Cyprus Programming Challenge

An olympiad for school students in Cyprus who love to code

Next season in 2026

Congratulations to the winners of Cyprus Programming Challenge 2025:

1st place: Mariza Paspalli
2nd place: Andreas Konstantinou
3rd place: Nikita Pimenov

Two rounds

You must be at least 13 years old and currently in secondary education to participate.

Qualifying round

  • Online
  • All participants

Final round

How to participate

Register

Register before deadline.

Check your email

You will find further instructions, a link to the Qualifying round, and the Discord server in the email.

Join Codeforces

Create a new account or log in to the existing one to join the contest on the Codeforces platform.

Get invitation

Participants chosen for the Final round will receive an invitation email. You must confirm your spot.

Show up on a final round

Get to the venue by 12:00 pm to register and compete with the best students from Cyprus.

Finals schedule

December 6

  • 11:30–12:00 EET/EEST

Registration

  • 12:00–13:00 EET/EEST

Set up, practice round

  • 13:00–16:00 EET/EEST

Contest

  • 16:00–16:30 EET/EEST

Intermission

  • 16:30–17:00 EET/EEST

Awards ceremony

Prizes

The top three participants demonstrating outstanding performance in the final round will receive special prizes from JetBrains Foundation.

Venue

On the final round we will gather at the Neapolis University Pafos Campus.

Details will be in the invitation email.

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Jury

Pavel Mavrin

ICPC World Champion 2004, IOI Silver Medalist 2002 and instructor with JetBrains Academy., JetBrains

Mike Goncharov

CSAI Student, Finalist ICPC, Neapolis University Pafos

Max Shevkoplias

CSAI Student, Neapolis University Pafos

Organising committee

Savvas Chatzichristofis

Professor of Artificial Intelligence
Head of the Department of Computer Science
Coordinator of the Bachelor in Applied Computer Science, Neapolis University Pafos

Eleni Tsiakkouri

Head of the Paphos Olympiad of Informaticis, Teacher of Computer Sciences, Cyprus Computer Society

Natalia Kitaeva

Project Coordinator, JetBrains Academy

This olympiad is supported by

Cyprus Computer Society
Organiser

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) is a professional, scientific and independent non-profit organization, founded in 1984 with the aim of developing, upgrading and promoting the IT sector in Cyprus.

Neapolis University Pafos
Host

Neapolis University Pafos (NUP) is one of the leading private universities in Cyprus. Established in 2010, NUP is a vibrant academic institution that strongly emphasizes high-quality higher education and cutting-edge applied knowledge. NUP is dedicated to offering excellent educational services to its academic community, as well as the broader national and international communities.

JetBrains Foundation

This event is supported by JetBrains Foundation, part of the JetBrains group, among others dedicated to empowering communities and advancing tech education worldwide.

TLF & The Island School

Dedicated to supporting the brightest minds in STEM, Technology Leaders of the Future (TLF) offers fully funded scholarships for advanced study in partnership with The Island Private School. The TLF program combines an advanced IB curriculum with contributions from leading educators from the US and Europe.

We offer unique educational opportunities at the intersection of Technology and Entrepreneurship.

Have questions?

Get in touch with us via nup@jetbrains.com – we’re always happy to help!