More than 760 Russian and international students have applied for the Second International Philosophy Olympiad. The scientific and philosophical event, initiated by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, will be held in autumn of 2024 in Kaliningrad. The Olympiad is open to students of Russian and foreign universities of all fields of study and degree levels — bachelor’s, specialist’s, master’s and postgraduate.
The organisers highlight the Olympiad’s diverse geographic representation of the participating universities and the wide range of fields of study.
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It is impressive that students not majoring in philosophy are interested in it. Naturally, the majority of applications come from philosophy students, yet this humanities race has also attracted future cultural scholars, educators, psychologists, lawyers, bioinformaticians, veterinarians, chemists, IT specialists, political scientists, agronomists, economists, journalists, advertisers, tourism experts, and even dentists. We are hosting the International Philosophy Olympiad for the second time, once again proving that young people from diverse fields of study are interested in philosophy. It is wonderful that students have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the future, the philosophy of world order, and to pose questions to the more experienced, older generation. |
Please note that registration will close on the 19th of September. Bachelor’s, specialist’s, master’s and postgraduate programme students of all fields of study are welcome to test their intellectual skills in this competition.
The online stage of the Olympiad will be held on the 20th of September in the form of an essay competition on one of the following topics:
The Jury Panel will evaluate the participants’ submissions according to the specific criteria. The results will be published on the Olympiad website no later than the 1st of October. Fifty winners of the first stage of the Olympiad will be invited to participate in the in-person stage in Kaliningrad, which will take place from the 26th to 28th of November 2024.
The final results will be announced, and the Olympiad winners will be celebrated on the 29th of November at the 14th-century Kaliningrad Cathedral.
Participation in the Olympiad is free. Flight and accommodation costs for the finalists will be fully covered by the Olympiad organisers. Prizes include laptops, tablets, and smart speakers, while those who achieve the highest scores will be eligible for special admissions benefits to master’s and postgraduate programmes in philosophy at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The Olympiad is organised by Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and Lomonosov Moscow State University, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia. The First Olympiad was held on the initiative of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, and brought together more than 1,100 participants from 30 regions of Russia and 10 foreign countries.
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