The International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT) will take place from 29th June to 6th July 2025 in Lund, Sweden. Sam Edgecombe, chairman of IYPT Sweden, invites you to take part in the event.
What is IYPT?
The International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT), sometimes referred to as the “Physics World Championship,” is an annual international competition for high school students (pre-university). The purpose of hosting IYPT 2025 in Lund is to showcase Sweden as a knowledge nation, promote education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), especially physics, encourage creativity and independence among youth, and enhance international understanding and collaboration.
Every summer, 17 problems of both theoretical and experimental nature are released. These problems can be interpreted in various ways and are sometimes unsolved. Solving them mimics real research, where experiments are conducted to investigate a phenomenon, compared with theory, and then compiled into a proposed solution.
Students compete by “fighting” against each other: one student presents their proposed solution to an IYPT problem (published a year in advance), while another student acts as an opponent. An international jury of physicists grades the participants. After five rounds, a final is held among the top three countries.
IYPT in Lund
IYPT is a unique opportunity for high school students to work with physics and present their results in an international setting. By hosting the IYPT final in Lund, we hope to inspire participants to pursue higher education and careers in physics and natural sciences in Sweden and the Skåne region.
The Medical Faculty and the Department of Physics have made some teaching facilities available free of charge, for which we are very grateful.
We expect teams from approximately 40 countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Taiwan, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Macau, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the USA. 36 countries are pre-registered at the time of writing.
We are looking for more countries to participate in the IYPT. If you are interested in organizing the IYPT in your country, please get in touch with us and we can provide you with more information about how to take part. You could also apply as a visitor to the IYPT 2025 an experience the IYPT for yourself firsthand.
The IYPT 2025 is only possible thanks to our partners and sponsors:
Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education), Jacob Wallenberg Foundation, Jane Street, Visit Skåne, Visit Lund AB, Beijer Foundation, Olle Engkvist Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundations, Einar Hansen Allhems Foundation, Oscar and Maria Ekman’s Donation Fund, Magnus Bergvall Foundation, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Sven and Dagmar Salén’s Foundation, Bertil Wollert’s Scholarship Foundation, Lund Municipality, Region Skåne, Carl Tryggers Foundation and Vernier.
About
IYPT Sweden is a nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to motivate youth, promote their research and problem-solving skills, and stimulate their passion for science through the current 17 IYPT problems. Additionally, the organization selects and sends Sweden’s IYPT team to the international competition.
Contact: info@iyptsweden.org
Website: www.iypt.se
Instagram: @iypt_sweden
Preliminary Program
June 29, 2025:
- Arrival
- Jury meeting
June 30, 2025:
- Opening ceremony with drawing of lots
- First Fight
July 1, 2025:
- Second
- Fight
- Half-day activity
July 2, 2025:
- Third and fourth Fights
July 3, 2025:
- Full-day excursion
July 4, 2025:
- Fifth Fight
- Half-day activity
July 5, 2025:
- Final
- Award ceremony and closing dinner
July 6, 2025:
- Departure
- First day of the International Organizing Committee (IOC) meeting
July 7, 2025:
- Second day of IOC meeting
July 8, 2025:
- IOC departure
