Spain

Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional.

olimpiadadebiologia.edu.es

The Olympiad is organized by the Asociación Olimpiada Española de Biología, under the support of the Ministry of education.

We have a regional round and a national round.

The first round is held separately in each of the Spanish regions (Comunidades Autónomas). Altogether the number of students that participate is estimated around 20000.

There is a theoretical test of around 50 to 100 questions, and in some regions like Madrid, Cataluña or Valencia, there is also a practical one.

In the national round there are 2 theory papers and 4 practical.

The 8 winners get a 5 days preparatory course at some Spanish university.

They get an exam of a past IBO, and receive some classes prepared by university professors.

They get a medal and some economic reward. Some universities also offer them free fees in the first year.

Students that finish the baccalaureate the present year.

3 to 5.

There is a webpage. And in every region the promotion works in a different way.

There is media coverage specially in regions but it is very difficult to appear in the news in national newspapers or in main cities.