Semifinalists of the First Regional Chemistry Olympiad

The results of the 1st round of the First Regional Chemistry Olympiad, organized by the pharmaceutical company "AVVA RUS" in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Kirov Region and Vyatka State University, have been summarized.

The following participants have advanced to the second round of the Olympiad:

"We certainly expected a large number of participants, but the actual number exceeded even our expectations," said Irina Andrianova, HR Director of "AVVA RUS". "We are pleased to note the fact that there are so many young people in the Kirov Region who are genuinely interested in chemistry and show excellent results!"

Applications for participation in the first round were submitted by 317 students from educational institutions in the Kirov Region. The acceptance of competition entries lasted from December 16 to 17, 2017.

"We checked each work very carefully, several times, to eliminate any doubt," said Denis Kozulin, Chairman of the jury for the theoretical stage of the Olympiad and Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemistry and Ecology at VyatSU. "Despite the fact that the difficulty level of the tasks corresponded to that of All-Russian Olympiads, our students demonstrated a very high level of knowledge. We, university teachers, are glad that an excellent new generation of highly qualified chemists is growing up!"

Alexey Egorov, General Director of "AVVA RUS", also noted the high level of preparation of the contestants:

"We are delighted to acknowledge the high level of preparation of Kirov school students. Our company will continue to support talented young people on their path to knowledge. The school Olympiad is far from the last event we will implement within our humanitarian and educational projects."

The second round of the First Regional Chemistry Olympiad will take place on January 27 at the "AVVA RUS" plant, located at 53A Luganskaya Street. This round will involve performing practical tasks in the laboratory. Based on the results of the practical stage, three finalists will be identified who will compete for the main prizes of the First Regional Olympiad – monetary rewards and equipment for the chemistry classroom of the winner's school.