Applications for IMBT 2027 are now closed.
As of 16 September 2026, we had received around 140 participant applications and 20 applications for supporting roles, including jury members, coordinators, organizers, and others, from 40 countries in total:
Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Kosovo, Lithuania, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
The IMBT Organising Team would like to sincerely thank everyone who registered and everyone who showed interest in joining us in Slovenia.
As the number of applications significantly exceeds the number of places available, we now face a very difficult selection process. We kindly ask for your understanding, particularly from countries where we received applications from two or more teams, as unfortunately we will only be able to accept one team per country.
We are very grateful for the incredible interest in IMBT 2027 and truly appreciate the time and effort that everyone has put into their applications.
Please note that submitting an application did not automatically guarantee participation. Confirmation of participation will be sent no later than 1 October 2026.
High-school students, usually having experience of participating in the mathematical olympiads, from any country aged between 15-19 years old. For IMBT 2027, a student is eligible if, on 1 January 2027, they are under 20 years old and are not university students.
You do not need to have a full team to participate. We will form teams for single participants. Each team consists of 4-6 participants and usually has a leader, who is of full age and bears responsibility for their team.
IMBT 2027 expects around 60-70 attendees including the staff.
IMBT aims to provide a challenging, creative, and inclusive event for young problem solvers to:
IMBT 2027 is completely free of charge.
The IMBT 2027 participation package includes transfer from Ljubljana airport or Ljubljana central train station to Bovec and back, accommodation at 4* Mangart hotel, tourist tax, 3 meals per day, hiking tour and other activities.