Mathematics Competitions at ETH
Upcoming Events
- HS26: Seminar 'Topics in Competition Mathematics'
- HS26: weekly Math Olympiad Club meetings
- 10 Oct 2026: SMMC at ETH Zurich (Details TBA)
- 22 Nov 2026: ICMC (First Round) at ETH Zurich (Details TBA)
- Summer 2027: IMC in Bulgaria
Seminar 'Topics in Competition Mathematics'
The Seminar 'Topics in Competition Mathematics' (4 ECTS) was given for the first time in FS26 and will be given again in HS26.
Here is the VVZ entry for HS26.
Here is the course website for FS26 where most of the course material is published.
Mathematics Olympiad Club
The Math Olympiad Club is an official ETH student club that hosts weekly sessions to work on competition problems together.
Meetings are open to everyone.
Details for HS26 will appear here.
Join the Math Olympiad Club if you want to represent ETH at any of the competitions listed here.
IMC - International Mathematics Competition for University Students
The IMC is one of the largest and most prestigious mathematics competitions at the university-level. It is usually held in Bulgaria in early August.
ETH has been sending a full team to IMC since 2025 with the support from D-MATH and the Math Olympiad Club. Here are our results.
Results:
- 2026 (full results): 13 contestants, 3x Gold, 3x Silver, 2x Bronze, 4x Honorable Mention
- 2025 (full results): 7 contestants, 1x Gold, 1x Bronze, 2x Honorable Mention
ICMC - Imperial-Cambridge Mathematics Competition
The ICMC is a remote competition that is held annually in November (with a second round in February) at universities across Europe.
ETH has been participating in the ICMC since 2025.
Results:
- ICMC 9.2 (full results): 11 contestants, 1x Silver, 1x Bronze, 7x Honorable Mention
- ICMC 9.1 (full results): 82 contestants, 11 qualified for Second Round
SMMC - Simon-Marais Mathematics Competition
The SMMC is a remote competition that is held annually in October at universities across the globe.
In the SMMC, you can compete as an individual contestant or in pairs, and you can win cash prizes.
In 2026, ETH will participate in the SMMC for the first time. Details TBA.
Bernoulli Competition
The Bernoulli Competition is an annual competition in May at EPFL that serves as the team selection test for EPFL's IMC team(s).
ETH students are also invited to participate.
Other university-level competitions
See here for an overview of other competitions (as well as plenty of past problems to practice).
Competitions for High School students
If you are a high school student, check out the ETH Math Youth Academy.
Past Activities and Links
HS26
- ETH participates in the ICMC 10
- ETH participates in the SMMC 2026 for the first time
- Seminar 'Topics in Competition Mathematics', see VVZ and the Course Website (link will be posted when it is available)
FS26
- ETH participates in the IMC 2026 (13 contestants, 3x Gold, 3x Silver, 2x Bronze, 4x Honorable Mention; full results with support of D-MATH and the Math Olympiad Club
- ETH participates in Bernoulli Competition 2026 at EPFL
- Math Olympiad Club co-organizes the Integration Bee with EPFL
- Seminar 'Topics in Competition Mathematics' is given for the first time, see VVZ and the Course Website
- ETH takes part in the Second Round of ICMC 9 (11 contestants, 1x Silver, 1x Bronze, 7x Honorable Mention); results are here. We also re-created the ICMC Team Competition at ETH, see here.
HS25
- Math Olympiad Club hosts friendly team competition in ICMC format
- ETH participates in the ICMC 9 for the first time (82 contestants, 11x qualified for the Second Round; full results), read about it in the D-MATH News
FS25
- ETH participates in the IMC 2025 (7 contestants, 1x Gold, 2x Bronze, 1x Honorable Mention; full results) with support of D-MATH and the Math Olympiad Club; read about it in the D-MATH News
- ETH participates in the Bernoulli Competition 2025 at EPFL
- Math Olympiad Club at ETH is founded