International Conference ICYS
In 1993 the representatives of Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest and the State University of Belarus, Minsk decided to organize together a conference for 14-18 year-old secondary school students. The aim of the organizers with organizing such a new type of a competition was to acquaint secondary school students with the methods of scientific research. This includes different phases of research work from the very beginning the pointing out the topic to the last step, summing up the results of the research in a foreign language-lecture. The conference gives the challenging opportunity to the young scientists to get some feedback of the work with which they are just trying to deal, and to measure their strength in an international field. During the years students from the following countries have participated in the Conference: Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United States of America, Yugoslavia. The conference in Hungary (Visegrad, 1994, 1996, 1998), in Belarus (Baranovichi, 1995, 1997, 1999), in 2000 in The Netherlands, in Nijmegen, in 2001 in Poland, in Katowice, in 2002 in Georgia, in Kutaisi was organized respectively, in 2003 will be held in Czech Republic, in Prague. The first ICYS was in Visegrad in 1994. Then 70 lectures were presented by students from 5 countries. Hungarian organizers always come back to Visegrad, the competition become widely known as “Visegrad Conference”. In 1996 the number of participants increased, 86 lecturers from 9 countries gave their lectures. The Conference every year becomes richer, new countries join to the competition. The Conference has a good reputation not only in the Middle European countries, but outside Europe too. This year we have an observer from Singapore, a country where the education receives from the government the highest financial support all over the world. This year we have more than 80 secondary school participants, and more than 70 lectures with wide variety of topics. We are convinced, that nowadays, during the permanently decreasing popularity of sciences a scientific event which attracts the young generation has special significance. Perhaps most of the participating students will later become students at various universities and will be researchers reporting at scientific conferences. This first appearance may be a decisive factor in their future scientific career.
The division of the presentations shall be made according to the following fields:
a) Physics
b) Mathematics
c) Computer Science
d) Environmental Sciences
e) Engineering
f) Life Sciences
General Article 1
1. The International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) is essentially an individual competition on scientific research and presentations carried out by school students which are evaluated by the International Jury.
2. At the dates of the Conference the students have not entered any kind of higher education nor will their age exceed 20 years.
3. The following table gives an overview upon the allowed combinations of numbers of students, presentations and team-leaders of …
International competitions play an important role in the education of highly talented students opening new possibilities to extend their knowledge in sciences. There are many types of competitions, the International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) is a is a special type of individual competition, in physics, mathematics, computer science and ecology for up to 20 years-old students. Every participant has to prepare a research report on a subject chosen by herself/himself from any part of the above mentioned sciences. The language of these ten-minute reports is English and an international jury evaluates and rewards the presentations.
Every year generally 60-70 lectures are delivered in 4 section on the Conference. This kind of competitions has importance in teaching the students:
- to do research work,
- to present and discuss their own results,
- to formulate research reports,
- to give presentation in foreign languages
Perhaps most of the participating will later become students at various universities and will be researchers reporting at scientific conferences (for instance like this one), this first appearance may be a decisive factor in their future scientific career.The subjects of the presentations must be connected with any topic of physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Environmental science and Life Science.The International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) is essentially an individual competition on the presentations of scientific research which are evaluated by the International Jury. On the date of the opening (ceremony) of the Conference the students have not entered any kind of higher education nor will their age exceed 20 years. To find more details you may refer to ICYS Regulations.
AYIMI has participated in ICYS from 2010 and Iran teams are selected in IRCYS each year.