Kazan, may 2026
KAI International Physics Olympiad (KAIPhO)
KNRTU named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI is organizing a KAI International Physics Olympiad for school students in grades 9-11(12). We invite you to participate! The Olympiad will be held in a hybrid format. Teams can come to Kazan for the on-site round, but if this is not possible, they can take part online. There are two theoretical rounds, each featuring 5 problems on various topics from the general physics curriculum. Grade 9 is the junior league, grades 10-11(12) are the senior league. There are no registration fees.
Address:
Russian Federation, Kazan city, Chetaev street
Russian Federation, Kazan city, Chetaev street
Commitee
- Okhotkin Kirill GermanovichChaiman of KAIPhO, Rector of the Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev (KNRTU-KAI), Associate Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Laureate of the Russian Federation Government Gagarin Prize in the field of space activities. - Markovich Dmitry MarkovichAcademician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Director of the S.S. Kutaladze Institute of Thermal Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk State University
- Tayursky Dmitry AlbertovichFirst Vice-Rector - Vice-Rector for Research.
- Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of General Physics, Chief Research Scientist at the Research Laboratory for Quantum Liquids and Quantum Gases, Honored Scientist of Russia
- Shneider Mikhail NaumovichSenior Research Scolar (Research Professor), PhD Doctor of Science, Professor of Princeton University (USA), the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Spivak - Lavrov Igor FeliksovichProfessor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Experimental and Technical Physics at Zhubanov University (Aktobe, Kazakhstan)
- Tazhimov Tamerlan AidarovichHead of the Center for Olympiad Training in Physics at KFU, Organizer of KAIPhO, Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian (with international participation) Olympiad named after V.E. Alemasov (KAI) for students and the Spring Tournament in Physics for schoolchildren, author of olympiad problems, and olympiad physics coach for high school students.
- Gaisin Almaz FivzatovichChairman of the V.E. Alemasov All-Russian Physics Olympiad, Head of the Department of Technical Physics, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, Organizer of KAIPhO
- Parfenov Konstantin VladimirovichRussian physicist, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. Works at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Nuclear Physics, Chair of Quantum Theory and High Energy Physics. Associate Professor, since April 1, 1986. Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences since 1989. Coach of the Russian team for the International Physics Olympiad.
"Holding the Olympiad is an invaluable contribution to the progress of physics and its popularization among interested and passionate school students. It helps participants hone their mastery of the subject and fosters the development of intellectual abilities in talented schoolchildren" - Gaisin A.F
Is there an organizational fee?
Participation in olympiad is free. Participants (or their sending organizations) are responsible for covering their travel expenses to the host city, as well as their accommodation costs.
Olympiad Schedule and Key Dates
Detailed information about the event dates and schedule will be published later but you can register now
Partners
"Physics is a truly astonishing and beautiful science. In the past, humanity never imagined that with the help of mathematics we would be able to control, regulate, and predict processes. Now we have reached a level where we can describe things that are beyond our imagination. You have so many discoveries ahead of you! May this Olympiad become a significant starting point in your careers as physicists"- Spivak - Lavrov I.F.
Venue
Kazan, KNRTU-KAI, Department of Technical Physics, Chetaev street, 18.
