History
HISTORY
I. IPO: May 1993 – Smolyan, Bulgaria.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey.
II. IPO: May 1994 – Petric, Bulgaria.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Rumania, Turkey.
III. IPO: May 1995 – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Turkey.
During the III. IPO, the “International Organizing Committee for IPO” was created with the adoption of a Letter of Intent. Its secretariat is located at Sofia University (prof. Ivan Kolev).
At a meeting of experts of philosophy education held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in February 1995 in connection with UNESCO’s project on “Philosophy and Democracy in the World,” it was decided to promote the organization of national and international competitions along the lines of the philosophy olympiads with the aim of “encouraging the practice of philosophical, critical thinking and stimulating, through competition, the interest of young people in philosophy.”
IV. IPO: May 1996 – Istanbul, Turkey.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey.
UNESCO declares the IPO as “perfectly consonant with the organzation’s concerns.”
V. IPO: May 1997 – Warszaw, Poland.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey.
VI. IPO: April 1998 – Brasov, Romania.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
VII. IPO: May 1999 – Budapest, Hungary.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
VIII. IPO: May 2000 – Munster, Germany.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, USA.
The Organizing Committee elaborates a new statute, on the basis of which the IPO will in future be organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (Federation Internationale des Societes de Philosophie, FISP).
IX. IPO: May 2001 – Philadelphia, USA.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
X. IPO: May 12-16, 2002 – Tokyo, Japan.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Bulgaria, Finland,Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.
XI IPO: May 7-10, 2003 – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA.
XII IPO: May 19 – 23, 2004 – Seoul, South Korea.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay.
XIII IPO: May 19 -23, 2005 – Warsaw, Poland.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey.
XIV IPO: May 13-18, 2006 – Cosenza, Italy.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Israel, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey.
XV IPO: May 18-21, 2007 – Antalya, Turkey.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey
XVI IPO: May 18-22, 2008 – Isae, Romania.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey.
XVII IPO: May 22-26, 2009 – Helsinki, Finland.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, South-Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, Finland.
XVIII IPO: May 20-24, 2010 – Athena, Greece.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey.
XIX IPO: May 23-26, 2011 – Vienna, Austria.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
XX IPO: May 16-20, 2012 – Oslo, Norway.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
XXI IPO: May 16-20, 2013 – Odense, Denmark.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Germany, Japan, Hungary, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
XXII IPO: May 15-16, 2014 – Vilnius, Lithuania.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
XXIII IPO: May 14-18, 2015 – Tartu, Estonia.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
ХXIV IPO: May 12-15, 2016 – Ghent, Belgium.
P a r t i c i p a n t s:Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
ХXV IPO: May 25-28, 2017 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
XXVI IPO: May 23-28, 2018 – Bar, Montenegro
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA.
XXVII IPO: Roma, Italy. May 16-19, 2019: Theme: Cultural Heritage and Citizenship
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
XXVIII e-IPO: May 28-31, 2020. Slovenia. Theme: Global Solidarity.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
XXIX e-IPO: May 27-30, 2021. Slovenia. Theme: Utopia and Its Discontents
P a r t i c i p a n t s:Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, México, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Republic of KOREA (South Korea), Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Thailand, The Netherlands, Ukraine, USA, UAE
XXX IPO: May 26-29, 2022. Portugal. Theme: Identity and Person.
XXXI IPO: May 11-14, 2023. Greece. Theme: A life in fair competition.
P a r t i c i p a n t s: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkiye, Ukraine, United States of America, Vietnam