Io

The first thing visitors to Io will remark on are the great yellow and pink fungal forests that cover most of the planet. But the second is always the talented young people that live and learn in the great cities suspended off of the ground.

The schools of Io have always been well-regarded, but it was not until Tevon Extran, the founder of the Extran Syndicate graduated from there in 12683 and created the most aggressive and successful business strategy ever, that the became known around the galaxy as a place for the young savant.

Since then, the Io Entrance Exam (or IoEE), widely regarded as the fairest and most accurate aptitude test in the galaxy, has been administered on every infant in the Extran Syndicate (and on most other educated planets in the galaxy). Those who ace the exam are taken to Io where their unique skill set is cultivated and nurtured until sexual maturation. Indeed both the current Dean of the Galactic Universities, the Spokesperson for the Monodian Union, and the reigning Chief Executive Officer of the Extran Syndicate were gradates of the primary schools of Io.