24 opportunities found in South Korea

Nexon Youth Programming Challenge(NYPC) is a programming competition where teenagers interested in coding can partake in solving a creative and fun problems to enhance their understanding and interest in coding. It's a platform for students to enjoy dealing with programming language and encourage them to further study their respective interests related to programming. There are booths and other programs to enjoy outside of the competition. Lunch is provided in the middle of the final round. For more information please visit the official website here .

The KESO (Korean Earth Science Olympiad) tests students abilities in these fields, according to grade level and above. It's main goal is to encourage students to use and develop their knowledge in the study of earth science, identify young talents, encourage teachers to improve their classes, integrate students from different schools. Top qualifiers can go on to compete in regional and international competitions, representing Korea. For more information please visit the official website here . 

The Korean Astronomy and Astronautics Olympiad tests students abilities in these fields, according to grade level. It's main goal is to encourage students to use and develop their knowledge in the study of astronomy and astronautics, identify young talents, encourage teachers to improve their classes, integrate students from different schools. Top medalists can go on to compete in regional and international competitions, representing Korea. For more information please visit the official website here . 

This is a scientific competition that aims to give as many young people all the opportunity to develop their creativity and problem solving skills in a fun and engaging way. It is also designed to identify young talents and promote debates and new discoveries regarding the process of learning in Korea. Each season they have a new theme and we have challenges that are tailored to the age of the participants. This year the WRO theme is SMART Cities! The competition consists of 4 different categories, Regular, College, Open and Soccer, and for the Regular and Open categories, it consists of three different age groups: Elementary, Junior High and Senior High. Please note that due to Covid-19 restrictions, the 2020 event has been cancelled. For more information please visit the official website here .

The Korean Physics Olympiad aims to awaken and encourage students' interest in physics, provide students with challenges, bridge the gap between high school and graduate school, identify young talents and prepare students for international olympiads and encourage them to maybe pursue a career in the sciences or technology. For more information please visit the official website here . 

The Korean Biology Olympiad has as its main goal to encourage students to use and develop their knowledge in biology, identify young talents, encourage teachers to improve their classes, integrate students from different schools, and promote social equality throughout knowledge. Students compete for medals with other young people in their same age group from around the nation. Those that qualify for top medals can go on and compete in regional and international competitions, representing Korea. For more information please visit the official website here .

The Korean Chemistry Olympiad is a competitive event that happens once a year. Students awarded First places in the competition will receive a trophy and top 10 best students will be offered a Further Development and Excellence course in Chemistry, taught by post graduate teachers from the best universities in the country. Students who take part in this competition will also have the chance to develop their chemistry knowledge and be encouraged to maybe pursue an undergraduate degree in this field, as well as have the chance to qualify for international competitions. For more information please visit the official website here

The Korean Mathematical Olympiad has as its main goal to encourage students to use and develop their knowledge in mathematics, identify young talents, encourage teachers to improve their classes, integrate students from different schools, and promote social equality throughout knowledge. Students compete for medals with other young people in their same age group from around the nation. Those that qualify for top medals can go on and compete in regional and international competitions, representing Korea. For more information please visit the official website here .

Students display their clubs at this program for a day in a booth. Exhibitors from various fields such as politics, economics, science, and IT communicate with the visitors through the booth operation about the knowledge gained from their club activities at the school. The difference between this event and other events is that most exhibitors, judges, and staff are composed of young people, thus creating an environment where young people can lead events. For more information please visit the official website here .

Since its opening in 2008, Korea Model United Nations has consistently presented highly organized conferences with quality debate, realizing its motto, "Tradition of Excellence." Rigorously trained Student Officers, academically stimulating committees and agendas, and extensive delegate welfare are all characteristics of the ten previous conferences hosted by KIOSS. The KMUN 2020 Secretariat is committed to continuing the tradition this winter in the 12th KMUN Conference. To make KMUN 2020 a memorable experience for all participants, we will engage in the preparation process with dedication and professionalism. The United Nations is the most vital international organization in the international arena. The UN encompasses most states of the international society; currently, 192 countries are officially registered. The UN, which replaced The League of Nations, was established after the end of World War II to prevent recurrence of such mishap. Since its founding, the UN has...

SEOMUN has been a leading Model United Nations conference in East Asia for the past two decades, providing a platform for meaningful dialogue for thousands of students around the world. SEOMUN XXIII will take place from Thursday, November 19 until Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Coex Exhibition Center, located in the Gangnam district of Seoul. SEOMUN has been a leading Model United Nations conference in East Asia for the past two decades, providing a platform of meaningful dialogue for thousands of students around the world. All questions can be directed to   mun@siskorea.org . For more information please visit the official website here .

KSCY aims to empower undergraduates and high school students to develop meaningful social impacts. It encourages students to find simple solutions to improve their daily lives, and inspire them to add value to society by solving social problems on the global level. The students gather to present their research, discuss ideas, and exchange feedbacks. They hope to expand a platform where young scholars can express their academic passion and approach scientific expertise. At KSCY, there are various academic sessions ranging from social science to humanities, natural sciences, engineering, fusion and entrepreneurship, with an established professional mentoring group. It is a forum for young people to exchange ideas and develop their thoughts by presenting their own research, discussing them, and providing feedback from mentors. For more information please visit the official website here .

GENIUS Olympiad is an international high school project competition about environmental issues. It is founded and organized by the Terra Science and Education and hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego. GENIUS Olympiad will host projects in five general disciplines with an environmental focus. It is divided into five categories: Science, VPA, Business, Writing, Robotics. Please note,  Due to Covid19, GENIUS Olympiad 2020 is cancelled. For more information please visit the official website here .

This is a science competition organized by the Samsung Electronics with an aim to discover creative and challenging young people that will lead the future science Korea. It hopes to create a social atmosphere that promotes research within school and emphasizes technology. Human technology papers encourages students to express their passion and become a driving force of academic passion for young scientists to cultivate creativity and further inspire research motivation. In order to expand the base of research and development and to cultivate the soil of science Korea, we have expanded the scope of participation to university students, graduate students as well as high school students, domestic and abroad. Through this competition, they aim to discover and nurture excellent human resources in the field of science and technology, and to lay the foundations for Korea to secure the world's best competitiveness and technology in the global environment. For more information please...

Hanwha Science Challenge is a science fair competition hosted by Hanwha organization that aims to foster humanity's sustainable development and prosperity through business. It is a project where students are encouraged to challenge the global problems that threat Earth's environment and devise solutions. The competition is divided into four categories: energy, biology, global warming, water.

Each participant must compete in four different events: Debate, Impromptu Speaking, Persuasive or After Dinner Speaking and Interpretive Reading. The challenging environment provides an avenue for individual students not only to practise and test their oratorical skills but to value the importance of the art of expression; the ability to communicate and gain recognition and respect for our ideas and opinions is vitally important. The Championship is aligned with the ideals of excellence, identity, and the art of expression, ie the ability to communicate and gain recognition and respect for ones ideas and opinions. It targets tomorrow's leaders - students in a global market who must learn to interact and collaborate with peers from diverse schools, cultural backgrounds and countries. For more information please visit the official website here .

The International Young Physicists’ Tournament is an annual physics competition where students respond to open-ended research problems that are published yearly in late July. Students create and present solutions to their chosen experimental questions before defending their answers through "Physics Fights," sessions where three to four teams debate their proposed solutions at the national competition. IYPT Korea is the national edition of the competition for high school students that will determine who will be the students forming Korea's team attending the international stage of IYPT. The competition aims to stimulate students' interest in physics as well as develop their autonomous and critical thinking, and encourages team work and investigative research. For more information please visit the official website here .

The World Scholar's Cup (abbreviated as WSC) is an international team academic program with students participating from over 82 countries. The competition was founded by DemiDec, in particular by Daniel Berdichevsky, DemiDec's president, in 2006. The World Scholar's Cup has attracted what it calls "a global community of future scholars and leaders", and promotes that it allows participants to "discover strengths and skills you never knew you had." It focuses on bringing students from different cultures together to discuss issues and ideas relevant to today. Each World Scholar's Cup Regional Round consists of four main events: the Scholar's Challenge, Collaborative Writing, The Team Debate, and the Scholar's Bowl. In addition to these four main events, at select tournaments additional activities take place. These activities are both social and academic, and strive to solidify the community aspect of the World Scholar's Cup.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program that engages students in their learning by allowing their knowledge and ideas to come to life in an exciting, productive environment. Participants build self-confidence, develop life skills, create new friendships, and are able to recognize and explore their true potential. OotM proves that students can have fun while they learn. Odyssey problems have challenged students to design mechanical dinosaurs, invent new factory machinery, build working vehicles, write a new chapter to Moby Dick, put a twist on classic artworks, turn Pandora’s Box into a video game, and so much more. The competition is divided into two parts, creating and acting out a play and solving a spontaneous problem.   For more information please visit the offical website here

The standards-based challenges have both long and short-term components. In August of each year, Destination Imagination releases seven new challenges, pertaining to different subject matter areas that a team must solve. Teams then have until the date of their first tournament to work on the challenges. All challenges include a presentation portion, rehearsed or on the spot. The types of team challenges include technical, scientific, fine arts, improvisational, structural, service learning, and early learning challenges. Students form teams of up to 7 members, select their preferred Challenge and work together to develop a solution to the Challenge. For more information please visit the official website  here