International Academic Competitions European Division

Quiz Tournaments for Students and Schools in Europe

2026-2027 Competition Season

International Academic Competitions organizes quiz tournaments through its European Division for primary and secondary school students throughout Europe. Students in Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia are also welcome to compete in any European Division tournaments. The European Division includes the International History Bee and Bowl (IHBB), which are two academic quiz competitions with a history focus (the Bee is for individual students, the Bowl is for teams). For individual students, there is also the International Geography Bee and the International Science Bee, while for school teams, we also offer the International Academic Bowl and the International Geography Bowl.

Founded in 2010, IAC organizes events for students in over 50 countries, including the annual European Championships, and three biennial world championship level competitions: the International History Olympiad (planned for Berlin in July 2027), the International Geography Championships (planned for Stockholm in July 2028), and the inaugural International Science Championships (planned for Washington, DC & Arlington, Virginia for June or August 2028). Over 50,000 students around the world take part in IAC events each year and we invite your students and children to join them!

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Regional Tournaments

For the 2025-2026 school year, we will be running in-person History Bee and Bowl tournaments at approximately 11 sites throughout Europe, as well as two online tournaments. We will use three separate sets of questions; schools can thus attend up to three tournaments as long as the questions are different. We are also organizing regional tournaments now for the International Geography Bee (at which the students can qualify for the European Championships) and the Academic Bowl. Students can also qualify for the European Championships in the Science Bee and the Geography Bee by taking the Qualifying Exams in these subjects which are given during the lunch breaks at in-person History Bee and Bowl regional tournaments.

Championships Qualification

The top students and teams will also qualify for our 2026 International Academic Competitions European Championships in Berlin on May 29-31 as well as for the 2026 International Geography Championships in Khao Lak, Thailand from July 4-12, and the 2027 International History Olympiad. Qualification for all of these events can take place at any regional tournament.