Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Nepalese Delegation to 9th IOAA, Indonesia Announced!

We are pleased to announce our team who will participate in the upcoming 9th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which will be held in Central Java, Indonesia during 26th July-4th August, 2015.

Photo 1: Team Nepal to 9th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), Central Java, Indonesia, July 26-August 4, 2015

Press Release on Nepalese Delegation to 9th IOAA:

 

We would like to congratulate all the successful students of Nepalese Delegation and and give our best wishes for their performance in 9th IOAA!

 
About NAO:
The National Astronomy Olympiad (NAO) Programme is jointly designed by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) and ESPRO Foundation to encourage Nepalese students with an interest in Astronomy to pursue their further studies in this field. - See more at: http://nationalolympiad.org/#sthash.63lnRuRM.dpuf
The National Astronomy Olympiad (NAO) is an annual competition organized by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) to encourage Nepalese students with an interest in Astronomy to pursue their further studies in this field.

With this program, school students will be selected, prepared, facilitated and qualified for their successful participation in annual international astronomy Olympiads: International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) and Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)..


The National Astronomy Olympiad (NAO) Programme is jointly designed by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) and ESPRO Foundation to encourage Nepalese students with an interest in Astronomy to pursue their further studies in this field. - See more at: http://nationalolympiad.org/#sthash.63lnRuRM.dpuf
The National Astronomy Olympiad (NAO) Programme is jointly designed by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) and ESPRO Foundation to encourage Nepalese students with an interest in Astronomy to pursue their further studies in this field. - See more at: http://nationalolympiad.org/#sthash.63lnRuRM.dpuf
About IOAA:
International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) is an annual event for highly performed high school students from all around the world in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Established in Thailand 2006, it was initiated by five countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, China and Poland with the aim to proliferate Astronomy among high school students, to foster friendship among young astronomers at international level so as to build cooperation in the field of Astronomy in the future among the young scholars.

Some of the countries, which have ever hosted IOAA, are Thailand in 2007, Indonesia in 2008, Iran in 2009, China in 2010, Poland in 2011, Brazil in 2012, Greece in 2013, and Romania in 2014. Central Java, Indonesia will be hosting the IOAA 2015. The number of participating countries has significantly increased since its initiation; from 20 countries at its outset to 37 countries with 41 teams in 2014.