The Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced the start of registration for participation in the international camp for young scientists, organized within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Participants of the camp can be school students and graduates aged 16 to 19 who will complete their studies in grades 9-12 by July of this year. Knowledge of the English language is required for participation to successfully engage in scientific activities, as well as meeting the academic criteria established for the chosen specialty.
The camp will take an academic approach and will include conducting complex research. Participants will work in international groups, implementing their projects under the guidance of experienced professors and mentors.
This project continues the tradition of the "Young Researchers Camp," which was successfully held last year and was aimed at school students in Kyrgyzstan.
This year, participants from 10 SCO countries will take part in the camp. The event will take place from July 5 to July 20 at the presidential school "Akylnman" in Cholpon-Ata.
How to apply?
To participate in the competition, it is necessary to provide the following materials by filling out the form on the website https://researchcamp.org/:
- Two essays in English (each 200–300 words);
- Information about extracurricular achievements;
- A 60-second video answering a question in English;
- A report card with grades for the current and previous academic years.
Research Directions
Participants are invited to choose one of five directions:
- Biomedicine: studying bacterial resistance to antibiotics;
- Environmental Chemistry: developing sorbents for water purification;
- Renewable Energy: testing wind turbine blades;
- Aquatic Robotics: creating sonar boats for studying Issyk-Kul;
- Astrophysics and Data Analysis: searching for new planets using neural networks (based on international data).
Applications are accepted until April 22 of this year (until 23:59).
