International Biology Olympiad

The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is a science olympiad for high school students under the age of 20. The first academic international Olympiads after the (originally Eastern European-based) International Mathematical Olympiad were launched under the auspices of the United Nations in the 1960s. The programs have gradually expanded to include more than 70 participating countries across five continents. The IBO is one of these olympiads. All participating countries send the four winners of their National Biology Olympiad to the IBO, usually accompanied by two adults who are members of the international jury for the duration of the competition.

Summary

Each year, the IBO is organised by a different country.

No.	Year	City	Country	Date	Participating countries
1	1990	Olomouc	Czechoslovakia	July 1–7	6
2	1991	Makhachkala	Soviet Union	July 1–7	9
3	1992	Poprad	Czechoslovakia	July 6–12	12
4	1993	Utrecht	Netherlands	July 4–11	15
5	1994	Varna	Bulgaria	July 3–10	18
6	1995	Bangkok	Thailand	July 2–9	22
7	1996	Artek	Ukraine	June 30–July 7	23
8	1997	Ashgabad	Turkmenistan	July 13–20	28
9	1998	Kiel	Germany	July 19–26	33
10	1999	Uppsala	Sweden	July 4–11	36
11	2000	Antalya	Turkey	July 9–16	38
12	2001	Brussels	Belgium	July 8–15	38
13	2002	Jurmala and Riga	Latvia	July 7–14	40
14	2003	Minsk	Belarus	July 8–16	41
15	2004	Brisbane	Australia	July 11–18	40
16	2005	Beijing	China	July 10–17	50
17	2006	Rio Cuarto	Argentina	July 9–16	48
18	2007	Saskatoon	Canada	July 15–22	49
19	2008	Mumbai	India	July 13–20	55
20	2009	Tsukuba	Japan	July 12–19	56
21	2010	Changwon	South Korea	July 11–18	58
22	2011	Taipei	Taiwan	July 10–17	58
23	2012	Singapore	Singapore	July 8–15	59
24	2013	Bern	Switzerland	July 14–21	62
25	2014	Bali	Indonesia	July 6–13	61
26	2015	Aarhus	Denmark	July 12–19	61
27	2016	Hanoi	Vietnam	July 17–24	68
28	2017	Coventry	United Kingdom	July 23–30	64
29	2018	Tehran	Iran	July 15–22	70
30	2019	Szeged	Hungary	July 14–21	78
31	2020	Nagasaki	Japan	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, replaced by an online event: the IBO Challenge 2020
32	2021	Lisbon	Portugal	July 18–25
33	2022	Tsaghkadzor	Armenia	July 10–17
34	2023		Russia
35	2024		Kazakhstan
36	2025	Manila	Philippines	July 13–19

See also

• Biology by Team
• Iranian Biology Olympiad
• USA Biology Olympiad
• Asian Physics Olympiad
• International Chemistry Olympiad
• International Astronomy Olympiad
• International Physics Olympiad
• List of biology awards

External links

• Official website