Taiwan emerges as top winner in Junior Science Olympiad

Taipei, Dec. 11 (CNA) Taiwan's delegation emerged as the top winner at the seventh International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) , capturing a total of four gold medals and two silver medals and the highest accumulated score, the Ministry of Education said in a statement Saturday. Taiwan was given "the country winner" award for its outstanding performance at the Olympiad in Nigeria, beating out 34 other participating countries, the ministry said. A total of 180 students aged 15 or younger took part in this year's competition. Among the six Taiwanese participants, Huang Kai-chi, now in his first year at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, collected the most awards. He won a gold medal, "the best theory winner" award, and "the overall winner" award. Although Huang did not begin to receive training in science until his second year in junior high school, he has shown perseverance in subjects that interest him, said delegation head Lo Pei-hua, an associate researcher in National Taiwan Normal University's Science Education Center. The IJSO, which test young students in physics, biology, chemistry, and other disciplines, is an annual individual and team competition in natural sciences. Its aim is to promote the pursuit of excellence in science and stimulate gifted students to develop their interests. Taiwan has participated in the competition since 2004 and has so far collected a total of 35 golds, seven silvers, and a bronze in the laboratory skills category, six "best theory winner" awards, three "overall winner" awards, and three "country winner" awards. (By Lee Shien-feng and Lee Hsin-Yin) enditem/ls

Taiwan emerges as top winner in Junior Science Olympiad Taipei, Dec. 11 (CNA) Taiwan's delegation emerged as the top winner at the seventh International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) , capturing a total of four gold medals and two silver medals and the highest accumulated score, the Ministry of Education said in a statement Saturday.