Students vie for Olympic laurels in science<\/p>\n
The first International Junior Science Olympiad kicked off in
\nJakarta on Monday, bringing together 180 young talents from 30
\ncountries across the world in a battle of wits (photo left).<\/p>\n
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the students in his
\nopening remarks to use their intelligence and knowledge for the
\ngood of the people and to build friendship with other
\nparticipants.<\/p>\n
\"Remember what Spiderman said in that movie: 'With
\ngreat power, comes great responsibility'. Well, whether you are a
\nSpiderman, or a president, or a science student, that is very
\ntrue: with great power, with great knowledge, comes great
\nresponsibility,\" the President said at the State Palace.<\/p>\n
The competition itself will start on Tuesday, when
\nparticipants will take questions from the panel of jurors.<\/p>\n
Forty six national teams had registered for the
\ncompetition, which is being held in Indonesia for the first time,
\nbut for various reasons only 30 teams attended.<\/p>\n
A committee member said that 10 national teams canceled their
\nparticipation due to the absence of Garuda Indonesia flights
\nplying the route from their countries to Jakarta, while the rest
\nwithdrew for fear of terror attacks following a bomb blast
\noutside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n
Each team comprises between six and 12 students. Indonesia is
\nrepresented by 12 third-year junior high school students who have
\nbeen selected and undergone a one-month training course in
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo said the
\ncountry had bid to host the event in order to prepare Indonesian
\nstudents for global competition.<\/p>\n
Last week, Indonesia, hosted an international mathematics and
\nscience competition for elementary school students, which saw the
\nhome team win most medals on offer. -- JP<\/p>",
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