Young Scholars Club
| Logo of the Young Scholars Club | |
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Organizing Olympiads |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
Region served | Iran |
President | Seyed Reza Hosseini |
| Website | ysc |
The Young Scholars Club (YSC) is an educational and research institution under the supervision of Iran's Ministry of Education. It is responsible for organizing Iranian Scientific Olympiads and preparing Iran's top students for participation in International Scientific Olympiads. From 2010 to 2019, YSC operated as one of two divisions of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents and Young Scholars (NODET). In 2022, it was reestablished as an independent organization under the name Young Scholars Club.
History
The Young Scholars Club was founded in September 1994 in Tehran. Its charter was approved by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution on November 1, 1993.[1] According to the charter, YSC is governed by a board of trustees comprising the Minister of Education, the Minister of Science, Research and Technology, the head of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), and eight university faculty members. Prior to YSC, an institution named the "National Olympiad Center" was established in 1987 to manage similar activities.
In 2010, YSC merged with NODET following a decision by the Supreme Administrative Council, forming the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents and Young Scholars.[2] However, in 2019, pursuant to Article 15 of a resolution by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, YSC was revived.[3] A new charter was approved on March 14, 2022, and implemented on August 13, 2022. Under this charter, YSC's board of trustees was aligned with that of NODET, with the YSC president appointed as the deputy secretary of the board and two medal-winning scholars added to the board.[4]
Presidents
| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asgari-Rad | ? | ? |
| 2 | Hossein Mirzaei | ? | 2006 |
| 3 | Mohsen Jamali | 2006 | 2010 |
| 4 | Hassan Saei Dehghan | 2010 | 2015 |
| 5 | Abbasali Mozaffari | 2015 | 2016 |
| 6 | Enayat Salarian | 2016 | 2018 |
| 7 | Omid Naghshineh | 2018 | 2021 |
| 8 | Seyed Reza Hosseini | 2021 | Present |
Activities
National
The Young Scholars Club organizes scientific Olympiads within Iran. It conducts Olympiads in disciplines including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Literature, Geography, Earth Sciences, Nanotechnology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Media Literacy, Economics and Management, and Thinking and Entrepreneurship. After four rounds of national Olympiads, YSC selects members for Iran's Olympiad teams to compete internationally. Team members undergo training camps organized by YSC. Winners of the Literature Olympiad, which has no international equivalent, are sent to other countries with support from the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.
International
YSC prepares and sends Iranian participants to international Olympiads, including Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Informatics, Geography, Earth Sciences, Linguistics, Astronomy, Nanotechnology, Economics and Management, and Artificial Intelligence. As of June 2008, Iranian participants have won 94 gold medals, 177 silver medals, and 93 bronze medals, totaling 364 medals.
See also
- National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents
- Iranian Scientific Olympiads
- National Elite Foundation
References
- ↑ "Charter of the Young Scholars Club, approved on 1993/11/01 by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution". National Laws and Regulations System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in فارسی).
- ↑ "Supreme Administrative Council resolution for structural reforms and elimination of redundant units in the Ministry of Education, approved on 2010/12/27". National Laws and Regulations System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in فارسی).
- ↑ "Charter of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, approved on 2018/10/09 by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution". National Laws and Regulations System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in فارسی).
- ↑ "Charter of the Young Scholars Club". Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (in فارسی). 2022-08-13.[dead link]
- "FAQ". Official website of the Young Scholars Club. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-09-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - Soltani, Shahnaz (2008-05-22). "Pay to Attend Olympiads". Iran Newspaper.[dead link]
- "International Astronomy Olympiad Faces Funding Issues: Telescopes Not Purchased". Mehr News Agency. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
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