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 the only 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 2019 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

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

Summary
Number Year Host country & city Absolute Winner Country Winner Notes
1 2004  Indonesia, Jakarta
2 2005  Indonesia, Yogyakarta
3 2006  Brazil, São Paulo  Taiwan Hailun Hsu
4 2007  Taiwan, Taipei  Taiwan Yu’an Chen
5 2008  South Korea, Changwon  South Korea Myeonghwan Son
6 2009  Azerbaijan, Baku
7 2010  Nigeria, Abuja
8 2011  South Africa, Durban
9 2012  Iran, Tehran
10 2013  India, Pune  Taiwan Chingwei Huang
11 2014  Argentina, Mendoza  India Kushagra Juneja  India
12 2015  South Korea, Daegu  Taiwan Chenyu Lu
13 2016  Indonesia, Bali
14 2017  Netherlands, Nijmegen  Russia Grigorii Bobkov
15 2018  Botswana, Gaborone
16 2019[3]  Qatar, Doha  India
17 2020[4]  Germany, Frankfurt (cancelled due to COVID-19)
18 2021  UAE, TBD
19 2022  Ukraine, TBD
20 2023  Thailand, TBD
21 2024  Romania, TBD
22 2025  Russia, TBD

References
  1. http://www.ijsoweb.org/qna/ijso_statutes_08112019.pdf
  2. "The IJSO 2020 in Frankfurt". International Junior Science Olympiad. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. https://ijso2019.edu.gov.qa/
  4. https://www.ijso2020.de/en/
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