International Geography Olympiad

During the 1994 Congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in Prague, people from Poland and the Netherlands launched the idea of an International Geography Competition (iGeo) or Olympiad for students between 15 and 19 years of age.

[1] These include the Asia Pacific Regional Geography Olympiads (APRGO), which were held in 2007 (Hsinchu, Taiwan[2][3]), 2009 (Tsukuba, Japan[4]), and 2011 (Merida, Mexico[5]), and the Central European Regional Geography Olympiads (CERIGEO).

[6] The Olympiad was held in Istanbul between 11 and 15 August the following year, with 46 countries participating.

[8] In 2023, the iGeo returned to a physical format and it was held in Bandung, Indonesia.

Steven Pattheeuws Katarzyna Kwiecińska Adam Biliski Florin Olteanu Maciej Hermanowicz Jacek Próchniak Barbu Ion Alexandru Barbu Ion Alexandru Samuel Chua Daniel Wong James Mullen Chang-Chin Wang Wuttipat Kiratipaisarl Victor Vescu Alen Kospanov Albert Zhang Rustam Bigildin Sanzhar Khamitov Passakarn Leewongcharoen David-Mihai Dumitrescu

The logo of the International Geography Olympiad
Group photo at the 12th International Geography Olympiad in Russia in August 2015.
Written Response Test at the 11th International Geography Olympiad in Poland in August 2014.
Awarding of an International Geography Olympiad Gold Medal at the Opening Ceremony of the International Geographical Union Conference in Moscow, Russia, in August 2015.
Gold Medal Winners from the 12th International Geography Olympiad at the Opening Ceremony of the International Geographical Union Conference in Moscow, Russia, in August 2015.
Geographical Analysis Component of the Fieldwork Exercise at 11th International Geography Olympiad in Poland in August 2014.
Cartographic Representation Component of the Fieldwork Exercise at 12th International Geography Olympiad in Russia in August 2015.