Syria
„Syrian Biology Olympiad (SyBOly)“
- Established since: 2014
- Website: Official website
- Website language: Arabic (Syria)
Contact data
- E-mail:
- dca.olympiad@gmail.com
- Website:
- Official website
Country coordinator
- Name:
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President Hala Al Dakkak
Hosting institution
Distinction and Creativity Agency
Damascus East Mazzeh - Tarablus Al Gharb Street
36862, DAMASCUS
Syria
Structure
Distinction and Creativity Agency
Damascus – Syria
East Mazzeh Tarablus Al Gharb Street
Tel: +963 11 6114293 - Fax: +963 11 6114867
P.O. Box: 36862 – Damascus - Syria
Distinction and Creativity Agency
4 rounds
Round #1: 24 October 2020
Round #2: 5 December 2020
Round #3: 18-19 January 2021
Round #4: 09 March 2021
Distinction and Creativity Agency is the host.
1st and 2nd Round
the competitions took place simultaneously in 9 governorates all over the country and were hosted by the universities
both rounds were Multiple choice theoretical exams supervised by the national
scientific committee of NBO and organized by the Distinction and Creativity Agency.
3rd and 4th Round
The competition was in Damascus City.
Both theoretical and practical exams were organized by Distinction and Creativity Agency.
The theoretical exam was hosted by Eble Hotel and the practical exam was hosted by the University of Damascus.
Due to covid-19, the normal training program of NBO and IBO students was replaced by an online training program consisting of at least 10 lectures/week
covering all biology disciplines and one weekly IBO-standard quiz.
Special materials are available for student via the online portal of Distinction and Creativity Agency. This portal provides all scientific sources needed for preparing NBO and IBO students, this includes but not limited to textbooks, recorded lectures, recent publications and special NBO syllabus.
Education
NBO competition is opened for students in 10th, 11th and 12th grade from public and private schools over all the country
September till June
8-12 hours a week of Training program that include lectures and quizzes
This is ranged between of 35 and 40 hours weekly
Public Relations
Letters, posters, social media, TV, Radio
Distinction and Creativity Agency
social media, TV and Radio