The Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, together with the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Belarusian State University and the Belarusian Philosophical Society, organizes for the senior classes pupils the qualifying round of the International Olympiad in Philosophy for the schoolchildren-2022, held by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies with the support of UNESCO.
The purpose of the competition is to select two participants from Belarus to participate in the International Olympiad.
The International Olympiad will be held on May 26–29, 2022 in Lisbon (Portugal), the theme of the Olympiad is «Identity and Personality» (competitive tasks are not limited to this topic, but touch upon a variety of philosophical problems and areas of research). The Olympiad includes a competitive component (essay competition), as well as educational and cultural events with the participation of well-known contemporary specialists in the field of philosophy. The organizers of the International Olympiad provide participants with accommodation and meals, travelling to the venue of the Olympiad and the visa costs - at the expense of the participants. In accordance with the current epidemiological requirements, a PCR test is required to enter Portugal.
To apply for participation, the participant questionnaire should be filled out before March 17: https://forms.yandex.ru/cloud/620defd2390663fdbb904e3d/
The results of the selection of applications will be reported to the specified email addresses.
The competition will be held on March 24 at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Belarusian State University (Minsk, Kalvariyskaya St., 9) from 14:30 to 17:30.
The competition task is to write an essay on one of the 4 topics proposed by the organizers, the competition time is 120 minutes. The working language of the Olympiad is English, it is possible to write an essay in German or French (this must be reported in the questionnaire).
More detailed information:
Website of the International Olympiad — http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org
Website of the Olympiad-2022 — https://www.ipo2022.org/
Contact person: Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Ph.D. philosophy Sciences, Associate Professor A.Yu. Dudchik, +375293551877