Itzel from Mexico and Ivan from Russia both live in Zurich and have two things in common: They’ve participated in the International Science Olympiad and are now involved in organising the International Chemistry Olympiad IChO 2023 in Zurich, bringing together young people from 90 countries.

The final report summarizes not just the achievements of the organizers but, in particular, the challenges encountered along the way. We hope that it will provide future organizers with practice experiences from behind the stage, delivering insight into the scale and diversity of the tasks.

While the Scientific Committee takes care of everything needed to guarantee a smooth running of the exams, the Organising Committee works on the many other things that are needed to host the International Chemistry Olympiad IChO 2023 in Switzerland.

Der Vorstand hat sich die Frage gestellt, wie wir mit unseren finanziellen Reserven umgehen wollen. Das Werkzeug zur Antwort: kleine, grosse und bunte Legosteine. Gebaut wurde ein Teammodell, das eine gemeinsame Vision der Reservestrategie aufzeigt.