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 April. We're hoping to see you at IYPT!

Apply now!

The Principle of Most Action wins the SYPT 2026!

This year's tournament was held at ETH Zurich on March 7 and 8. After being reduced to teams of two last year, we were very happy to return to the full SYPT format with an increased number of participants again. Additionally, this was the first year the SYPT welcomed two guest teams from Slovakia.

The team from Basel called Principle of Most Action consisting of Mathis Banerjee, Szymon Domalewski, and Arnav Aditya won the tense Final Physics Fight, followed by Rachel Silveira Camargo, Alma Reber, and Aaron Marques known as Die Pinsel. Third came The Trojan Horse consisting of Dimitris Koumoutsakos, Katherine Schwartz, and Aksel Iberrakene.

The full rankings can be found here (with gold, silver, and bronze medalists indicated in the respective colors): Team Ranking, Individual Ranking

 

Congratulations to all on this successful tournament! We are looking forward to seeing you again for the International Young Physicists' Tournament in Zurich!

IYPT 2025 group pictureSwitzerland 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!

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!

In order to help the students with their preparation, we organize the SYPT Online Coaching, where the participants can ask general questions about the SYPT or get help to get started with a specific problem. If you are a participant and interested, or if you would like to know more about the SYPT before signing up, please feel free to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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.

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IYPT Volunteer Application
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