About the Olympiad

International Olympiad on Climate Change and Environmental Issues (IOCE) 2024 will be held on the Sirius federal territory, Russian Federation, October 20–24, 2024.

IOCE is the first international interdisciplinary scientific competition aimed at engaging young talents from Russia-friendly countries in addressing global environmental and climate challenges.

The Olympiad consists of two rounds a theoretical round (individual and team) and a practical round (team only) – held on different days.

The Olympiad is organized by the Sirius federal territory and the ‘Talent and Success’ Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

Students aged 14 to 18 inclusive can participate in teams of up to 5 members. Each team can be accompanied by up to two leaders and two observers.
The tasks are provided to participants in English. During the rounds, all participants have access to English-national dictionaries of terms used in the Olympiad. These dictionaries are prepared in advance by team leaders according to a form recommended by the academic committee. The dictionaries contain 100–300 words and terms necessary for completing tasks and fixing solutions.

Each country can be represented by one team only.

Registration will be open until September 30, 2024.

Not only can participants expect interesting Olympiad tasks, but they can also make the most of an extensive cultural agenda with lectures, master classes and excursions.

The host, the Sirius federal territory provides accommodation and meals for teams and leaders. Observer participation is funded separately through the registration fee, which will be announced later.

Recommended arrival date: October 19, 2024.
Recommended departure date: October 24, 2024 after 12:00 p.m.

About the federal territory “Sirius”

The Sirius federal territory is located in the Imeretinskaya Lowland between the Mzymta and Psou rivers and surrounded by the Caucasus Mountains and a unique nature reserve. The territory hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, following which Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated the foundation of the Sirius Educational Center for talented children from all across the country.

Now, based on the Olympic legacy, Sirius also accommodates and develops the University of Science and Technology, the Presidential Lyceum, modern laboratories, as well as cultural and sports infrastructure. Both children and their teachers and mentors study here. Scientists create innovative solutions thanks to the vast capabilities of the Sirius Science and Technology Center. Engineers work on delivering and adapting such solutions to urban spaces. National standards in education, science, culture, sport, and other fields are set here to later be scaled all over the country. The open Sirius federal project aims at identifying and developing talents of all ages for the benefit of the whole country and each and every Russian citizen as well.
We invite representatives of all countries to IOCE 2024 and the BRICS Science and Education Congress and look forward to meeting you here in Russia, on the Sirius federal territory!
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