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International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce several updates to its IAC Journeys program of family travel opportunities in conjunction with the 2027 International History Olympiad. For full details on all of these, please explore the tour pages under the Pre & Post Trips heading on the menu bar. All tours feature not only sightseeing but also additional optional friendly competitions for all participants! The historic Charles Bridge in the heart of Prague. 1. Post-Tour Now to Visit Dresden and Prague - July 25-28 [Read More]

International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the 7th International History Olympiad will take place in Berlin, Germany from July 17-24, 2027! This will be the second time the Olympiad is held in Berlin, following the 2018 Olympiad, making Berlin the first two-time Olympiad host city. The Olympiad will feature over 50 separate history-themed competitions, as well as over 20 field trip destinations, the Family and Friends Program, the Press Corps, the Olympiad Music Program, ceremonies, and other cultural events. We expect 400-500 Competing Students [Read More]

The 6th International History Olympiad was held from July 20-26 at École Jeannine Manuel in Paris, France. Organized by International Academic Competitions, the International History Olympiad is a biennial event featuring the world’s top history students ages 8-18. Medalists in the French History Bee at the 2025 International History Olympiad on the Champ de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower. Featuring 49 separate competitions as well as over 100 field trips, and over 30 medals ceremonies, the 2025 International History Olympiad was attended [Read More]

The 2025 International History Olympiad consisted not only of a week of competitions and field trips throughout Paris and Versailles, but also featured a three-day Pre-Tour to Normandy and Brittany, and a week-long Post-Tour to the South of France. These were organized through our IAC Journeys program, which will next feature two trips in the USA in 2026 (a Civil Rights Tour on Martin Luther King Day weekend, and a Civil War Tour on Labor Day weekend), as well as two tours held in conjunction with [Read More]

International Academic Competitions, the organization in charge of the International History Olympiad, is already looking forward to the 7th International History Olympiad, which will be held in Summer 2027. Most likely, the Olympiad will be held in London, though other cities under consideration include Berlin, or less likely, Tokyo. The next Olympiad will very likely include a host hotel, in addition to one or more host schools, as it continues to grow. In 2023, the Olympiad had 258 Competing Students, and in 2025 it had 432. [Read More]

(Click through to the post to see the link to the General Email texts!) All General Emails beginning with the email sent on July 10 for the Olympiad are now available through the link here. Please consult these emails for ready reference to many important aspects of the Olympiad, including a link to the Competing Student Survey.

Beginning on Friday, June 13, Competing Students and Family and Friends Program Extended Option Participants who have signed up for the 2025 International History Olympiad will be able to select their optional competitions and sightseeing opportunities. The Event Selection forms will be linked on the registration page and will be sent out to all participants by email. On Tuesday, June 10, an email with further details, including the various field trip destinations, times, and size limits, will be sent out so that participants will have three [Read More]

The registration deadline is fast approaching for the 2025 International History Olympiad, which is set to begin on July 20! Registration closes on June 18, so please sign up here on the website as soon as possible. All payments are due by June 25; there are then five grace period days before late fees begin applying on July 1. Over 400 students will be taking part at what will be by far the largest-ever International History Olympiad, and we hope that you will be able to [Read More]

Registration is now open for the post-Olympiad tour (July 27-August 3) to the South of France! The tour is limited to 130 people, so please register as soon as you know that you will be joining us! We're excited for an amazing week, and all the details regarding costs, itinerary, hotels, and more are now available on the tour page. Registration will likewise open shortly for the pre-Olympiad tour (July 16-18) to Normandy and Brittany. Please contact david@iacompetitions.com for any questions you may have specifically on [Read More]

Welcome to 2025! As a new year dawns, we're excited to report that as of January 1, 141 students have submitted their registration form for the 6th International History Olympiad in Paris from July 20-26! This is far outpacing the registrations we had received at this point in 2023 for the most recent International History Olympiad (which had 258 Competing Students in Rome). It also is well in excess of the registrations we had received at this point last year for the 2024 International Geography Championships [Read More]