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Mexican student Ángela Olazarán recognized at national science event
Mexican student Ángela Olazarán was recognized at the 2026 National Student Science Meeting in Mexico City.
She won the Global Student Prize in 2024, an award that named her the world’s best student.
She was selected from more than 11,000 entries across 176 countries and received $100,000.
Olazarán’s work includes Ixtlilton, an AI medical assistant for communities far from health centers.
Once downloaded, it can work without internet and offer guidance in Spanish and Tutunakú.
She asked schools and authorities to help more Mexican students develop their scientific talent.
Olazarán is studying information technology and digital business at the University of Anáhuac Veracruz; no further steps were announced.
Ángela Elena Olazarán Laureano was recognized at Mexico’s 2026 National Meeting of Science Students.
The recognition noted her win of the Global Student Prize, which named her the world’s best student for her contributions to education and her community.
Olazarán attended the event in Mexico City with young people presenting projects in areas including robotics, health and the environment.
She urged authorities and educational institutions to work together so more Mexican students can develop their scientific talent.
Her prize-winning project, Ixtlilton, is an artificial intelligence medical assistant designed to help people in communities far from health centres.
- Who
- Ángela Elena Olazarán Laureano, a Mexican student.
- What
- She was recognized at a national science event for winning the Global Student Prize. The award named her the world’s best student.
- When
- At the Encuentro Nacional de Estudiantes en Ciencias 2026. The event date is not stated.
- Where
- Mexico City.
- Why
- She won the Global Student Prize for contributions to education and her community, including her work on Ixtlilton, an AI medical assistant.
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Olazarán won the Global Student Prize after being selected from more than 11,000 applications from 176 countries.
She received the prize at a ceremony in New York during the week of the United Nations General Assembly.
Olazarán was recognized at the National Meeting of Science Students in Mexico City.
- Award
- Global Student Prize, also known as the Nobel Prize in Education
- Prize amount
- US$100,000
- Selection pool
- More than 11,000 applications from 176 countries
- Project
- Ixtlilton, an AI medical assistant that can work offline after download
- Languages
- Spanish and Tutunakú
- Education
- University of Anáhuac Veracruz
What people are saying
I became the first Mexican woman to win the Global Student Prize, being recognized as the world’s best student, an award also known as the Nobel Prize in Education.