A contest that targets talented high school
students in the field of biology around the world. The competition is held once
every year in July for 10 days.
Each year, a country hosts a
competition and prepares both theoretical and practical questions, where
students are tested in their skills with solving vital problems in various
branches of biology, in addition to testing their skills in dealing with vital
experiments.
Four students participate from each
country to represent them in this competition, provided that they have not
joined universities. Therefore, each country is keen to prepare its students
through local competitions and training camps.
Top students receive medals (gold -
silver - bronze) that support their academic and career future.
Overview
The International Biology Olympiad
competition began in the Czech Republic in 1990, and the number of
participating countries was only 6 countries: Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia,
Germany, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union, while the number of countries
participating in its latest edition in 2018, which was held in Iran, reached 68
countries.
Several Arab countries participated
in the previous editions of the competition: Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Qatar,
where Egypt won a bronze medal in 2016 in Vietnam, and Syria also won a bronze
medal in 2018 in Iran.
The competition will be held in the coming
years as follows:
2020
in Japan
2021
in Portugal
2022
in Armenia
2023
in Russia
2024
in Kazakhstan
2025
in the Philippines
Bodies
The Higher Steering Committee: It
consists of five members in addition to the IBO President, responsible for
running the competitions for 4 years, after which the elections are held again.
General Committee: represented by one of the members
of the arbitration committee from each country to participate in the discussion
of decisions to vote on them.
Judgement Committee: The jury discusses test questions,
answers, and grades before translating them. A delegate member from each
country represents them to vote on session decisions.
The host country appoints a
committee chairperson by itself to manage debate and vote.
