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The Swiss Young Physicists' Tournament (SYPT) is a Swiss competition, where physics enthusiasts from secondary schools from anywhere in Switzerland participate. In a preparatory phase they carry out a small research project, whose results are presented and defended at the actual tournament.
Pro IYPT-CH is the organization that organizes not only the national tournament SYPT but also the preparation for both the SYPT as well as the IYPT and the qualification for the Swiss team.
We are happy to release the schedule for the SYPT 2024 which will take place on 16th & 17th March 2024.
We are looking forward to welcome you at the University of Basel, wish a good final preparation to all participants and a good journey to everyone.
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.
The Swiss finished in front of teams from Germany, Poland, and Singapore and proved that they belong to the best. “It is incredibly valuable for the students if they can compete and exchange ideas with teams from all over the world”, said Samuel Byland, President of the organizing association. That team finished in front of the serial winners from Singapore demonstrating the quality of their preparation and performance.
For the students, this success at the IYPT marked the coronation of a long journey. First, they had to prove themselves at the national competition and then successfully navigate the team selection process. Intensive weeks of preparation followed before the team qualified for the final after five qualifying rounds. In the final, the Swiss team ended ahead of Singapore and Poland.
Apart from the talent and dedication of the students this achievement also highlights the quality of Physics education in Switzerland. Furthermore, the hours the students invested prove that project-based learning the SYPT problems offer can be a fun, interactive, and motivating experience for students.
Congratulations to the entire team and all people involved!
The Swiss Young Physicists' Tournament 2022 took place on the 26th and 27th of March at the main building of ETH Zurich. After two years without an in-person tournament, we are delighted to have organized a highly successful in-person tournament.
A total of 30 students in 10 teams participated in this year's tournament and presented their solutions to one of the 17 SYPT problems. In the months leading up to the tournament, they invested a lot of time and effort to prepare for the competition. They planned experiments, evaluated data, and worked on the theoretical foundations of their projects. Additionally, this year students had to cope with the uncertainty of whether an in-person tournament would be possible at all.
"Many schools and teachers were very careful during the pandemic with such alternative teaching formats that mix students from different classes", said Samuel Byland, president of Pro IYPT-CH. "This makes it even better that the students were not dissuaded from taking part and could now show their results in front of the jury."
After three rounds and a final, the winners were clear. Jan Kamm, Joel Tan, and Chengjie Hu won the prize for the best team and Jan Kamm also was first in the individual ranking. The best nine students now have the chance to qualify for the international tournament in Rumania.
Further information including both the individual and team ranking can be found below.
Press release
Ranking
Documents and information
Time Schedule
Sa, 26th of March:
Su, 27th of March
Jury and Fight Plan
The 13th time we organized the Swiss Young Physicists' Tournament also marked the first time we held an online tournament. The participants coped well and demonstrated that good virtual Physics Fights are clearly possible.
Amidst a lot of uncertainty, the students prepared for the tournament and we are delighted they could present their work at the SYPT.
We would like to thank all the students, coaches, teachers, jurors, volunteers, and organizers for enabling a successful SYPT 2021. We hope to see you at a future (in-person) tournament.
Results:
The final team ranking of SYPT 2021 can be found below. "Team Joule" (Jann Kamm and Joel Tan) won the SYPT after beating team "anti-lagrangians" in an entertaining final.
Due to the uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and its impact on the preparations, the SYPT 2021 has been postponed to the 12th of June.
Unfortunately, the SYPT Physics Week cannot be held in person, however, we will offer online coaching to all interested students.
Documents and information:
In light of the rapidly changing situation regarding the Corona virus (COVID-19) and based on ETH internal instructions and recommendations we have decided to cancel the SYPT 2020. We made this difficult decision as the safety and health of our attendees and their social environment is our highest priority.
Furthermore, as we are aware that many of our participants have spent several weeks and months on their projects, it was central for us to make and communicate a final decision as soon as possible. We deeply regret having to inform you of this decision but believe it represents the best option at this point.
As we value the projects of our participants very highly, we invite students to upload a 12-minute video of them presenting their solution. A jury will then deliver a detailed feedback on the solution. Furthermore, based on these videos we will invite up to 15 students to attend a team qualification workshop where the five students for the International Young Physicsts’ Tournament will be selected. All participants will be informed in the coming days.
We would like to thank all attendees for their understanding and hope to see you at a future SYPT.
