More than 33,000 participants from 52 countries tested their skills on a global stage in the largest ThinkQuest International Competition to date.

The global competition, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF), challenges students to solve a real problem using their critical thinking, communication and technology skills.

Participants presented solutions using a variety of technologies, including online applications and games, websites, photo essays, online blogs/journals, animations, and videos.

Prizes for the winners include laptop computers, school grants, and a trip to ThinkQuest Live, the inspirational awards event in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Competition Winners

The 27 winning teams were selected from among 7,603 teams. Countries represented by winners include China, Great Britain, Greece, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Moldova, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and the United States.

Winning entries, in the form of applications, online games, websites, and videos addressed a range of issues including childhood obesity, safeguarding cultural heritage and building adolescent self-esteem.

Teams had approximately eight months to define a problem and present a solution. An international panel of volunteer judges reviewed the entries and selected 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners within three age divisions for each event.