Neapolis University Pafos is hosting the final of the Cyprus Programming Challenge 2026, a programming olympiad for high school students in Cyprus, on Sunday, 22 November 2026, from 11:30 to 16:30. The event is organised by the Cyprus Computer Society and supported by the JetBrains Foundation, Technology Leaders of the Future (TLF) and The Island School.
The competition is exclusively for school students. It is open to secondary school students aged 13 or over and has two rounds. The qualifying round will take place online from 7 to 15 November 2026 on the Codeforces platform and is open to all eligible students. The top 30 will advance to the final, will receive an invitation by email and must confirm their place.
The final begins with registration from 11:30 to 12:00, followed by setup and a practice round until 12:30. The contest will run from 12:30 to 15:30 and, after a break, the awards ceremony will take place from 16:00 to 16:30. Students must bring their own laptop.
The top three students in the final will receive special prizes from Technology Leaders of the Future (TLF) and the JetBrains Foundation, while JetBrains will also provide gifts for participants and winners.
The Head Juror is Pavel Mavrin, ICPC World Champion 2004, IOI Silver Medalist 2002 and instructor with JetBrains Academy. The organising committee includes Savvas Chatzichristofis Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at Neapolis University Pafos, Eleni Tsiakkouri, Head of the Paphos Olympiad of Informatics at the Cyprus Computer Society, and Natalia Kitaeva, Project Coordinator at JetBrains Academy.
Through initiatives such as this, Neapolis University Pafos continues to support young students interested in programming.
📝 Registration: https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/Cyprus-Programming-Challenge
More information: https://lp.jetbrains.com/academy/cyprus-programming-challenge-2026/
