Armenian Students Win Gold and Two Bronze Medals at the International Biology Olympiad

Armenia’s student team achieved major success at the 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO), held from July 20 to 27 in Quezon City, Philippines. The team won one gold medal and two bronze medals, according to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.

The Armenian delegation included four high school students. Tatev Simonyan and Ara Melkonyan were from the 12th grade at Quantum College. Areg Galstyan was an 11th grader at the A. Shahinyan Physics and Mathematics School. Eva Mirzoyan was also in the 11th grade at Heratsi High School.

During the Olympiad, the students completed six tasks in total. These tasks included two theoretical questions and four experimental problems. The subjects covered biomedical sciences, cellular and molecular biology, ecology and classification, and microbiology.

Tatev Simonyan won the gold medal for Armenia. Ara Melkonyan and Areg Galstyan each received bronze medals. Eva Mirzoyan also participated, playing an important role in the team’s effort.

The team was led by Vahagn Gevorgyan from Quantum College and Meri Hovsepyan from the Ayb Educational Foundation.

This year’s International Biology Olympiad brought together over 300 students from 77 countries. Each country was allowed to send up to four students to compete.

Last year, at the 35th International Biology Olympiad held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, the Armenian team won two bronze medals. This year’s results show an improvement, with Armenia winning a gold medal along with the bronze medals.

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