International Mathematical Olympiad selection process Olympiad. Although in principle students of the lower levels may be selected to go to the IMO, it generally takes many years before they can compete with students of the highest level or nivel superior. After the National Competition the twenty best students of each level are invited to the June Training Session where students undergo the IMO selection process. "Hrvatsko matematičko društvo" invites about 20 contestants who performed best at the national level (national level competition is separated by age) to the Croatian Mathematical Olympiad ("Hrvatska matematička olimpijada", HMO) which consists of 2 days, 4 problems each. The best
International Philosophy Olympiad International Philosophy Olympiad The International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) is an International Science Olympiad, a philosophy competition for high school students. It is organized under the auspices of the FISP (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie) and supported by UNESCO. The International Philosophy Olympiad was founded through an initiative by Ivan Kolev from Sofia University, Bulgaria. The idea was to help replace the Marxist-Leninist subjects taught in schools throughout Eastern Europe between 1947 and 1990. The first International Philosophy Olympiad was held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, with three participating countries, Bulgaria, Romania (lead by Elena Florina Otet) and Turkey (lead