http://www.geoolympiad.org/
9	International Linguistics Olympiad	IOL	since 2003	http://www.ioling.org/
10	International Junior Science Olympiad	IJSO	since 2004	http://www.ijsoweb.org/
11	International Earth Science Olympiad	IESO	since 2007	http://www.ieso-info.org/
12	International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics	IOAA	since 2007	https://ioaa2017.posn.or.th/
13	International Geometry Olympiad	IGO	since 2014	http://igo-official.ir/?lang=en
14	International Experimental Physics Olympiad	IEPhO	since 2013	http://www.iepho.com
15	International Foxford Olympiad	IFO	since 2015	http://foxford.com
16	International Medicine Olympiad	IMDO	since 2016	https://www.usmdo.org/
17	International Nanotechnology Olympiad	INO	since 2017	http://nanoolympiad.org/
18	International Olympiad in Physics, Technology and Astronomy	IOPTA	since 2017	http://iopta.com
19	International Olympiad in Biology and Astronomy	IOBA	since 2017	http://ioba.com
Project Base
1	International Environmental Project Olympiad	INEPO	since 1993	http://www.inepo.com/
2	International Young Inventors Project Olympiad	IYIPO	since 2007	http://www.iyipo.ge/eng
3	International Sustainable World Engineering Energy Environment Project olympiad	ISWEEEP	since 2008	http://isweeep.org/
4	International Environment and Sustainability Project Olympiad	INESPO	since 2010	http://www.inespo.org/
5	Global Environmental Issues and Us Olympiad	GENIUS	since 2011	https://geniusolympiad.org/
6	Golden Climate International Environmental Project Olympiad	GCIEPO	since 2011	http://www.goldenclimate.com/

Regional

Asian Olympiad List

Number	Science	Symbol	Year	Web
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/
4	Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad	APIO	since 2007	http://apio-olympiad.org/
5	Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad	ASMO	since 2010	http://asmo2u.com/
6	Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad	SEAMO	since 2016	http://www.seamo-official.org/
Project Base
1	Euroasia Environmental Project Olympiad	INEPO	since 2007	http://www.inepo-euroasia.com/

European Olympiad List

Number	Science	Symbol	Year	Web
Exam Base
1	Balkan Mathematical Olympiad	BMO	since 1984
2	Balkan Olympiad in Informatics	BOI	since 1993
3	Central European Informatics Olympiad	CEOI	since 1995	http://ceoi.inf.elte.hu/
4	Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad	JBMO	since 1997
5	European Union Science Olympiad	EUSO	since 2003	http://euso.eu/
6	South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad	SEEMOUS	since 2007	http://www.massee-org.eu/
7	Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics	JBOI	since 2007
8	Middle European Mathematical Olympiad	MEMO	since 2007
9	European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad	EGMO	since 2012	https://www.egmo.org/
10	European Junior Olympiad in Informatics	EJOI	since 2017	http://ejoi.org/
11	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/

African Olympiad List

Number	Science	Symbol	Year
Exam Base
1	Pan-African Mathematics Olympiads	PAMO	since 1987
Project Base

American Olympiad List

Number	Science	Symbol	Year
Exam Base
1	American Mathematics Competitions	AMC	since 1950
Project Base

Countries

Thailand at the International Science Olympiad

References

↑ "THE EÖTVÖS COMPETITION".

External links

Official website
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[1] "THE EÖTVÖS COMPETITION".