Taiwan Wins One Gold and Three Silver Medals at the 36th International Biology Olympiad in the Philippines
The 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) was held from July 20 to 27 at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. Almost 300 students from almost 80 countries or regions around the world participated competed against each other in the challenging theoretical and practical tests, and each of the four outstanding students from Taiwan was awarded a medal.
Chen Chun-Ying 陳俊穎 from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School won a gold medal. Kuo Che-Yu 郭哲聿 also from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Lin Po-Chen林柏辰 from the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, and Hung Tzu-Chin 洪子芩 from Taipei First Girls High School each won a silver medal.
Tony Lee 李世屏, Director of the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines, attended the award ceremony on the evening of July 26. He congratulated the Taiwanese students and presented them with a congratulatory message from Taiwan’s Minister of Education Dr. Cheng Ying-Yao 鄭英耀.
After all the awards had been presented, the Bayanihan Dance Company, the National Dance Company of the Philippines, gave a performance of a number of traditional Filipino dances—including a candle dance, and the famous bamboo pole dance called Tinikling.
As well as competing in the Olympiad the participants were taken on field trips to experience some of the rich biodiversity of the Philippines, a unique hands-on learning experience outside the classroom.
