Friday, April 12, 2024

Iran to play host to IPHO 2024

TEHRAN –The International Physics Olympiad 2024 will be held in Isfahan, Iran, an official with the Ministry of Education has said.

Participants from around 80 countries are forecast to attend the event, IRNA quoted Reza Hosseini as saying.

Olympiad students make up one percent of the 1.5 percent of gifted students in the country, and every year they make the country proud with their remarkable achievements.

The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has approved 14 disciplines, allowing Iranian students to compete with foreign students in international Olympiads.

The country holds a top regional position and ranks within the top 10 globally.

Last year, Iran held a joint camp with China, and two joint mathematics and astronomy Olympiads with Russia to further boost educational interactions. Iran is planning to hold joint online events with Brazil, Belarus, and other countries.

Achievements in 2023

The robotics team of Iran won a gold medal and three silver medals in the Dubai International Inventions Show (DIS) 2023.

The event provided a business platform for inventors, manufacturers, and dealers to present their latest products and innovations and exchange information.

For this occasion, delegations from different countries came to Dubai to present their patented inventions and new ideas, the competition brings together many participants and inventions in many diverse areas.

At DIS, excellence in innovation is highlighted through the Invention & Innovation Award, it brings recognition to the best inventions, innovations, and trade, adding to its merit is supported by many international delegates.

Over 20 countries including Iran, Canada, Russia, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, and Oman participated in the competition, ISNA reported.

The competition was held both in person and online.

In the face-to-face competition, the Iranian team won a gold medal for constructing a safety package and two silver medals for making a smart mug and skin protection application.

Also, in the online section of the competition, Iran won a silver medal by presenting a smart bag reminder.

Elite students from Iran ranked first in the UniKL International Robattle Competition (UIRC) 2023 and became champions in the category of Innovation.

The competition was hosted by Malaysia and held from December 10 –13, IRIB reported.

The event brought together more than 420 participants, under the age of 17, underscoring its widespread appeal and global representation.

A group of four students from the Iranian team was able to present the best design of the innovation league and was awarded first place in this section.

"The remarkable thing about the Iranian team was the strong participation of talented girls and their unprecedented brilliance in the competitions,” IRIB quoted Nader Nobakht, the head of the Iranian robotic teams, as saying.

The outstanding achievements of Iranian students in international Olympiads have placed the country among the top five nations in the world.

Iranian schoolchildren ranked second and grabbed six gold medals in the Second Open World Astronomy Olympiad.

The tournament was hosted by Russia at the Sirius Educational Center from November 14 to 22, IRNA reported.

Iran grabbed one gold medal and three silver medals at the 35th International Olympiad in Informatics, ranking seventh in the world among 91 countries.

The IOI 2023 was held in Szeged, Hungary, from August 28th to September 4th.

The Iranian team took five medals, ranking third in the 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics held on August 10-20 in Chorzow, Poland.

Also, Iranian students took six medals, ranking 11th at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad which was held in Japan on July 2-13.

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