Our primary goal is to foster students’ enthusiasm for chemistry and to connect like-minded people. We need your help! As a teacher you can help us by motivating, informing and coaching your students. We need you to encourage talented students to participate – either your entire class or individual students.
Participation of an entire class – on the initiative of the teacher:
possible online or on paper
Independent participation by a single student:
possible online
Necessary level:
basic knowledge of chemistry
Time investment (teacher):
40 minutes
When can you register?
Registration is open from August 14, 2023 until October 13, 2023. Register now.
How to register?
You register yourself and your class online for the competition. The students write the test online or on paper. The deadline for the test is October 13, 2023.
How long does the test take?
The multiple-choice test takes 40 minutes and can be solved online or on paper. Here you can find old exams for comparision.
Find here some useful content for your lessons: Experiments, exam questions, references, scripts, tips and tricks and much more.
Chemistry
Are you a teacher looking for experiment ideas? The Chemistry Olympiad is at your service! Our volunteers have broken down an experiment from the final round into three bits suitable for a lesson which will be published here. This is the third and last part.
Chemistry
Are you a teacher looking for experiment ideas? The Chemistry Olympiad is at your service! Our volunteers have broken down an experiment from the final round into three bits suitable for a lesson which will be published here. This is part 2.
Chemistry
Are you a teacher looking for experiment ideas? The Chemistry Olympiad is at your service! Our volunteers have broken down an experiment from the final round into three bits suitable for a lesson which will be published here. Part 1: Qualitative analysis of effervescent tablets.
Chemistry
October is nobel prize season. The perfect time to revisit the crossword about nobel prizes in chemistry which the Chemistry Olympiad created for this year's OlyDay. Whether you are a chemistry teacher looking for a fun activity for the last lesson of the day or just want to learn more - try it!
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Chlorine - you probably know that this gas is toxic and that it is used as a disinfectant in swimming pools, for example. But did you know that you can safely make it yourself in small quantities?
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Der Winter ist da und wir verbringen mehr Zeit in Innenräumen. Was gibt es da Schöneres als sich mit Freunden und einer heissen Schoggi in ein Gesellschaftsspiel zu vertiefen? Hier unsere Spieltipps, sortiert nach Olympiadenfach.
You can challenge gifted students – with little extra effort on your part.
You may lay the foundation for a student’s university studies or a career in chemistry – this is quite common.
You open new doors. Students might discover hidden talents or interests.
You will get information on the level of your students – in comparison with students from Switzerland and around the world.
You can be proud of the accomplishments of your students, proud your school’s commitment – and proud of your own contribution.
You are responsible for motivating the students to participate.
You initiate the first exam. That is very simple – students can participate in class or as homework. The exam takes 40 minutes and can be solved online or on paper.
You register yourself and your class online for the competition. Students write the test online, and you can also view the results online. Closing date for the first round is October, 14th 2022.
If you would like to take the test in paper form, you can download it here. Answer sheets and teacher's sheets were sent out in the mailing.
Please note that the teacher's sheets are personalized and should not be shared within departments. The associated answer sheets are linked with a QR code. Please copy your answer sheets in the required numbers for all participants in your class(es).
If you would like to perform the exam in paper form and have not received any personalized teacher's sheet with answer sheets or have not received enough, please contact us here.
Please send the completed teacher's sheet and answer sheets of your participants to the following address:
Wissenschafts-Olympiade
Universität Bern
Hochschulstrasse 6
3012 Bern
Thank you very much for your support!
The competition is divided into three rounds. Details of the individual rounds can be found here.
Be enrolled at a Swiss or Liechtenstein school.
Not yet enrolled at university or a university of applied sciences.
There is no age limit for the 1st round. For the 2nd round onwards students must be born no earlier than 1st July 2004
Participation is recommended for pupils who have already attended 1-2 years of chemistry lessons at secondary level II. However, participation in the Chemistry Olympiad is open to all interested and motivated young people.
If you wish to get an idea of the level, you can find exams from previous years here.
Our goal is to enable all young people to participate as fairly and barrier-free as possible. Pupils with a physical impairment, disability or chronic illness should also benefit from our educational program and receive the best possible support. We ask you or the affected pupil to contact us in order to work out an individual solution.
The participation is free of charge. Throughout the competition, the olympiad covers all necessary expenses for students. This includes travel costs by public transport (2nd class), food, and accommodation.
Yes, there are 9 more Science Olympiads in the following subjects: biology, geography, informatics, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics, robotics and economics.
