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 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

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
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  South Korea

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4 2007  Taiwan, Taipei  Taiwan Yu’an Chen  Taiwan

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5 2008  South Korea, Changwon  South Korea Myeonghwan Son 
 South Korea
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6 2009  Azerbaijan, Baku
7 2010  Nigeria, Abuja
8 2011  South Africa, Durban 
 Taiwan
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9 2012  Iran, Tehran
10 2013  India, Pune  Taiwan Chingwei Huang  Taiwan [5]
11 2014  Argentina, Mendoza  India Kushagra Juneja  India [5]
12 2015  South Korea, Daegu  Taiwan Chenyu Lu  Taiwan

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13 2016  Indonesia, Bali  Taiwan

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14 2017  Netherlands, Nijmegen  Russia Grigorii Bobkov  Taiwan

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15 2018  Botswana, Gaborone  Taiwan

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16 2019[7]  Qatar, Doha  India  Taiwan

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17 2020[9]  Germany, Frankfurt (cancelled due to COVID-19)
18 2021[10]  UAE, Dubai  India Russia

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19 2022  Ukraine (Confirmed)
20 2023  Thailand (Confirmed)
21 2024  Romania (Tentative)
22 2025  Russia (Confirmed)

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. "IJSO 2021 in UAE". International Junior Science Olympiad. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. "Year-wise Results | IJSO Official Website | IJSO Official Webpage | International Junior Science Olympiad Official". IJSOWeb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. "Downloads | IJSO Official Website | IJSO Official Webpage | International Junior Science Olympiad Official". IJSOWeb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  6. "IJSO 2018 Results" (PDF).
  7. https://ijso2019.edu.gov.qa/
  8. "IJSO 2019 results" (PDF).
  9. "The IJSO 2020 in Frankfurt".
  10. https://ijso.ae/
  11. "IJSO 2021 Results" (PDF).
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