Lebanon's first science olympiad program.

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The Lebanese Association for Science Olympiads (LASO) is a Lebanon-based association helping Lebanese students prepare for the world's leading international science olympiads.

In July 2026, our delegation attended the IMO in Shanghai as observers. We are building on that experience to prepare Lebanon's first competing team for the 2027 IMO in Hungary. We have the backing of the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and the Mathematics departments of AUB, LAU, and NDU have expressed interest in supporting the program.

Goals

01

IMO participation

Send a Lebanese team to the IMO for the first time. We attended the Shanghai edition as observers in July 2026 and are sending a competing team to the 2027 edition in Hungary.

02

Training program

Run a mathematics training program for Lebanese high school students, with problems, resources, and contact with experienced coaches.

03

University admissions

Help exceptional students build the knowledge, discipline, and record needed for competitive undergraduate science programs.

04

Six olympiad pathways

Build dedicated programs for mathematics (IMO), physics (IPhO), informatics (IOI), artificial intelligence (IOAI), chemistry (IChO), and biology (IBO).

Scope

IMOActive

International Mathematical Olympiad

An annual mathematics competition held each July for high school students. Six problems over two days. Our delegation attended the Shanghai edition as observers in July 2026, and we are sending a competing team to Hungary in 2027.

IPhOPlanned

International Physics Olympiad

An annual physics competition with theoretical and experimental components. A dedicated Lebanese training track is on our roadmap.

IOIPlanned

International Olympiad in Informatics

An annual competitive programming competition for high school students. We plan to build a dedicated informatics program.

IOAIPlanned

International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence

An annual artificial intelligence competition, and the newest of the six. Scientific and practical rounds test machine learning end to end.

IChOFuture scope

International Chemistry Olympiad

An annual chemistry competition combining demanding theoretical work with practical laboratory skills.

IBOFuture scope

International Biology Olympiad

An annual biology competition testing students across theory, analysis, and practical laboratory work.

People

Marc Fares

Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics, University of Neuchatel

Founding Board · LMO

Joseph Jabbour

B.S. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology

LMO · LOI

Ralph Razzouk

Ph.D. Candidate in Physics, Purdue University

Founding Board · LMO · LPhO

Nadine Fares

Official Translator

Founding Board

Patrick Eid

Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Christelle El Helou

M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence, University of the West of England

LPhO

Georges Razzouk

Branding Consultant

Roger Nakad

Associate Professor of Mathematics, Notre Dame University-Louaize

LMO

Giuseppe Della Sala

Associate Professor of Mathematics, American University of Beirut

LMO

Sabine El Khoury

Professor of Mathematics, American University of Beirut

LMO

Ahmad Sabra

Associate Professor of Mathematics, American University of Beirut

LMO

Ahmad Houmani

Co-organizer, Lebanese Collegiate Programming Contest

LOI

Abbas Naim

Vice President of ACM AUB, Co-organizer of the ACM AUB Competitive Programming Contest

LOI

Faisal Abu-Khzam

Professor of Computer Science, Lebanese American University

LOI

Nagi Nahas

ACM ICPC Programming Coach

LOI

News

July 2026

LASO delegation in Shanghai

Our delegation attended the 2026 IMO in Shanghai as observers, and is now preparing Lebanon's first competing team for Hungary 2027.

2026

University support secured

Mathematics departments at AUB, LAU, and NDU expressed interest in supporting the program.

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