The 10th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) was recently held in Pune, India, between December 3 and December 12, 2013. IJSO is a major international science competition for students with the age of fifteen or younger on 31st December of the competition year. It requires a wide knowledge range in the three natural science areas: physics, chemistry, and biology. Its aim is to promote interest in science among school students, by exposing them to problem solving, critical thinking, and experimentation, and also to meet with other similarly talented students from around the globe.

220 competitors from thirty-eight countries participated in this year’s 10th International Junior Science Olympiad. The delegates from Taiwan won six gold medals, and for the fourth consecutive year Taiwan was placed first in the competition. The gold medal winners are: Huang Ching-Wei, Liao Hsueh-Ju, Chiu Yu-Pin, Tsai Hao-Wen, Lin Po-Han, and Cheng Ching-Hong.

At the award ceremony, Mr. Yi Ta Chen, the administrator officer from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India conveyed the congratulatory cables from President Ma Ying- Jeou, Education Minister Chiang Wei-ling, and Ambassador Tien Chung-Kwan, and congratulated them for their remarkable achievement.

Photo:Ambassador Tien Chung-Kwang congratulating students from Taiwan who won International Junior Science Olympiad prizes.
Front L-R: Prof. Kwok Tung Lu, Madam Tien, Ambassador Tien, Prof. Chang Yung-Ta, and Prof. Hung Wei-Shiu.
Back L-R: Lin Po-Han, Chen Yi-Ta, Huang Ching-Wei, Liao Hsueh-Ju, and Cheng Ching-Hong.