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< Korean Team Ranks 5th at 28th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) >






□ The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister You Youngmin) and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOFAC, President Park Tai Hyun) announced that the Korean team ranked 5th with two golds and two silvers at the 28th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) which was held for eight days from July 23rd, 2017 in Coventry, UK.

ㅇ 241 students from 241 countries participated in IBO 2017. Representing Korea, Jun Seowoong (3rd grade, Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted) and Lee Jungmu (3rd grade, Seoul Science High School) won gold medals while Yun Hyeonsang (3rd grade, Seoul Science High School) and Kim Daehyun (3rd grade, Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted) won silvers.











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