IESO 2018

12th International Earth Science Olympiad

International Earth Science Olympiad or IESO, one of the thirteen International Science Olympiads, is a worldwide annual competition designed to test secondary school students on their scientific knowledge such as geology, meteorology, environmental science and terrestrial astronomy. The competition for each participant consists of theoretical and practical examinations as well as field work test. Beside that, an International Team Field Investigation (ITFI) will be arranged. Each team will consist of some students from different countries. Participants should work together during experimental and/or field tasks and will be graded together as a group.

The main aim of the IESO is to encourage students’ interest and public awareness of Earth science and to enhance Earth science learning. With the IESO the organizers hope to pick out talented and gifted Earth science students and to promote the improvement of teaching Earth sciences at schools. Last but not least, the IESO is developed in pursuit of encouraging friendly relationships among young learners from different countries and promoting international cooperation in exchanging ideas and materials on Earth sciences and Earth sciences education.

Thailand is the host of this year’s 12th International Earth Science Olympiads (IESO2018) at Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, Saiyok district, Kanchanaburi province, during August 8-17, 2018.