European Physics Olympiad 2026

The 10th European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) is an academic competition for upper secondary school students in physics held in Gothenburg. Around 200 students and their team leaders from about 40 nations will take part to compete for medals. The event is hosted by Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg and organised by the Swedish Physical Society and the Gothenburg Physics Centre. It also serves as an opportunity for universities to meet potential future students and doctoral candidates.

Opportunity to compete for prestigious medals.

Upper secondary (high school) students and their leaders from participating nations (European teams and guest countries are expected).

Teams qualify via national selection processes; Swedish students qualify through the Wallenberg Physics Prize for Years 2 and 3 of upper secondary programmes including physics.