Olympiad on astronomy, astrophysics to start from August 12

The 18th Worldwide Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) shall be inaugurated in Mumbai on Tuesday with greater than 300 highschool college students from 64 nations taking part.

The Olympiad, being hosted by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Training (HBCSE), shall be held on the Jio World Conference Centre. The opening ceremony shall be attended by Principal Scientific Advisor to the governemtn Ajay Sood and Ajit Kembhavi, former vice-president of the Worldwide Astronomical Union.

In line with the HBCSE, the 18th IOAA will see document participation of 300 scholar contestants and about 140 leaders (mentors/academics), overlaying each inhabited continent, together with a number of first-time nations. Thus far, every Olympiad has hosted 40 to 50 groups, comprising 200-plus contestants, together with their leaders and educational mentors.

IOAA was conceived in 2006 to fulfill the rising world curiosity in astronomy amongst highschool college students, with the primary IOAA held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2007.

“The IOAA curriculum is designed to problem college students by means of theoretical, observational, and knowledge evaluation challenges,” stated HBCSE.