Iranian Biology Olympiad Explained
Iranian Biology Olympiad (IrBO)[1] is an annual multistage competition for Iranian high school students of the age of 17-18 in the field of biology. The first Iranian Biology Olympiad was launched under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Iran in 1999. Since then, the four winners of the national competitions participate regularly yearly in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO[2]), in which IrBO is a regular member and participant. In Iranian Biology Olympiad individuals compete for their achievements in both theory and practice.
Aims
IrBO tried to challenge and stimulate gifted students to expand their talents and to promote their career as biologists.
History
IrBO was found in 1998, when Mohammad Karamudini,[3] a biology educationist participated in the 9th IBO[4] held in Kiel, Germany, as an observer from Iran. Here are the results for Iranian team in IBO competitions:
No | IBO | Host | Result |
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1 | 10th IBO (1999) | Sweden | 2 silver and 1 bronze medals[5] |
2 | 11th IBO (2000) | Turkey | 2 silver and 1 bronze medals[6] |
3 | 12th IBO (2001) | Belgium[7] | One gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals[8] |
4 | 13th IBO (2002) | Latvia[9] | 2 silver and 2 bronze medals[10] |
5 | 14th IBO (2003) | Belarus | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals[11] |
6 | 15th IBO (2004) | Australia | 1 silver and 2 bronze medals[12] |
7 | 16th IBO (2005) | China | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals[13] |
8 | 17th IBO (2006) | Argentina | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals[14] |
9 | 18th IBO (2007) | Canada[15] | 4 silver medals[16] |
10 | 19th IBO (2008) | India[17] | 2 silver and 2 bronze medals[18] |
11 | 20th IBO (2009) | Japan[19] | One Gold and 3 silver medals[20] |
12 | 21st IBO (2010) | S. Korea[21] | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals[22] |
13 | 22ed IBO (2011) | Chinese Taipei[23] | 2 silver and 2 bronze medals[24] |
14 | 23ed IBO (2012) | Singapore[25] | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals [26] |
15 | 24th IBO (2013) | Switzerland[27] | 2 gold and 2 silver medals [28] |
16 | 25th IBO (2014) | Indonesia[29] | 1 gold and 2 bronze medals [30] |
17 | 26th IBO (2015) | Denmark[31] | 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals [32] |
18 | 27th IBO (2016) | Vietnam[33] | 1 silver and 3 bronze medals[34] |
19 | 28th IBO (2017) | United Kingdom[35] | 2 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze medals[36] |
20 | 29th IBO (2018) | Iran[37] | 2 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze medals |
21 | 30th IBO (2019) | Hungary | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals |
22 | 31st IBO (2020) | Japan[38] | 3 silver and 1 bronze medals |
23 | 32ed IBO (2021) | Portugal[39] | 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals | |
Organization
IrBO is supported by The Ministry of Education, Iran. IrBO National committee is responsible for all theoretical and practical exams and the results. Each student will pass 4 round of exams during the national competitions prior to become a team member.
Relation to IBO
Dr. Mohammad Karamudini[40] had been International Biology Olympiad coordinator for Iran since 1998. IrBO is running inside the rules and regulations of International Biology Olympiad, and is a regular participant and a member of it. Iran hosted the International Biology Olympiad in 2018.[23]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Iran — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706062341/http://www.ibo-info.org/countries/iran-1 . 2012-07-06 . dead .
- Web site: International Biology Olympiad . 2009-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820214151/http://www.ibo-info.org/ . 2018-08-20 . dead .
- Web site: International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . 2011-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615184403/http://www.ibo-info.org/author/IR_karamu . dead .
- Web site: Internationale Biologie-Olympiade - Schülerwettbewerb in Deutschland . 2004-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040404070238/http://www.ipn.uni-kiel.de/aktuell/ibo/ibo_web1.htm . 2004-04-04 .
- Web site: IBO 1999 Results — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222034309/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/results-1999 . 2012-02-22 . dead .
- Web site: IBO 2000 results — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014453/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/ibo-2000-results . 2010-02-06 . dead .
- Web site: International Biology Olympiad, Belgium 2001 . 2010-04-09 . 2020-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812014020/http://ibo2001.naturalsciences.be/ . dead .
- Web site: IBO 2001 results — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014255/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/ibo-2001-results . 2010-02-06 . dead .
- Web site: Home . ibo2002.lv.
- Web site: IBO 2002 results — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014847/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/ibo-2002-results . 2010-02-06 . dead .
- Web site: IBO 2003 results — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206013904/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/ibo-2003-results . 2010-02-06 . dead .
- http://www.ibo-info.org/results/rank-2004.pdf Rank 2004
- http://www.ibo-info.org/results/rank-2005.pdf Rank 2005
- http://www.ibo-info.org/results/rank-2006.pdf Rank 2006
- Web site: 18th INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD . 2010-04-09 . 2017-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705191844/http://ibo2007.usask.ca/ . dead .
- http://www.ibo-info.org/results/rank-2007.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- http://web.gnowledge.org/ibo2008/ IBO 2008
- http://www.ibo-info.org/results/rank-2008.pdf Rank 2008
- Web site: Home . ibo2009.org.
- http://www.ibo-info.org/pdf/IBO2009_Final_Results.pdf 2009 Final Results
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-07-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100216021812/http://ibo2010.org/ . 2010-02-16 .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724235119/http://www.ibo2010.org/board_read_data_new.asp?catalogid=ibo2010&boardcode=en_sub04_01&no=247616&language=ko . 2011-07-24 . dead .
- Web site: Next IBOs — International Biology Olympiad . 2010-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920141448/http://www.ibo-info.org/next-ibos . 2013-09-20 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306023418/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/Ranking_total_final.pdf . 2012-03-06 . dead .
- Web site: 23rd International Biology Olympiad | 8–15 July 2012 | Singapore . 2011-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806115431/http://www.ibo2012.org/ . 2012-08-06 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2012-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120907193214/http://www.ibo-info.org/results/IBO2012_Detailed_Results.pdf . 2012-09-07 . dead .
- Web site: Home . 2012-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115095523/http://www.ibo2013.org/ . 2012-11-15 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130810011708/http://www.ibo2013.org/webcontent/downloads/ranking1.pdf . 2013-08-10 . dead .
- Web site: IBO 2014 Bali | Home . 2014-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130829231430/http://ibo2014.org . 2013-08-29 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2014-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809064110/http://ibo2014.org/wordpress/wp-content/themes/ibo2014/uploads/IBO2014_FINAL_scores.pdf . 2014-08-09 . dead .
- Web site: Ibo2015 . 2014-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124105621/http://ibo2015.org/ . 2016-11-24 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2015-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724171154/http://ibo2015.org/fileadmin/www.ibo2015.org/Filer/IBO2015-official-ranking_01.pdf . 2015-07-24 . dead .
- Web site: Home . ibo2016.org.
- http://ibo2016.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nsVTUA4f9Bg%3d&tabid=254&portalid=0&mid=640 IBO 2016
- Web site: Home . ibo2017.org.
- http://ibo2017.org/images/ResultsIBO2017Full_inc_Iran.pdf Results 2017
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- Web site: Results – IBO 2021.
- Web site: Home . karamudini.com.