Turkey

„National Biology Olympiad“

Turkey

Contact data

Country coordinator

Name:
Prof.Dr. Leyla Açık

Hosting institution

TUBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
Remzi Oğuz Arık,, 80
06540, Çankaya/Ankara
Turkey


Structure

Appointing institution
Organization & structure

TUBİTAK

3 rounds

1st: May

2th: December

3th: March

Number of students in first round

National paticipants: 1400

Tests

All the exam : multiple choice

Exam questions prepared by the national coordinater and her team.

1th round exam: school

2th round exam: Ankara (December)

3th round exam: Ankara (Februray-March)

Training

In preparing for NBO and IBO students do not have extra study and no extra training. the students spends: 3 hours at home , no special training camp,

After NBO, two weeks camp in Ankara

Study materials

Campbell Biology

Animal Phsiology

Plant Physiology

Biochemistry

Awards & prizes

NBO: prize money

IBO: grant for university and university entrance without exam

Education

Type of students

High school students

School year

start September

end: July

Biology hours/week

5h/w

Hours of Classes/week

1/1

Public Relations

Promotion

TUBİTAK anonces from webpage

Promotion contact

webpage

Statistics over the years
  • 2021: 1000 students from 115 schools (1% of eligible schools)

The number of students decreased each year.

Media coverage

TUBİTAK webpage


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