TEHRAN –A total of five Iranian Students will participate in the 47th WorldSkills Competition which is scheduled to be held from September 10 to 15 in Lyon, France.
All young people who compete at WorldSkills Lyon 2024 are already the best in their countries and regions.
Some 1,400 competitors from more than 70 countries and regions around the world will gather in Lyon to compete in different skills.
The WorldSkills Competition, the world’s largest skills Competition, is held every two years. It is a true opportunity for young professionals from all over the world to participate in an international competition, measure, and showcase their skills.
The competitors must not be older than 22 in the year of the Competition. There are 62 skill competitions, including 59 Official skills and 3 Exhibition skills.
The Iranian team comprises individuals from Qom, Kerman, Sistan–Baluchestan, and North Khorasan provinces. Two out of five students are 15 and 16 years old. The students will compete in Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Development, Network Systems Administration, Web Technologies, and IT Software Solutions for Business, Mehr news agency reported.
In 2024, six skill competitions will debut at a centralized WorldSkills Competition including Additive Manufacturing, Digital Construction, Industrial Design Technology, Optoelectronic Technology, Renewable Energy, and Robot Systems Integration.
WorldSkills was born in Spain in the immediate post-war years in 1950 under the impetus of Francisco Albert Vidal.
The WorldSkills Competition rapidly developed into an international movement from 1958 onwards.
With the ambition to bring together countries from all over the world to develop the skills of young professionals as a vector for economic growth, the WorldSkills movement offers a unique opportunity to develop vocational training standards, encourage innovation, and promote trades and skills throughout the world.
Recent achievements
Iranian students succeeded in winning two gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals in an international innovation competition, which was held at Virginia University from August 21 to 24.
A total of eight teams of inventors, encompassing 17 students, took part in the competition virtually, Mehr news agency reported. More than 1,000 contestants from 34 countries participated in the competition.
They grabbed gold medals in electronics and metallurgy, and silver medals in robotics, electronics, as well as biology. Bronze medals were received in environmental protection, mechatronics, and electronics.
An Iranian team composed of five Chemical Engineering students from Amirkabir University of Technology managed to win second place in the Chem-E-Car 2024 competition organized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in Rourkela, India.
The Chem-E-Car Competition, which involves multiple regional competitions and a final competition at the Annual Student Conference, increases awareness of the chemical engineering discipline among the public, industry leaders, educators, and other students. This year 15 teams attended the event.
The regional competition was held from August 9 to 11, IRNA reported.
Iranian students aged 7-17 won second place among 31 countries in the RobotChallenge 2024 which was held from August 9 to 11 in Beijing, China.
Over 5,000 contestants participated in the competition. China and Romania ranked first and third respectively, IRNA reported.
A total of 16 groups, each made up of 3 students, represented Iran in the robotics competition. The Iranian team competed in RoboSumo, Soccer, Innovation, Robot Rugby, and Technical Report leagues.
The 24 Iranian robotics teams that participated in the Federation of International Robosports Association (FIRA) 2024 RoboWorld Cup in Sao Luis, Brazil, managed to win 17 awards.
The 29th edition of FIRA Robotics and Artificial Intelligence World Competitions was held from August 5 to 9.
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