What happened so far and what is coming up?

During the 1994 congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in Prague people from Poland and the Netherlands launched the idea of an International Geography Competition or Olympiad for students between 15 and 19 years of age. The first one was held in 1996 in The Netherlands with five participating countries, the second in 1998 in Portugal and the third in 2000 in South Korea. During the 2002 IGU congress in South Africa the fourth took place. The fifth in 2004 was in Gdansk, Poland. The sixth was in Brisbane, Australia, in 2006 with 23 participating countries.

The next International Geography Olympiad will be held in Carthage, Tunisia, from 7 to 12 August 2008 in conjunction with the IGU world congress.

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