Briefing

The International Philosophy Olympiads (IPO), which is a competition for high-school pupils,

first took place in 1993, through an initiative from a group of teachers of philosophy. The

founding members are: Ivan Kolev (Bulgaria), Gerd Gerhardt (Germany), Katalin Havas

(Hungary), Wladislaw Krajewski (Poland), Florina Otet (Romania), Nuran Direk (Turkey).

The objectives of IPO are:

• to promote philosophical education at secondary school level and increase the interest of
  
• high-school pupils in philosophy
• to contribute to the development of critical, inquisitive and creative thinking;
• to promote philosophical reflection on science, art and social life;
• to cultivate the capacity for ethical reflection on the problems of the modern world; and
  by encouraging intellectual exchanges and securing opportunities for personal contacts
  between young people from different countries, to promote the culture of peace.
  

Download IPO History. Download IPO Program. Download Part. Form.

Posted on the 04.March.2008