International Biology Olympiad
The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is the world's premier biology competition for secondary school students. It is one of the International Science Olympiads.
In bringing together gifted students, the IBO competition challenges and stimulates these students to expand their talents and promote their future careers as scientists.[1]
Overview[change | change source]
No. | Year | City | Country | Participating countries |
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1 | 1990 | Olomouc | Czechoslovakia | 6 |
2 | 1991 | Makhachkala | Soviet Union | 9 |
3 | 1992 | Poprad | Czechoslovakia | 13 |
4 | 1993 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 15 |
5 | 1994 | Varna | Bulgaria | 18 |
6 | 1995 | Bangkok | Thailand | 22 |
7 | 1996 | Artek | Ukraine | 23 |
8 | 1997 | Ashgabad | Turkmenistan | 28 |
9 | 1998 | Kiel | Germany | 33 |
10 | 1999 | Uppsala | Sweden | 36 |
11 | 2000 | Antalya | Turkey | 38 |
12 | 2001 | Brussels | Belgium | 38 |
13 | 2002 | Jurmala and Riga | Latvia | 40 |
14 | 2003 | Minsk | Belarus | 41 |
15 | 2004 | Brisbane | Australia | 40 |
16 | 2005 | Beijing | China | 50 |
17 | 2006 | Rio Cuarto | Argentina | 48 |
18 | 2007 | Saskatoon | Canada | 49 |
19 | 2008 | Mumbai | India | 55 |
20 | 2009 | Tsukuba | Japan | 56 |
21 | 2010 | Changwon | South Korea | 58 |
22 | 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | 58 |
23 | 2012 | Singapore | Singapore | 59 |
24 | 2013 | Bern | Switzerland | 62 |
25 | 2014 | Bali | Indonesia | 61 |
26 | 2015 | Aarhus | Denmark | 62 |
27 | 2016 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 68 |
28 | 2017 | Coventry | United Kingdom | 64 |
29 | 2018 | Tehran | Iran | 68 |
30 | 2019 | Szeged | Hungary | 72 |
31 | 2020 | Nagasaki | Japan | 47 (remotely conducted) |
32 | 2021 | Lisbon | Portugal | 72 (remotely conducted) |
33 | 2022 | Yerevan | Armenia | 62 |
34 | 2023 | Al Ain | United Arab Emirates | 76[2] |
35 | 2024 | Astana | Kazakhstan | |
36 | 2025 | Quezon City | Philippines | |
37 | 2026 | Vilnius | Lithuania | |
38 | 2027 | Uzbekistan | ||
39 | 2028 | Netherlands | ||
40 | 2029 | Czech Republic | [3] |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "What is the International Biology Olympiad". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ↑ "Past IBOs". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ "Future IBOs". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2023-07-30.