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Participants of Asian Science Camp 2022 having discussion with Kim Eunjoon.

The Asian Science Camp (ASC) is an annual forum for pre-collegiate and college students which aims at promoting discussion and cooperation among Asian students for the betterment of science in the Asian region. The first ASC was held at Taipei in 2007, and was subsequently held at Bali in 2008, Tsukuba in 2009, Mumbai in 2010, Daejeon in 2011, and Jerusalem in 2012, among others. This idea of an annual camp was co-proposed by Yuan Tseh Lee and Masatoshi Koshiba at the 2005 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The ASC is modeled after the Lindau meetings.[1][2][3]

Background

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The idea of the Asian Science Camp[4] was co-proposed in September 2005 after the 55th Annual meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany, by Professor Yuan Tseh Lee (1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) from Chinese Taipei, and Professor Masatoshi Koshiba (2002 Nobel Laureate in Physics) from Japan. The proposal expressed the aim to enlighten science talented youths through discussions and dialogues with top scholars in the world, and promoting international friendship and cooperation among best young students of the next generation in Asia. The Lindau Meetings will serve as a model. The Asian Science Camp would invite a dozen Nobel Laureates or world-distinguished scientists as speakers and devise an interesting program to attract all the participants, including plenary sessions, round table discussions, student master dialogues, a creative poster competition, social events and excursion. The working language would be English. This proposal was soon discussed in a board meeting of the Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation and was approved unanimously by the board.

The governing body of the Asian Science Camp is the International Board of Asian Science Camp (IBASC). IBASC is a not-for-profit organization, consisting of non-governmental educational institutions. The 2007 Asian Science Camp was organized by the Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation with the assistance of Academia Sinica. This non-government Foundation was established in 1995 to commemorate the monumental contributions of Madame Dr. Wu Chien-Shiung to physics and her lifelong love for science education. Since its inauguration in Taiwan in August 2007, the Asian Science Camp has become an international annual event in Asia.[5]

Host countries

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2024 - Not held

2023 - Not held

2022 - South Korea Daejeon, South Korea[6][7][8]

2021 - Postponed due to COVID-19

2020 - Postponed due to COVID-19[9]

2019 - China Shantou, China[10][11]

2018 - Indonesia Manado, Indonesia[12]

2017 - Malaysia Kampar, Malaysia[13]

2016 - India Bengaluru, India

2015 - Thailand Bangkok, Thailand[14]

2014 - Singapore Singapore

2013 - Japan Tsukuba, Japan

2012 - Israel Jerusalem, Israel[15]

2011 - South Korea Daejeon, South Korea

2010 - Japan Tsukuba, Japan

2009 - India Mumbai, India

2008 - Indonesia Bali, Indonesia

2007 - Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

Camps by year

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ASC 2007

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The first Asian Science Camp was held at Taipei, Taiwan in August 2007.[16] It was organized by the Wu Chien Shiung Foundation with assistance from Academia Sinica. Around 400 students[17] and five Noble Laureates[18] attended this event. The event was supported and funded by Ministry of Education, National Science Council, Academia Sinica, National Women's League of the R.O.C., Macronix International Co., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacture Company Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Company, MediaTek Inc., Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Li Ching Cultural and Education Foundation.[19]

ASC 2012

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Main article: Sixth Asian Science Camp

The sixth Asian Science Camp took place in the Hebrew University Safra Campus, Jerusalem in 2012. Hosted by Israel, it had the largest number of students compared to previous years. Approximately 300 students, 5 Nobel Prize recipients, and 20 leading experts attended the event.

ASC 2015

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Main article: Ninth Asian Science Camp

The ninth Asian Science Camp was held in August 2015. The Camp was hosted by Thailand and organized by the Promotion of Academic Olympiad and Development of Science Education Foundation (POSN) to celebrate the 60th birthday of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. ASC 2015 was held at Sirindhorn Science Home and Thailand Science Park Convention Center of the National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani and co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Science Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage, and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology. 255 students from 28 countries including 40 from Thailand, attended along with their leadership. Plenary lectures were given by Yuan T Lee, Robert Huber, Harald zur Hausen, Ada Yonath, Vladimir Voevodsky, Hitoshi Murayama and Yongyuth Yuthavong.[20][21]

ASC 2016

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Main article: Asian Science Camp 2016

The tenth Asian Science Camp was jointly organised by the Department of Science and Technology of India and the Indian Institute of Science in August 2016. The venue for the program was J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science and the program was divided into academic programs and sightseeing and excursions.

ASC 2022

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Main article: Asian Science Camp 2022

After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourteenth Asian Science Camp was held in 2002 in Daejeon, South Korea. This was the first hybrid offline and online conference and had 250 participants from 25 countries.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2010, Mumbai, India". TIFR. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  2. ^ "ASC 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2012, Jerusalem, Israel". Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  4. ^ "Asian Science Camp". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  5. ^ Asian Science Camp 2008, Bali, Indonesia Archived February 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2022년 아시안 사이언스 캠프(ASC 2022) 한국 대표 학생 모집 공고". Institute for Basic Science (in Korean). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2022 한국 대표 학생 모집". Yeungnam University (in Korean). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ 구본혁 (11 May 2022). "기초과학硏, '아시안 사이언스캠프' 참가자 모집". 헤럴드경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ^ "2020년도 Asian Science Camp(ASC) 개최 취소 안내(코로나19 관련)". Institute for Basic Science (in Korean). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Science Youth Future". Archived from the original on 7 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2019". Asian Science Camp Malaysia 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2018". Asian Science Camp 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2017". Asian Science Camp Malaysia 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Report from the Asian Science Camp 2015". Institute for Basic Science. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  15. ^ "2012 ASC, Jerusalem Israel". Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  16. ^ "2007 Asian Science Camp". www.wcscamp-register.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  17. ^ "2007 Asian Science Camp". www.wcscamp-register.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  18. ^ "2007 Asian Science Camp". www.wcscamp-register.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  19. ^ "2007 Asian Science Camp". www.wcscamp-register.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  20. ^ "ปั้นอัจฉริยะวิทยาศาสตร์" (in Thai). Thairath. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  21. ^ "アジアサイエンスキャンプ 2015" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Science and Technology Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  22. ^ "기초과학연구원, 젊은 과학도 위한 아시안 사이언스 캠프 개최". Newsis (in Korean). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Asian Science Camp 2022 is to be held at the IBS Science and Culture Center". Institute for Basic Science. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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