(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Interior Minister
H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani the 16th edition of the International Junior Science Olympiad will begin today, under the theme: 'Motivating Today's Young Generation for the Skills of Tomorrow.
Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr. Mohammed Ali Abdul Wahed bin Hammadi; Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi; Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Higher Education Affairs and Chairman of the Scientific Committee for the International Junior Science Olympiad 2019, Dr. Khaled Al Ali; and President of the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), Prof. Paresh Joshi, are set to give a speech during the opening ceremony.
The winners of the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) Institute Competition will also be honored at the opening ceremony.
More than 70 countries are taking part in the global scientific event, the largest number in the history of the Olympics, as well as the participation of a large number of students, organizations and other relevant organizations from Qatar and abroad.
The International Junior Science is an international science competition for students aged 15 years and under, which was launched in 2004, and is held in December of each year in one of the countries of the world. The State of Qatar has participated as an observer since 2016, and in 2017 , 2018 it received bronze medals.
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