A competition for high school students. It includes short problems, that require students to provide creative solutions.
The competition is open to European countries and other countries. The participating countries are entitled to send 5 students and one leader. The competition follows the policies and topics of the International Olympiad.
The competition is divided into two parts:
- The first part is theoretical which, contains three problems with complicated ideas, for
students to provide creative solutions. They are given five hours to solve them.
- The second part is practical. It consists of one or two problems, and the students are also given five hours to solve them. This competition differs from the International Olympiad; as the students discuss their solutions with the scientific committee rather than the team leaders.