IYPT

The local news channel TeleZüri reports on the Swiss Team at IYPT 2026, click here to watch the video.

The International Young Physicists’ Tournament is made possible by the dedication of volunteers from the SYPT as well as its global community. Volunteering at IYPT is a unique opportunity to support the international scientific event, gain valuable experience and connect with students, academics, and organizers from around the world. Below you’ll find details on what's expected and how to apply.

The preliminary schedule for the IYPT in Zurich can be found here.

Volunteers are required to be available from the morning of Saturday, July 4th, the day before the tournament starts, and depart together with the other participants on Sunday, July 12th.

Possible volunteering roles include assisting with tournament and event setup, acting as guides for the teams, and serving as fight assistants during Physics Fights. And you are of course invited to join the participants for the opening and farewell party as well as to watch your favorite teams compete in the Physics Fights.

Meals will be provided for the duration of the whole tournament. Accommodation and travel to Zurich is not covered.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Volunteer application is open until the end of May. We're hoping to see you at IYPT!

Apply now!

The International Young Physicists' Tournament 2026 will be held in Zurich, Switzerland!

The dates have been set: July 5 to July 12, 2026.

More information soon to be available on our new website iypt.ch. You can also follow us on Instagram, @iypt2026, or LinkedIn.

We're already looking forward to a great tournament!

The Swiss team won their third silver medal at the 37th IYPT in Budapest, Hungary!

This year’s delegation consisted of Eric Kamm (captain), Harald Martinussen, Adrian Rothfritz, Marc Schildknecht and Rachel Silveira Camargo as well as their coaches Chengjie Hu (team leader), Daniel Keller (experienced juror), Samuel Norton (team leader juror), Eric Schertenleib (EC, experienced juror) and Malte Uthoff (visitor).

After not participating in the 2023 IYPT, we were very happy to see the Swiss team score 198.8 points, which earned them 7th place in the largest IYPT ever with 38 countries from all over the world participating. Congratulations to all!

Switzerland wins a bronze medal at the IYPT 2025 in Lund, Sweden!

After a series of tense Physics Fights, team captain Harald Martinussen and his teammates Mathis Banerjee, Szymon Domalewski, Csongor Muszely and Rachel Silveira Camargo secured another medal for team Switzerland, scoring 43.3 points in the last round.

The team was accompanied by their leaders Jason Hu and Svenja Ruth as well as Sam Norton, Ophélie Rivière, Malte Uthoff, Frédéric de Montmollin, Emilie Hertig, Daniel Keller and Eric Schertenleib.

Congratulations to all!

For the first time, the Swiss team won the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT). In Timisoara, Romania, the team of Jan Kamm (Captain), Anja Christina Duevel, David Fankhauser, Chengjie Hu, and Joel Tan won the title of Physics world champion. The students were coached by Ophélie Rivière, Jakob Storp, Daniel Keller, Eric Schertenleib, and Michael Klein.